19 Months!

Joshua turned 19 months old this past week. Here are a few pics of what he's been up to this month.



Laundry baskets make great toys. He pushed this basket around or sat in it and played for most of that day.



Lately, when he doesn't want to do something I tell him to do, or if he's just feeling playful, he will go and "hide" in the curtains and wait for me to find him.



BOO! I see you.



My aunt Ella Mae gave Joshua this tub of really nice blocks that she got from her work. (They were going to throw them away.) Joshua LOVES them, as does Adam. When we found out we were having a boy, Adam was really looking forward to playing with all the cool toys that little boys get. Now his son is getting old enough to play with the fun toys and Adam's inner child is in heaven.



This one?



I'll hold it for you.



Hanging out with Daddy.
Funny story, Joshua likes to blow kisses, but he hasn't been a big actual kisser. Yesterday, after seeing Adam and I kiss, he grabbed his daddy's head and swung his face around so he could kiss him on the lips. It was funny and really cute. Now he likes giving kisses.



I'm flying!



And he wouldn't be a toddler if he didn't make messes. This sippy had been half full when somehow he pushed the nipple part of the lid down into the bottle and all the milk came out. You can see all the splatters on the floor and cupboards. He had a blast playing in the mess on his try until I discovered it and got out the paper towels.

Speech-wise, he is improving every week. Just this past week I've noticed him trying to copy what I say, which he hasn't had much interest in up until now. He tries to say tickle tickle, quack quack, oink oink, and balloon. He can say pretty well kitty, cheese, more, moo, baa, oof (woof), bye, and shoe.

It is so much fun to see his little personality come out more and more as he gets older. He loves to run around and play with his toys. He is constantly babbling and is curious about everything. He still loves to chase the kitties and has a new-found love for doggies. When we saw Adam's brother's family in Yakima for Thanksgiving, he followed their dog around everywhere, and when he goes to our friends Holly and Dustin's house, he loves on their dog every chance he gets. As he gets older, he is also realizing that he is his own person and is more and more forceful in exerting his will. This provides many teaching moments for us parents to try and show him how to make good choices. It can sometimes be frustrating, but this is what we signed up for as parents, right? Right?