Happy 1.5 Baby K

It seems just yesterday we were celebrating your first birthday and today you hit the 18-month mark. Tomorrow you will be closer to 2 than 1. This makes me want to cry...and jump for joy...and hold on a little tighter...all at the same time.

You have a HUGE repertoire of words, some of them are; milk, bird, Matt, Papa, Mama, dog, nack (snack), eat, juice, outside, tractor, choo choo, cat, car, shovel, noodles, apple, cheese, seed, poop, berry, necklace, hat, cookie, dance, hammer and 100 more I can't think of.

You know the sounds that a cow, chicken, dog, cat, bird, dinosaur and lion make.

You love being chased, eating, wrestling with your brother, playing trains, eating, watching birds, taking baths, being outside and wearing hats.  Did I mention you love to eat...and just about anything!  Some of your favorites are noodles, grapes, apples, blueberries, cheese, hot dogs, pizza, chicken, black beans, hummus, pretzels and oatmeal.

We I have been attempting to wean you from nursing over the past 6 months and you are getting close.  With the 6 ear infections, your love of mommy-milk and you being my last baby, our success rate has been very slow but we are getting there.  I promise, you will not be nursing when you are 48 months...which I think your Dad secretly fears..

You are overjoyed to see Papa when he arrives home from work and run to greet him..which totally makes his day!

You sit in timeout quite well but certainly get your feelings hurt easily.

You are starting to fight back and randomly hit your big brother for no reason at all, which is funny and kinda not.

You had your first true tantrum last week because I make you come inside before you were ready.  WOW...a temper...thanks to your Dad!!

You look up to Matthew, period.  The way you watch him warms my heart..and scares me.  It is not uncommon for me to hear Matthew telling you "jump Kimber" or "do X baby" and of course you do whatever he requests.....no matter how death defying.  I love that you guys are already so close.  You play together fairly well.  I get asked no less than twice an outing if you boys are twins, besides your dimples you and your brother look identical.

You and your brother have been sharing a bed for about 4 months and you both seem to like it.  We are in the process of moving you guys from a twin bed to a queen to give you both more room for wrestling sleeping.  You still hate sleeping and every single night is a struggle to get both of you to sleep but I have decided that your hatred of sleep MUST BE GENETIC, on your dad's side of course.

Once again, you have added a dynamic to our family that is so perfect.  You complete our team and we look forward to all of the little moments that await us.