Mom Remembers

Our youngest is now two.  Those baby years just flew by!  I think that each child grows faster than the last.  But even though it has passed in the blink of an eye, the past year with Leif has been delightful.  He has really come out of his shell, opening up to more than just his Mom and his Nan as his abilities have grown. We didn't do much to celebrate (two-year-olds have low expectations), but he was thrilled.  He has seen a lot of birthdays lately and loved that it was finally his turn.  Here's what we did to celebrate: 1. Carl helped him get out of bed in the morning and he toddled into my room for a "good morning".  He was excited to get a "happy birthday!" instead.   2. He did well unwrapping his presents--again probably because he's had a lot of examples lately.   3. Grandma bought him a little red wagon and Carl bought him a cell phone.  He was pretty happy, sitting in the wagon, talking on his cell phone.  I...

Before a year : Mama, Dada Before 15 months : yeah, please Before 18 months : no, bye, hot, ow, shoes, cheerios, hello, door, cracker, more, socks, go, down, dog, gum, up, Leif Before 21 months : cat, out, book, wee-wee (like what the fifth little piggy says), teeth, popcorn, stairs, truck, duck, drink, phone, bowl, Carl, Sven, milk, woof, brush, smoothie, bread, dump, Nan, breakfast, let's, Soren, hug, Daddy's office, bonk, yogurt, blanket, stop, Rachel, pumpkin, corn, get, page, prayer, amen, done, ok, jacket, house, hand Before 2 years : diaper, poopy, Maddy, cereal, thank you, clap, tap, goodbye, bunny, tape, chocolate, again, eye, turkey, bucket, cup, more, water, watch, salt, pepper, pjs, Nate, high chair, Poppy, wait, taco, rabbit, cookie, Ash, poke, eye, sticker, nose, eye, fingers, mine, bowl, plate, cup, spoon, mac, cooking, and more! (I stopped keeping track of new words sometime before Christmas, when he started copying everything that everyone said.)