Silas- 20 Months

October 26th- November 25th: Silas is such a happy little boy these days. All that he wants in his day is time to "play cars." He would love nothing more than to spend every waking minute outside in the fresh air, playing with his cozy coupe "red car." He is COMPLETELY THRILLED with the mild weather we have been having, giving him the opportunity to be out in the driveway playing with said car until the sun goes down. I don't remember the last time we made it to Thanksgiving with no snow, but I am equally as thrilled about it.

Food:
Silas continues to be happy to eat almost anything. That being said, the first thing he always eats on the plate is his fruit; raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, oranges, peaches, apples, cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, cherries, pineapple- wait, pineapple is not on his favorites list, but I think that is it. He will even eat bananas now, the whole thing!

Lodging:
Silas officially has a blocked tube, which causes pain in his right ear. We were able to put a pillow in his crib to try and give him some relief, but he is not sleeping well- up at least once per night. This seems to be the norm in our household these days. We will be having the tube replaced in December at Children's, and are hoping that will be a turning point for sleeping for all of us.

Communication:
Silas is talking more- COUNTING up a storm. He can count to 12, when he really tries, but usually he skips a number or two on the way up. It is actually really adorable, "One, Two, Tree, Four, FIIIVE, Six, Seben, Eight, Ten, Elebben, Twelbe" (he has a hard time with his v's and r's).

Transportation:
He is running more, but mostly he just wants to roll around in the before mentioned cozy coupe.

Entertainment:
Silas is starting to love listening to songs, especially those that have actions or movements to go with them.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, and Itsy Bitsy Spider are some of his favorites. Aunty Erika has said that Silas is often one of the only ones who will sing and dance during story time at the library. He is clearly a little boy after his mamas heart :)

I LOVE when the boys end up in the same outfit for pictures.  Silas is in the top photo, Harry is in the bottom photo.

Silas

Harry

 

This is how Silas wanted to participate in pumpkin carving this year.

 Getting out the guts!

Silas' scribbles before I carved them into the pumpkin.

This COSTUME! I went to lunch with my mom and Silas a few days before Halloween, and told her that this would be what I would dress him up as if I had the time to make the walker, and she called my dad and planned what to do to make the walker for us. It is 100% because of grandma and grandpa that Silas was Carl from "Up" for Halloween. 100% worth all the time to make the costume!

Football in the leaves on a warm November afternoon.

Painting- it's all fun and games until somebody gets messy. Silas is NOT a fan of getting messy.

ECFE Halloween Party!

WINTER IS COMING!

Fall Family Photos- 2015

A peek into our Fall photos :)

Silas- 19 Month Letter

Silas-

As October 26th approaches, I cannot believe that we are talking about you being 19 months old!! You have definitely moved on from our baby boy to our toddler. Moving on to being a toddler has its pros, and cons, but for the most part, we are just so excited to watch you grow and learn. And boy, are you learning a TON!!

A CON for your toddler-hood approaching is that you are SASSY.  You know what you want, but you don't have the vocabulary necessary to tell us what you want, need, don't want, etc... So, we have been trying to figure out some of your "mini" tantrums and their possible cause. They are typically caused from NOT having something that you want. I call them "mini" tantrums because you throw yourself on the floor in extreme slow motion (usually checking over your shoulder to see if we are watching), and once you hit the floor, you start a whining cry that is pathetic. If we don't acknowledge you, it does go full-on, but you can usually be easily distracted :)

You are NOT Sleeping. Sadly, it is because the tube in your right ear appears to be blocked. So, we are trying everything we can to make your ear "unblock" but we fear you might be in for another tube (or two) around Christmas time. Until then, you are happy to wake us up 2 or 3 times per night for us to come and hold you until your ears are more comfortable and you are happy to go back to sleep.

You are such a little talker. We were concerned that you would never get a word in edgewise, but you are proving us all wrong. We think the tantrums probably stem from your word count not catching up to your understanding of the world around you...but it is getting there! You are using 2-word sentences (lots of "Mama help" etc...) and adding more to that every day.  I think your LOVE/OBSESSION with books is fueling your vocabulary.  If I am sitting on the floor, you will grab a book (or 11) and back up into my lap and plop down. I cherish that you love to read as much as you do, and I hope that you will continue to love books this much.

We can't wait to see where you are at in 6 months, my sweet little boy!!
Love,
Mom (and Dad, too).