Fourteen Months...

This post is almost two months late, but I had to put these things in writing so I wouldn't forget.

Sweet Barrett,

You are now 14 Months Old!! How did the time pass so quickly? You are growing so fast that we can hardly keep up. We think you are the sweetest, funniest, smartest, most handsome little guy we know! Your personality is very inquisitive, loving, and outgoing - and you are just so much fun. Watching you grow is such a wonderful experience. We love to see you discover new things and learn more about this big world that you live in. Here is what you've been up to this month:

- You wear a size 4 diaper, size 12-18 month clothing, and a size 4 or 4.5 shoe.
- You sleep from around 8:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. We have a few rough mornings every now and then due to teething or runny noses, but you are getting the hang of things. Way to go big boy!!
- Napping has improved as you've grown too. You take a short 35-40 minute morning nap and then a longer 1 hour nap in the afternoon. Yeah Barrett!
- You LOVE to eat. The first thing you want when you wake up is to go downstairs to eat breakfast! Some of your favorite foods are bananas, BLUEBERRIES (balls), Spaghettios and meatballs (balls), oranges, peas, Nilla wafers, FRUIT SNACKS, and any type of fruit that we can find. You are such a great little eater!
- Milk is not really your favorite right now, but you seem to like it a little more each day.
- You can sign "more" and "all done"
- Books are some of your favorite things too! This month, you have really loved From Head to Toe by Eric Carle, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Llama Llama Red Pajama, and of course anything by Sandra Boynton
- Two more molars have made themselves known this month, although it hasn't always been pleasant for you. poor guy. Your upper right and left molars and lower left molars are coming right through!
- Your personality and vocabulary has really developed this month, with lots of new words, motions, and understanding.
- You have added the words, hot, "nak-nak" (snack), "bu-ba" (bubble), Boo!, "ha-buda" (Happy Birthday, or something like it :)  "wow", and "pop-pop" (for your ball popper)
- You can shake your head yes and no, make the animal motions with your Eric Carle book (the gorilla thumping his chest is a favorite), and love to nod yes and say hu (uh-huh) - SO CUTE!!
- Some of your favorite activities are reading books, being outside, playing with Doc and Daisy, and being anywhere with your Daddy
- When you are playing, you like to carry things around - your tractor, baskets, etc. and just show us how strong you are!
- One of your favorite new activities is sitting in chairs. We do have to remind you to sit on your bottom, but you LOVE your new blue chair and your rocking chair too. It is so fun to see you becoming a big boy and doing these things all by yourself.
- You have so many favorite toys that I will just list a few notables - Your Hide N' Squeak Eggs are always a big hit, any sort of ball, your new fire truck, the dancing dog, and ALL of your stuffed animals. They seem to get lots of sweet Barrett kisses!

There are just so many things we love about you that it's hard to list them all. We are so blessed to be your Mommy and Daddy and can't wait to watch you learn and grow even more!!