Nicholas at 21 months

Weight: 25 lbs (He has really slowed down on how much he eats.)

Height: 33 inches

Tooth Count: 14

Words: Too many to write them all down. He is a talkative little guy. Try as we might, we can't make him be quiet during church. If someone says too long of a prayer, he was shout out, "All Done!" half way through it. If he doesn't like the snack we brought, he is quick to say a very loud "No." If he sees one of his friends, he will shout out their name. He has learned a lot of new words but he hasn't learned to be quiet.

Random Things About Nicholas:

• Nicholas loves cheese. Since he thinks it is so wonderful, he thinks all other animals must also like to eat cheese. So when you ask him what birds, puppies, and cows like to eat, don't be surprised when he tells you they eat cheese.
• We are trying to get Nicholas excited about visiting his grandparents in August. I tell him he gets to go on an airplane to visit them, but he insists he wants to go on a choo-choo to visit them.
• I hear the following every morning when Nicholas wakes up, "Puppy, puppy, uh-oh...Mama, Mama, Mama..." He will wake up and the first thing he sees is his puppy, then he will throw his puppy out of his bed. When he can't get it, he then calls me in to alert me to the situation.
• Nicholas loves to watch Barney and Beauty and the Beast.
• Nicholas loves to wear his fireman hat around the house.
• He still idolizes Papa, but clings to Mama.
• He is becoming a real good climber. He does stairs really well.
• His favorite treat is juice. We use it as a reward as a way to get fluids in the little guy. He sweats so much. He does not do well in the heat. Sweat just drips into his eyes and his little face goes bright red. The heat doesn't slow him down though, but I always get a good nap out of him after he has been outside.
• After a surprisingly successful FHE, Nicholas can now point to the picture of the temple hung up in our house.
• We took him to the aquatic center by our house and he loved going down these really big slides with his Papa. He didn't like the slow slide, he wanted the fast slide and would just get giddy every time he went down. He kept on saying, "Tube, Tube, MORE Tube."
• It is hard to refuse Nicholas when he says, "Please."
• We have a battle every time we have corn on the cob. Nicholas wants to have a large corn on the cob instead of the little one that we cut off for him. He will spend the whole dinner whining about it.