Crazy with a Toddler

Life has been turning round and round in our house hold over the last six months, and that doesn't even include the whole house selling and buying process. We went through the process of graduating from having a baby to having a toddler (even though it still pains me to call him that, makes him seem too old).

This little guy doesn't just walk anymore but runs (which is very cute to watch with his clenched fists and tiny legs moving so quickly). He is also so much more independent or at least when he wants to be. 

Here are some basics on what he is up to now...

• Loves to play outside. We were so blessed to receive hand-me-downs of many toys such as a slide and cozy car for him. He also loves to play basketball with the hoop that we got him, saying "miss" even when he makes it.
• Still loves to cook. How he has graduated to helping me cook. He is very good and mixing up marinades in ziploc bags.
• His vocabulary has exploded! And he is adding new words every day.
• He can make many animal sounds...dog, cow, bird, snake, pig, squirrel, owl, etc.
• Most meals he feeds himself everything, only sometimes needing our help getting the food on his fork or spoon. This leads to many dirty shirts and shorts but the happy, proud look on his face makes the extra work with a stain remover very worth it. 
• Has truly learned what TV is. On a day that he was very fussy I took a friends advice and turned on an episode of VeggieTales (thank you Netflix!). Now our smart little boy knows that in order to watch VeggieTales we need the Blu-ray remote. A couple times a week he will find it and bring it to one of us asking for "Veggies".

I know I am missing a lot of things that I should list here but I can't think of them all right now. Our baby boy is definetely a little boy (aka toddler) now and I hold tight to those moments when he still truely needs Mommy to do something for him because I know soon enough those moments will be gone too.