23 Month Update - Colton

When Lauren was 22 months old she was playing with paper towels and I took her picture (click here to see that post). I noted that she was about the height of 3 paper towels stacked on top of each other. Well to compare Lauren with Colton I took some pics tonight. He is just under 3 paper towels tall...and this is at 23 months vs. 22 like Lauren. :-) I can't believe we go for his 2 YEAR check up in a month...crazy that my baby will be two! He is ALL boy all the time! He loves cars, running things into each other, saying "whoa" and he talks non-stop. He is picking up words/sentences everyday from his big sister and mommy and daddy. Is is our rambunctious little boy and we love him so!

Here are the photos of Lauren at 22 months. She is just above 3 paper towels.

And here she is today at 4 years old (sorry for the awkward smile...it was the only photo I got before Colton knocked down the tower)!

Things Colton is doing at 23 months:

• You have 10 teeth (still)


• You will dance to any music that is on by yourself but most recently you want mommy or daddy to dance with you and you say "g-in" (again) over and over :-)


• You have recently learned to jump and it's so cute!


• You have been going pee pee on the potty at school but mommy and daddy have not started potty training at home yet


• You still use a paci at night


• You like to feed yourself but are messy


• You love to read books...and will bring a book to us and say "sit" because you want to sit in our laps while we read to you


• You love Cars and Trains


• Your favorite movie right now is Cars or Tow Maters Tales (go figure)


• You love to run and play chase


• You love being outside...we have screaming fits when it's time to come back inside


• You don't sing like your sister did but that's probably because your sister has always wanted to sing to you instead of letting you sing back to us. :-)


• You have not started counting yet (2nd child syndrome I'm sure)


• You can point out airplanes, cars, trucks, school buses, puppies, mouths, eyes, ears, hair, noses, head, shoulders, knees and toes (hehe), hands and fingers when you see them


• You know your Papaw, Nana, Papa, Granny, Poppa Louie, Nona Donna, Aunt Tammy, Uncle Kody, Katlyn, Austin, Aunt Kristen (Kissy), Uncle Brian, Ava, Aunt Lisa, Uncle Ryan, Kieran and Uncle Spencer and Chelsea


• Unlike your sister you don't really like mac-n-cheese or PB&J much...but you like chicken nuggets and cheese rollups


• You say you want apple sauce or an apple, but when I cut up the apple you won't eat it


• You love our neighbors Mark, Missy and Hayden and their dogs Harley and Murphy


• You love to go around the house and close any door that's open (probably an OCD passed down from your father...although he still has not mastered closing kitchen cabinets? go figure)


• Your new thing is to say you want "Chok-et Milk" (Chocolate Milk which is really Vanilla Pediasure)

Colton you are such an amazing little boy. I can't believe you will be 2 years old in 1 month...your smile just lights up my day and also makes it hard to tell you no. :-) I was unsure I would be able to love a 2nd child like I loved my first...but God is amazing and he makes our hearts grow with each child and I just love you SO much! Your laugh is so precious and you are just full of energy! We are so lucky to have you in our lives and I hope someday you can understand the amount of love we have for you when you have a family of your own (a LONG time from now hehe). You are starting to act like a "big boy" and no longer acting like my "baby" which makes me a little sad...but that's just life. I look forward to the future with you...just watching you grow and explore! I remember seeing you for the first time in the hospital and thinking how much you looked like your daddy! Now that your hair is lighter I'm starting to hear "he looks a lot like you" which of course makes me happy!

We love you so much Colt! Thanks be to God for giving us the opportunity to be your parents!