21 months

You...

• are using two/three word sentences- play ball, mama play choo-choo, I want Agua/nana/apple/omm (orange) etc.
• can name all your colors! 
• love to name things and their color- white shirt, yellow duck, blue truck...
• The 100 Words book we used to read to you- you can now read most of the words to us
• will say "Hello Mouse" and "The End" when we read The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the BIG HUNGRY BEAR, which are the first and last lines of the book. 
• weigh 33 lbs. and you are... taller? (I need to measure your height)
• love to kick soccer balls, which makes your father very happy
• love "cooking" when I make dinner. You like to stir whatever is on the stove.
• are a fan of baths. My nice big bathtub is now filled with dinosaurs, play dishes, magnetic letters and balls. 
• are getting more adventurous. Climbing up ladders, going down big boy slides...
• don't want to be confined to a stroller or being held when we go places. You want to "walk! walk!"
• have the best laugh ever, especially when we tickle you after you hit the popcorn button on your microwave
• are very affectionate and will come and hug me or your dad out of nowhere 
• have become shy around new people
• do not like to be messy or have spills. You want your hands clean (even though you usually forego utensils and eat with your hands) and any spills "mess! mess!" need to be cleaned up right away
• are obsessed with the trash can. You love to "throw away?" your diapers when you are changed and any other little things you can find. 
• have started trying to jump. You have the motions down, you just don't pick your feet up off the ground, so it's kind of a bounce. 
• have graduated your dance moves from squatting to now spinning around in circles. 
• imitate me and your dad. You try to put pens behind your ear like your daddy does and you try to sweep while saying, "mama?" (What does that tell you about who does the cleaning around here?)
• are in love with Dora- our dog and the cartoon. Parker is only "big dog" but you light up when you see Dora and say, 'Hi Dough-ra!"
• surprisingly enjoy brushing your teeth?
• are absolutely, without a doubt the most hilarious, sweet, smart, gentle little soul and I'm so happy to be the one that knows you well enough to make a list of 21 things you are up to at 21 months old :) Love you Joely Beans!