16 Months Old

Anderson, you are 16 months old today! I can't believe how big you're getting and you surprise me every day with how much you're learning. You have really been into talking and pointing this past month.

This is what you are up to at 16 months:

• You love pointing to people and things and saying their names. Some words off of the top of my head:
• Mama, Daddy, Agua, Si, Hi, Bye, Nana, Ella, Elo, CC (Cathy), mas, reloj, pan, arbol, cookie, all done, nina, moon, papa, ho, ho, ho, yogurt, leche.
• You still use sign language and sign, milk and more every day.
• You love your blanky and your binky. LOVE them.
• You still love Baby Einstein. You probably watch one a day and I think you've learned a lot through them! You have also started to like Sesame Street and Yo Gabba Gabba.
• You love trains. We still go to Barnes and Noble regularly so you can play with the train table.
• Your favorite toy this past month is the Lightning McQueen car Grumpy got you for Christmas.
• You love Christmas time. Your favorite is saying Ho, Ho, Ho whenever you see Santa or anyone wearing a Santa hat.
• I am so happy you are a good eater. You love bananas, apples, cheese, yogurt, scrambled eggs, clementines, bread, soup, animal cookies, cereal, milk, crackers, french fries, turkey, pancakes, casseroles and rice, pasta, I could go on and on. There is little you don't like! You love dipping and dunking your food. Today you wanted to dunk your grilled cheese in my soup. You love ketchup. I think I taught you this and you take after me. I love dips and dunking bread in soup. :)
• You go to the doctor in a week so I'll be able to know how much you weigh and how tall you are but you are a big boy! You wear a size 5 diaper and 18-24 month clothes.

You are so much fun, a joy, and also exhausting! While I sometimes struggle with the "tantrums" and the beginning of the terrible twos...your daddy says this is his favorite age. :) You get so excited to see him every day and wait for him outside the elevator chanting and squealing his name. I will definitely have to capture it on video because I never want to forget it.

Looking at the fish in the Nordstrom aquarium.

You can now go down the slide all by yourself!

It was very hard to pack with you in the room...you love crawling into things these days. :)

You have started to say "cheese" this week when I take a picture.

You love this Nursery Rhymes book. Reading with Ella.

You have your grandfather's eye color! You have started calling him "Elo"...short for Abuelo.

We love you so much and can't wait to see you experience Christmas this week! Happy 16 months Anderson!