14 months

It took me a minute to do the math and figure out that indeed, yesterday was your 14 month mark.  As I once mentioned in Abigail's 13 month post, it gets confusing and a little weird to continue counting months past a year, but alas, here I am  :)

We got back from Leavenworth tonight and had lots of fun spending time with Grandma and Grandpa this weekend.  It was cold (around 15 degrees each morning!) so time outside was limited, but you had lots of fun playing in the house Dad made (with the right amount of creativity, a 5 drawer dresser box can yield hours of fun!) and laughing as we played with the helicopter in the living room (you and Sissy get such a kick out of watching it go way up in the sky).

This month I've noticed a lot of intellectual growth, so it's been fun teaching you new things (you love the challenge and think it's pretty funny too!)

Here are your new news this month:

• When we say "GG, night night" you lay your head on the floor with a big smile on your face, pretending to sleep
• You give kisses on demand and sometimes make this adorable little kissing noise
• You learned to High 5 
• You're really good at basic puzzles and shape sorters
• You love dancing!  Spinning in circles with your arms stretched behind you is your signature move.  No one in this family has the monopoly on dance moves  ;)
• New words: "nana" (banana), "boh" (book), "bah" (ball), and lots of hi and bye!
• You've started to stretch your morning nap to around 10am and sometimes skip your afternoon nap.  Two naps a day will be a thing of the past before I know it.
• You and Abigail have begun playing together a little more; pushing each other in the car, chasing each other around the house, and reading books, but you still wreak havoc on most of her play: building towers, stacking blocks up high, playing house, and putting together puzzles.  My little Godzilla!
• Pomegranate is your new favorite food!  We discovered that this weekend after you ate a whole half in one sitting (and yelled for more when you were done)
• Current favorite foods (aside from pomegranate): bagels, raisins, pirates booty, lettuce (weird, I know), and most any veggie (lucky me- for now!)
• Your balance is amazing: you run on the couch, walk easily over transitions, and have no problem on uneven surfaces at parks and in messy living rooms :)
• You're fearless at the park; climbing up the stairs and going down the slide over and over again.  Sissy and I get nervous watching you sometimes!

You are such a sweet little boy.  On a regular basis people stop me in stores to get your attention (waving to you, saying "hi") or to tell me what a handsome, happy boy you are.

And they're right - you are!

We're gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas (I can't believe it!) and are enjoying the cooler weather.  It's been in the low 30's this past week, so all we need is a little precipitation and we'd have some snow...  you would love running around, eating it, and throwing it at a perturbed Sissy, no doubt  :)

I love you, and am so proud to be your Mommy, Georgia Boy.

xxo