My sweet boy, I feel like it’s been a while since I have written about you and you have been nothing but joy to us. Almost daily you say or do something that makes mommy and daddy laugh or just stand there in awe. One of the cutest things you have been saying is “I love you”, which comes out more like “I ya you” You said it to your daddy first and lately, you have randomly been running to mama, giving her a nice tight hug while saying “I ya u”. My precious boy, you have no idea how much these words mean to your mommy, they mean the world. You have been intensely trying to learn to count and you have succeeded on September 27th. You counted from one to ten without stopping. Now, you try to count everything and anything. You say how old you are and show the little index finger while you say “one”. You pronounce words very well and use “please” when you know you want something badly. “Thank you” sounds more like a very high pitch “Tank you.” The favorite word that we hear probably at least twenty times a day is “mine”, it’s hard for you to share, but you are slowly learning. Mommy and daddy are definitely challenged by you, because we don’t enjoy giving you “time out” but we know you will thank us eventually 😉 When you work on something for a while and succeed, you yell “I did it!” It is absolutely precious. You still love, love, love to paint. I am beginning to think you might be taking it up from mama and you are quite the artist : ) You love shapes and you know them pretty well, your favorite shape is dome/semi circle and oval. You love to draw circles and always saying “urcle” as you try to draw it. The first song I have heard you attempt singing is “God Loves me” and “Awake, awake..” I wish I could keep these sounds in my mind forever, because it is adorable when you sing them. You have learned a few letters, you know your letter A, B, C, M, O and P. You love to sing, “A is for apple” song also. You are a quick learner and love to learn through singing. Your daddy often reads to your by singing through the books : ) You can now sit through an actual book and with how busy you are, it’s very impressive : ) you are still a great eater and will eat as long as something is offered. You started liking gold fish, quite a bit. Your favorites are smoothies, cookies, fruit and pancakes. You are absolutely great at trying things, you will 99% of the time try things and once you like something, you always make that sound of “yummmm” (it makes me smile every time) You adore your pacifier and mommy and daddy are dreading the day when we have to take it away : ( We try to have you go without it for most of the day and only give it to you at sleepy time. You treasure those moments with your paci. Your favorite TV show is Kipper. You absolutely freeze when it comes on. There really isn’t anything else that you can watch that intently. Joshy, we are very proud of your baby and we love every single minute with you and your sissy. You light up our world! Always remember that!
