one-and-a-half

Brother is one-and-a-half today! He's still more cuddly than his big brother, but he is not a baby anymore. No, this running, climbing, chattering, singing one is definitely a little boy now! Here are some highlights of his life right now.

Brother is:

only taking one nap a day now

indicating that he wants to sleep in a big boy bed

loving his blankets (he's rarely far from at least one of them)

going potty in the toilet on command

eating huge amounts of almost anything in sight

(though he is more picky than his big brother)

babbling almost all his waking hours

saying more and more words

(some of his favorites include:

go, ball, bear, dog, eat, poop, hey, hu-un [no],

boo, look, poke, broke, and mama)

making so many impressive sound effects that I'm often amazed

recognizing and naming facial features

singing along heartily with music

(he even sort of follows the melody line of the ABC song)

playing drums with ever-increasing vigor

playing intently and intelligently, exploring his world

(some of his favorite toys right now are:

cars, balls, kitchen toys, mom and dad's shoes, stacking cups,

my old fisher price little people house,

brooms and mops, stuffed animals, and blocks)

"reading" books out loud and pointing at pictures

painting and scribbling pictures

loving stickers (especially stars)

kidnapping technology

(he loves phones, computer mice, wii remotes, etc.)

walking when we go around the block to burn energy

running fast, fast, flapping his arms

climbing up and down anything and everything

(couch, chairs, stairs, table; if it's elevated, he'll try to conquer it)

trying for all he's worth to jump

laughing so hard when we play chase that he can't run

getting in on Dad and Brother's pillow fights

Oh, I love this little boy, and I can't wait to see what the next months with him will bring!