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18 Months!

It's official, we have a toddler. Aubrey is 18 months as of Friday, May 7th. It's hard to believe he's so big. He's definitely not a baby anymore. He's mister independent. He prefers to walk rather than ride in the stroller most of the time. He makes requests with words sometimes and tantrums others. He can say his name and still loves hockey "hana" on tv. I haven't counted the number of words he has but I'm guessing it's about 30, which I'm super proud of. They aren't always super clear but we know what he's saying which is important. He is learning to run and has scrapes on his knees to prove it. He's adjusted pretty well to our new house and I don't think he even knows the difference except there is more room for him to run around now. He tries to make me laugh by "biting my toes" and thinks its hilarious. He got a real haircut by the lady who cuts Jody's hair on April 19th and cried the whole time, but it looked much better. He's still at daycare 5 days a week and seems to enjoy walking in every morning. When I drop him off all the little kids yell "Aubrey" and run to seem him. He's been with the same group for over a year. He knows their names and can point to them when I ask. So, that's our 18 month update. I hope to have some new pictures up soon.

Welcome to May!!

It's May here in Cypress, Texas and it's 80 plus degrees! YUCK! I hope we get a few more days of spring like weather before the real heat and humidity sets in. Luckily, we moved last weekend and had great cool weather for the majority of our move. Aubrey has a few favorite sports these days. He enjoys hitting golf balls (plastic, of course) with his new golf clubs. He also will stop what he's doing if hockey comes on television. He loves to throw and is still working on catching. These are some of his favorite things to do still.

He's not really into sitting and playing with puzzles or shape sorters, he'd rather be up and moving!

April Outings....

Aubrey and Jody at the Astros game

Aubrey checking out the new house.

Aubrey and Grandpa Jim at the Aeros Game. Front ROW!

A few firsts.....

No pictures today, just wanted to capture a few new things Aubrey is doing. At the Astros game, Aubrey requested, milk please using his signs! A two word phrase.....his FIRST! Then last night he ate his pasta with his fork, well some of it. That was pretty cool too! Hopefully we'll have pictures to share soon. With our move, I've been slow on uploading and taking new pictures of our little man.

17 months old!

Aubrey is 17 months old today. He has a vocabulary of about 20 words that he says and he understands alot more. He can follow simple directions. He complains about getting dressed and having his diaper changed and wants to be held by me (mommy) alot. He does say mama now most of the time when he wants me to pick him up or he's stuck in his carseat and wants to get out. He is exerting his independence and often does things he shouldn't over again to see what we will do.

He is starting to run and climb. He likes to throw and is pretty good (future pitcher/quarterback in the making) and is even trying to catch. He loves bubbles right now and requests them all the time, along with "outda" which still is outside, another favorite. He brings us books to look at all the time and would read books all night before bed, if we didn't set a limit. He also enjoys his snack after school while he watches, "Elmo" another favorite of his these days.

In Love.....