Friday, October 17, 2014

Eighteen-month-old Munchkin


My Munchkin is 18 months (since a few weeks ago)
I love this boy more than words can describe! He has my whole heart! He is so smart, funny, loving, silly, curious, scared (haha), sweet, and innocent (most of the time). I love his little personality. I just can't wait to have conversations with him. Learn to talk already! Haha. 

Here are some words this kid says:
"Hi" (while waving - squeezing hand open and closed) - means Hi and Bye
"Wuhuh?" (with his hands open up and out, like a question) - Where is it?, huh?, what?
"Wohhh" - Woah, Wow
"Uh!" - Oh no! (he usually has a really scared look on his face, like when the lawnmowers come by our window)
"Dah!" (while pointing to something) - What is that?, Look!

Some of his tricks:
Where's your nose? He points to his nose
Where are your ears?  He points to his ears
Can you roll it? He shakes his arms out
Can you mark it with a "B"? He points to his palm
Can you say prayer? He folds his arms
Where's Charlie? He points to his stomach
Where's your belly button? He pulls up his shirt all the way and points to it, and then tries to do the same to me, haha.
Shake your head! And then he starts thrashing his head side-to-side super fast
High Five! And then he must give every person's hand in the room a high five

He loves:
reading books
rolling his cars everywhere around the house, even on me
building towers with blocks
throwing all of his toys in his crib and then going in his crib to throw them all back out
playing ball (fetch, haha)
running into me with a giant hug (my favorite)
giving his Mom and Dad kisses before bed (he laughs like crazy while doing it too)
bottles in the morning and night
slides
swings
climbing stairs or ladders
opening and shutting doors
anything with wheels on it (cars, other people's strollers, wagons, pushing strollers, etc.)
standing on the couch and then falling straight backwards into the pillows. He especially loves it when his head hits the wall behind the pillows. What's wrong with him? haha.
running away from me as I chase him
chasing me
playing any sort of game
playing mini golf with daddy outside in our "backyard"
wacking me in the face with his plastic baseball bat or with any other toy (it's because Chris laughs every time, not funny.)
teddy & doggy
all animals, especially dogs!
squeezing the air out of my cheeks
watching tv/movies/"Charlie shows"
being swung around in circles by his arms
holding our hands and doing "1, 2, 3, swing!"

I could go on and on about what this boy loves, but I won't so this list is a good start. Can't wait for the coming many years with this boy!

We love you Charlie!


pics my iPhone took over the last few months

 This is Charlie at one of the usual parks we go to by the library. He has always loved swings!
 Tubby Time!
 There is a carousel at one of the malls in Kansas City. Charlie just couldn't pass it up!
 Clinton Lake! It's much grosser than it looks haha.
 Charlie loves to play video games on the computer at the library.
 On our anniversary, we went walking down Massachusetts Ave and came across tons of street performers. That's Chris on the left!
 Laugh Out Loud! A play place in Lawrence.
 In the jungle gym.
 Story time! At the end, all the kids play ring-around-the-rosie and Charlie absolutely loves it.
 The last several weeks we were on a softball team with Chris' co-workers and Charlie was our Team Mascot! (That's Chris in the background. He was pitcher)
 Cheering on Daddy!
 Blocks Tower!
 We went to an irish festival in Kansas City and the fountains were all green!
 We went to the zoo and fed the birds!

 We went on a boat ride at the zoo!
 Playing at a friends house and Charlie couldn't resist playing in the water.

 At the Deanna Rose Farmstead, we got to feed a bunch of baby goats! They were loving Charlie!
 Friends at the farm

 More friends
 FHE at coldstone
 Playing at the lake at the Prairie Nature Center
 For Chris' 25th Birthday, we went go-carting and mini-golfing.
 GNO at the stake center to watch the general women's conference!
 Super rich neighbor has a pet zebra!
 Went to a hay maze/pumpkin patch place!
 In the maze
 My baby and I on the hay ride.
My munchkin! He looks so big in the picture... stop growing!
 At the pumpkin patch

 We went to the Topeka zoo with friends. Charlie was freaking out about the loud waterfall.
 Saw this great movie! Such amazing stories and people!
 Schaake's pumpkin patch!
 We half-timed Kansas University's football game against Oklahoma State University. (We got in for free at half-time). So fun! Plus, Charlie's first football game. He was kinda scared soaking it all in.
 Barely brave enough to touch the Jayhawks hand, haha.
 Family selfie.
My new hair cut.

Kansas has been a ton of fun recently! I've finally met a lot of people and made some friends and Autumn here in Lawrence is really cool! There is a ton to do! Can't wait for Halloween!