14 months!

My little sugar plum is 14 months old today! Getting ready to go on a shopping trip with mommy!
In the past 2 months he has really turned into a little boy
(Enjoying our first lunch with Yaya since she got back from Africa. We hadn't seen her in 10 days!)
Sharing our wagon ride with Dixie
Trying out his Motorcycle for when he turns 3. Its matches Daddy's, but will come with training wheels. (You can always tell when Daddy's in charge because Colt never gets changed out of his jammies)
Colt, lets see what you have been up to...

You love love love and are obsessed with motorcycles and fourwheelers. We go on a fourwheeler ride everyday at your request. Saying "udin udin...DOE" which translates to the sound of the motorcycle/fourwheeler and GO! so off we go...

You talk like ALOT and say anything and everything. You can tell us what you want, when you want it followed with an imitated "pees" (please) and "ta-doo" (thank you) because we make you say it :)

You say "HOMEY" "HOMEY" (hold me) ALL the time! and of course, we hold you :)

You know all your animals and the sounds they make. I haven't really kept up with what you say because you really do say anything and everything. The newest things you say are "alllllll done" when you've finished eating...you say "Yaya" as we turn down the street to go to their house.

You started taking more than 10 steps when you were 13 months old and now you are walking like crazy. It's about time!

You lift up your foot, smell it and say "ewwww tinty" (ewwwwww stinky!) It makes me laugh EVERY time!

You sign milk sometimes, but you usually just say it when you want it...you furrow your eyebrows and say "mio mio."

You sign "more" sometimes, but if you want more food you just say "bite please"

I love when you say I love you. You say "Ina"

You love when people read to you. Most of the time you flip through the books by yourself and name things on the pages.

I've never been a big fan of just putting you in front of the TV...but I do DVR Dora the Explorer for you and you LOVE it. You say "back pack" "map" "boots" "doduh" (dora).

You are the craziest sleeper EVER. For the past few weeks you have been waking up between 10:30 and 11am!! So you are now down to one nap a day because thats all we have time for! I can never say I wasn't a well rested mom :)

You spend the night with Yaya and Doodad every Saturday night because they take you to Sunday school class. We come later for worship.

You are a great eater. You eat anything and everything we eat EXCEPT veggies. You are not a fan.

Poppy taught you a new trick 2 weeks ago. He asks you "who's the pretty boy?" and you raise your hand saying "I" ...for I am.

You say "poo boo" when you are doing a big job :)

You love water. Taking a bath is one of your favorite things. When I tell you "lets go take a bath" you go into the bathroom, turn on the bath water and say "ba" (bath) and "wawwer" (water). You know that you are suppose to sit on your bottom in chairs, in the bath and when you brush your teeth. You act like you are going to stand up, sit down real quick and say "baba" (bottom). You are so smart and such a good boy. *insert me taking a bow here* HA!

You are NOT a snuggler. You DO NOT like to be held while sitting down. It makes me sad. I so badly wish you would let me hold you while lying on the couch. NOT SO MUCH. The only time you let me hold you is right before bedtime. I hold you like a baby while sitting in the rocker. I sing a few songs and we say our night night prayers. You are always so quiet and still while we pray and say "AHMEN" right after me when I'm done.

Your Yaya, Doodad, Gertie and Poppy are the best grandparents ever. You are so lucky. You spend the night with one or both of them at least 2 nights a week. I'm so glad you get to do that and form relationships with each one. You are so blessed as are your daddy and I that we get time away so we can be better parents in the long run. You need a break as much as we do and for this I am incredibly grateful.

Before each meal, we pray for our food. We fold our hands and bow our heads to show you a good example. I watch you staring at us and its always when the prayer is over you fold your hands and imitate "ahmen." It always makes everybody laugh.

You wear size 4 diapers

You wear 12-18month size clothes

You are about 22-23lbs

You are 29-20in long

You wear a size 4 shoe

You have 8 teeth and a few more coming in as we speak

Thats all I can think of for now. You are just a sleeping, eating, talking, fourwheeler riding, bundle of joy! You are so fun and I love being with you each and every day.

Happy 14 months buddy! I'm looking foward to watching you be the ring bearer in Jake and Lanna's wedding, taking you to the lakehouse every weekend, swimming with you everyday this summer, swimming lessons in June, taking you to the beach and Sea World in July. Yay summer fun!!!!!!