Long over due!!

I know this is long over due- especially since our little boy is almost 20 months :). I have been meaning to do this since 18 months but the time has gotten away from me, yet again!

Noah is doing so much these days! I know I cannot mention everything, but I am hoping to get most down. He is turning into a toddler right before our eyes!!

The biggest things first…
Talking: He has been talking since this summer. Ever since ~17 months he has been repeating EVERYTHING!! It is so cute! He went from one syllables to two in a matter of weeks. In the past two months he has been combining a few words- definitely not to sentences yet, but we’re working on that! He will say, Mommy more….Daddy go? And little things like that. Oh yes, and the Mommy/ Daddy name- he traded in Momma/ Dada for Mommy/ Daddy a few months ago- it melts my heart! I love it!! The cutest is when he and daddy are wrestling and Noah will say dad-deeee…it is the sweetest thing ever! And occasionally he likes to say Justin- it is so funny, he just laughs!
Signing: He is still using his signs. The ones he knows and uses are- eat, more, kitty, bird, cracker, where did _ go, all done, WOLFPACK , first down (Wolfpack style), touchdown…I think those are the big ones. We have slowed down on the sign learning since he is so talkative these days. He learns a word just as fast as the sign now.
potty training: Recently, he has taken in interest in the potty. We have two potties for him, a little one and a seat that goes on the big potty. He likes to sit on the potty, but has not actually "done" anything. He likes to use the toilet paper :)- it makes me laugh! We are not pressuring him, but love that he is so interested. I am hoping we wont be in diapers for too much longer!!
Body parts: He knows many of his body parts and will point them out to you if you ask him. That is currently one of his favorite games. He knows: eyes, ears, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, chin, cheek, neck, hair, head, fingers, toes, feet, belly, belly button, pee-pee :), butt, knee...and one of his favorite songs is "Head, shoulders (although, he is still a little shakey on the shoulders- and usually jumps straight to the knees- haha), knees and toes".
Sleeping: He still goes to bed around 8PM and wakes between 6-7AM. At school he takes one ~2 hour nap. But at home he usually takes two 2ish hour naps (I say 2ish because I can get him to take 2- 3hr naps most days). He is a healthy sleeper, just like Mommy- lol!
Eating: He still eats pretty good. He is slowing down a lot though. He has gotten a little picky, but I am not going to complain, he’s done so well thus far! He loves bananas, blue berries, steak and fish. His favorites a few weeks ago were chicken and green beans, but for whatever reason he is not a fan lately.

Those are the big things. I am sure I will add on as I remember. Some small things…
He went to his first Wolfpack game this past weekend and did great! I was worried that he would get board- our little man does not normally sit still for very long! But he did amazingly well. I think he was intimidated by all the people. To top it off, it was a NCUS vs. UNC game. And NCSU WON!! So it was a great first game to attend ! We let him walk all the way from the parking lot to the stadium and he walked around a lot at half time. He was tuckered out! He slept all the way home. He is a trooper though! By the end of the game he was doing “first down” with all the fans- he was definitely the cutest fan. And the weather was perfect. A little chilly in the morning- but perfect for the game- sunny and warm.

He had chicken pox :(. It was not as bad as you may think for a 19 month old. The worst part was the shingles that he got at the same time. The poor little guy did not even seem to notice the chicken pox part of it all. We had cultures done on the leg rash and it did infact come back positive for varicella (chicken pox/ shingles virus). And then to add icing to the cake, he had an ear infection at the same time. So after a week of antivirals and antibiotics he is feeling much better. The shingles and pox are all scabbed over and he is recovering nicely- back to his happy self!

He still loves to dance and lately he has been singing. It is the sweetest! He has been clapping since he was 9 months old, dancing since 10 and now singing…I think he may turn out to be a musician. And the boy has rhythm- I love watching him get down- he makes me laugh!

I am not sure what else to add. He still loves to be outside and will scream and cry when we bring him in. He loves animals and loves to pet, hug, kiss all types- we have to be careful of the turtles :). We are told that he has to be the first in line at school- I do believe that he will be competitive like his Mommy. Justin says that he often has my attitude…I wont deny it, but hopefully he’ll use it in a good way- lol! He still loves to cuddle, hug and gives the best kisses. He is such a sweet boy! Loves his car- loves to drive our cars and his favorite shopping trips involve Lowes Food and Lowes Home Improvement (when he can drive the shopping cart). He loves to read and be read to. He will not sit long enough for a movie- which we are not worried about. I would rather him to be playing then in front of the TV anyday! He loves the phone and will stick it under his chin (without touching it) and talk- it's cuteness!! He also loves to wear braclets and our shoes. I know, but it is so cute to see him walking in our big shoes!! I am sure I will add more as I think of them…but that is all for now. We are so grateful to have him in our lives- he has taught us so much thus far, I can only imagine what the future holds. He is a great boy and makes us so proud! We are a very happy family and he completes us in so many ways!!