23 months & counting...

the days till his 2nd birthday! Brody is almost two years old, can you believe it? The last 23 months have been the fastest moving months/years of my life. Brody is getting so big & is becoming Mr. independent. Here are a few of his favorite things @ 23 months:

- he can mimic any word you ask him too! A few of our favorites are "OOOHHHH", "STINKY", "MELMO", "TAN-MAN", "NOOOOOO", "MATER"

- as soon as he sees the camera, he says "CHEESE" & gives you a silly smile(see photo above)

- he is really starting to talk & express himself through his words. His latest is p-pod when referring to an i-pod. I didn't even know he knew what an ipod was till he asked for it one day! This boy is high tech..

- he is still a great eater. He ate an entire Chicken fajita (the onions, red peppers, & zucchini included) all by him self last night. He devours Go-Gurts, P&J sandwiches, bananas, cheese, tacos, oranges.

- he is so into baseball right now. Loves to swing the bat, pretends to run the bases & loves when we yell "You're safe" as he slides into home base.

- he is still a mover & a shaker...he loves to bop to the music.

- he is trying to learn how to dress himself. I found him trying to put Garrett's CARS underwear on over his pants the other day. It was pretty funny.

- it takes him forever to go to sleep, for both his naps & bedtime. It is so frustrating but this mama is not ready for him to give up the naps just yet.

- he loves to color. You should see my dresser & a few walls in our home-aaaghhhhh!

- he loves nursery & his friends...makes church so much easier for us.

- he loves to be outside & simply says "outside" all day long.

- he does not like to wear his shoes. He will kick them off as soon as we put him in the car or his stroller.

-he gives the best smooches & makes the cutest kissing sounds while doing so.

- Elmo is still his favorite. We read lots of Elmo books, play with lots of Elmo toys, & giggle while doing so.

- he can dribble to soccer Ball really well & loves to score goals!

- He is a Daddy's boy for sure. As soon as he wakes up, he runs into our room to find Dad. He is not happy M-F when Dad has already left for work.

- still LOVES his "baby", aka blanket. We now have two "babies". The blanket has totally lost the seam around the edges & fell apart, thus creating two "babies".

We love this little boy so much! He is a constant source of joy, love, happiness & smiles for all of us. Looking forward to this last month before he officially turns two!