21 Months Old!

I apologize for the lack of posts recently.  I really thought we'd be less busy after the holidays, but that has not been the case.  

Lukas at 21 months:

- is about 24 lbs (he's finally gained some weight!)

- not much has changed in the conversation department in the last month.  He's still repeating most of what you say, saying 2 word sentences more often, and using his one 3 word question (Where'd he/she/it go?) 

- can tell you the letters A,B,C,D,E,F,I,L,O,P,R,S,T,Z by sight.

- is learning how to hop (it's currently a gallop looking thing)

- likes Winnie the Pooh, Sesame Street (most importantly Elmo), Veggie Tales, Cars

- LOVES school!

- reads several books every day both with you and to himself

- loves to dance, sing, and prentend to play an instrument along with all the music he hears (and sometimes it's just music he hears in his head)

- makes pictures out of chalk, crayons, stickers, and paint.

- thinks that Daddy's new tv and entertainment center was put in just for him!

- loves to learn, but on his time.  When he's ready to listen he'll stay put and focused for a long time until he's learned it, but if he's not ready there's no point in trying because he won't hardly give you the time of day.

- loves to help.  Anything that he's asked to do, if he is told that he's helping he's even more willing to do it!

- is amazingly polite!  He says please and thank you most of the time.  At the play ground he almost always waits his turn, although since most kids don't this also means he's sometimes gets pushed out of the line.  

- has decided that "Toddler Laws of Property" are beginning to apply to him.  Sometimes he's very sweet about it and just holds out his hand hoping to get the toy, and sometimes he takes and loudly declares "MINE!"  I'm glad he's in school because it's hard to work on sharing when he's currently an only child.

- thinks he's much older than he actually is.  This is good and bad.  Good because he is usually very well behaved.  Bad because he trys to do things that he simply can't yet.  Oh well, I'd rather him think himself older than younger.  :)

- loves his Mommy and Daddy more and more every day!!

Painting with Daddy!

I think he was just resting, not really asleep.

Big smile for Mommy!

Making sure the new tv box is level.