{Austin 20 Months}

Dear Austie,

Well, what can I say. You sure are a lot of work these days! Into everything and usually in some sort of trouble. Not bad, you just love to explore. And you don't really hear the word no. At all.

You are still not saying very many words. Doggie, Mama, Ma, Here go, and a few others. Most of your communication is done through pointing and screaming! You yell when you are mad and you yell when you are excited. Oh my, you yell SO loud when we are in the car and you see a truck, bulldozer, or ANY sort of big vehicle. You LOVE to point, yell, and talk in Austin language. 

You are very into reading books these days. You see your brother wanting to read books, so you want to too. Your favorite book is The Big Book of Things That Go. You will sit though the entire thing, sometimes twice. 

You love to play with all your brothers toys. Forget about the toys that are meant for your age. No fun. You want the big boy stuff. 

Funny story. The other day at the museum, we headed over to the play kitchen. You stopped in front of about 3 other little toddlers your age. You saw that they had some cool stuff. You looked at them and then SCREAMED this horrible scream. Like you were hurt. You scared the heck out of them, and they all at once dropped their kitchen tools....you walked over, grabbed the pot and spoon, and said in Austin language "there go!" (there ya go) Oh. My. Gosh. I kinda took a few steps back because everyone was looking to see whose kid you were! HA! I guess this is your way of communicating!

Austin, you love to give open mouth kisses. You also love to hug and snuggle. You are still getting a bottle of milk at night, and you love to lay down with me or daddy. Some nights you will put up a big fight to get in your crib, so we let you sleep in the big bed for a few hours. You LOVE to snuggle and sleep with us too. Most naps you take with me in the afternoon while your brother is at school. You could not be more excited when you wake up and see my face. I love it too. 

You are completely out of the 18mo size, and in everything 2T. Size 4 diapers and size 8 shoe! You know most of your body parts, and if you don't know it, you point to your ears. 

You are down to one nap a day. You usually nap around 12:30 and sometimes 1. You are sleeping for about 3 hours and at night for about 11 hours. You love sleep. 

You are the best eater in the world. You eat whatever we put on your plate, it does not matter what it is. You are not picky, and you will finish everything we give you. Your favorites include cheese, yogurt, smoothies (You are the biggest fan of smoothies. You walk around with your smoothie cup most of the day. I fill it 2 or three times), chicken, beans, peas, rice, burritos, and all fruit. 

Austin, you are all smiles and a very loud boy. We are always having fun with you. Anywhere we go, you have fun and explore. Looking forward to Hawaii in a month!