Nicholas at 23 months

Weight: 32 lbs

Height: 34 inches

Belly Diameter: 22 inches

Favorite Foods: Pizza, Pasta, Ice Cream, Milk, M&Ms, Hot Dogs, Peaches, and Strawberries

Favorite Phrases and Words:

• "I look."---This is his response when I tell him not to touch something because it will break. He also assumes his looking position. He will bend down and put his hands into fists and hold them up next to his body.
• "Carries"---He LOVES to be carried by Mama.
• "One. One. One."---He will run over to my kitchen utensil drawer and keep repeating this. It means he wants to choose one utensil to play with. He LOVES kitchen utensils.
• "Mama."---He is still super attached to Mama.
• "Broke. I fix."--He is such a man. He wants to fix things all by himself with no help.
• "Much."--When we play in the bathtub, I tell him "too much" when he turns the water up on high. Now when he wants a lot of something, he says, "Much."
• "Super fast."--He likes to race and swing super fast.
• "No push."--Nicholas knows he gets in serious trouble when he pushes people. At random times, he will say, "No push." He then will list off all the people he is not allowed to push and then says, "Sorry."
• "No potties."--Our first step towards potty training is that Nicholas now knows that he is not allowed to go potty in the bathtub.
• "More Grandma. More Grandpa."--He misses his grandparents. He really bonded with them while he was up in UT.
• "Hold."--Nicholas loves holding things.
• "Dump."--He has an overwhelming urge to dump things out.
• "Messes."--He loves to make messes.
• "Pour."--He loves to pour water from one container to the next.

Favorite Shows: (He is getting MUCH better at watching TV.)

• Word World
• Toy Story
• Beauty and the Beast
• Baby Signing Time
• Chip and Dale

New Tricks:

• He can count to ten all by himself, though he sometimes skips 6 and 7.
• He will repeat pretty much anything you tell him to.
• He can say his ABCs with help.
• He can correctly identify both sets of Grandparents and most of his aunts and uncles. (Before our trip to UT, he could only say Grandpa.)
• He can identify Jesus, temples, and prophets.
• He is saying lots of sentences.

Favorite Toys:

• His stuffed puppy is his FAVORITE security object.
• Phones
• Flashlights
• Magnets
• Ball Popper
• A Bucket of Pennies
• A Bag Full of Beads
• Papa's Tools
• Kitchen Utensils
• Swing
• Sandbox

He continues to be a happy and busy explorer. He keeps me busy and constantly entertained. He also continues to be a wonderful sleeper.

My favorite parts about this age:

• The look on his face when he is thinking.
• How he is finding new ways to express what he is thinking.
• His complete love and trust in Mama.
• That he will still turn around and run towards me when I say, "I'm going to get you."
• His laugh and that he thinks Mama is hilarious.
• He gives the best loves/hugs/pats.
• He has the cutest smile and is so expressive.
• When he is really happy, he will rub his belly with both hands.

My least favorite parts about this age:

• He is testing his limits. He knows when he shouldn't do something and he thinks it is funny to see what Mama will do when he disobeys.
• He is all consuming and loves Mama's complete attention, except when he is having fun destroying something.
• His constant exploring is extremely messy business.