Today, my little man turns 22 months old. 22 months really means "Can you believe he's two... just TWO months from being two!!!"

I totally missed his 21 month update, so  forgive me if this list is longer than usual. He's been a a busy little boy!

• Wore size four diapers and size 5.5 shoes
• Wore mostly 18 month tops and pants, although 12 month in both still mostly fit
• Obsessed with lights - tree lights, Christmas lights, lamp lights
• Celebrated his second Christmas
• Pretending to cook is his favorite passtime
• new words every day that we don't know where he learned them - such as horsie and snowman
• Celebrated 6 months helmet free
• has totally given up on getting to play outside (sad, yet a blessing all at once)
• Constantly asks "Mommy doin'??" "Daddy doin'???"
• Answers  yes and no questions very clearly and determidly
• Unfortunately most of the no's are about food I offer him
• Attended bedtime story time at the library
• Went swimming three times with his daycare friend
• Has days where he babbles/talks all day long
• Loves giving people and pets their things - is always bringing us our pop bottles or the pets their toys
• Threw up for the first time
• Started thinking it was funny to throw things. Every. thing.
• Wants to watch his choo-choo video every single moment of the day
• Loves drinking milk
• Got his photo taken with Santa
• Seems to have all of his teeth other than his back molars (dentist appointment soon!)
• Loves saying hi to strangers unless they say hi first
• Is starting to show interest in playing with smaller sized cars
• Loves watching you tube videos with Daddy
• Got his first haircut
• Loves loves loves being chased
• Cried for 45 minutes straight after leaving the Christmas light park
• Spent one night at Grandma & Grandpas
• Loves bananas. Except sometimes he wants to smash them instead of eat them
• Spent 4 hours in Urgent Care
• Sleeps with his blue puppy and a yellow wooden mouse shaped car
• Spent the day with his only cousin (first time since July 4th)
• Likes wearing "middys" (mittens)
• Mashed potatoes and gravy is his favorite food
• Favorite book of the moment is his Frosty book from Auntie Sarah
• crawled through a giant digestive system at the Children's Museum
• suddenly likes wearing hats (ballcaps, not winter)
• Loves reading books, but only on his terms when he feels like it
• Donned his first suit
• Have a love/hate relationship with his rain boots

Two more months till the big birthday #2! Right now we're up in the air if he's having a Yo Gabba Gabba birthday or a Choo Choo birthday.  Talk about a big decision?!

This time last year - Five Fingers of Thanks