Mom! (at 22 months)

  Ah, Gypsy! Still willing to take almost anything Abram dishes out!

      Finally, in the last several weeks, Abram has realized the "power" of spoken language. Words have been forming at a very rapid rate! When we were at grandparents for Thanksgiving, my mom started a comprehensive list of his vocabulary. Not all of them are pronounced correctly of course, and I know we've missed a few, but here is what we came up with.

Dad           Bird        Grandpa       Momma (mom)

See           Fish             Moo            Car          

Bubble     Got it          done            tea        

 Excuse me       bite please    toe    cracker      

down         star      choo choo        spoon    

 Moon       dog             kitty          book     

 chip         no       ball/ba-ball (refers to football or basketball)   sock         

 hi gypsy     hobo     Tyson        chocolate

blue          shoe          blow            cookie  

 movie    elbow     cheesecircle        meow        

 bokbok        Wy-wy (wyatt)     Lincoln   nite nite     

 beep        poop        bye-bye        drop    

all gone    not done     eye             tongue    

 Football      Nemo       Baby         teeth

56 words....and i know there were more we didn't think of...and more are being added every day! It really is amazing. I'm now hearing "MOM!" quite regularly and when I say "yes?"  he just smiles, like, "ah, that's how I get your attention!"

I had heated water to make tea and thought I'd make a cup of hot chocolate too. Abram seemed to be familiar with the drink...Grandpa? He's a good little eater really, has his moments where he's finicky or doesn't want to eat something he's loved before, but overall, he's eating all food groups, so can't complain!

 

Grandpa (Bapaw!) reading "King Bidgood's in the Bathtub", one of our favorite library books due to the illustrations by Don Wood! At bedtime Abram asks for "one book?" while holding up his index finger. He really loves to be read to and will sit through fairly complex stories if he likes the subject matter!

 

 Lookin' pretty snug in his hat and vest. Grandpa took him over to shoot basketball at the neighbors house. Abram, of course, found a stick. 

       We turned Abram's car seat around. It was getting increasingly frustrating for him (and us) to try to communicate on trips...and he's just tall. Short car rides he does very well, although he fusses if the sun gets in his eyes, and frequently will ask for a "cracka". He can still be a nightmare when we drive to Grandparents house (3 hr drive). I was reduced to tears on the way home for Thanksgiving because of the incessant "whiny cry". We utilized snacks and my parents portable DVD player on the way back and that was VERY helpful! 

 

  

     This month he branched out from Veggietales "Penniless Princess" and now favors "Finding Nemo". He also loves the Pixar short films and any other veggietale movies. He even stayed interested in "The Sound of Music" for quite a while the other day! I'm trying not to get in the habit of "plugging him in" every day, but it sure is handy for when I'm trying to fix supper and need to keep him occupied! He loves to play with blocks and his marble tower, and of course ANY ball he can get his hands on. He's also showing a growing interest in coloring and always wants me to draw a star for him...definitely his favorite shape! He recently tried to draw several stars of his own, christening our living room wall with the ball point pen he found in my prayer journal. Fortunately, we plan to paint soon!

 He managed to throw the block up at just the right spot to where it caught on the fan blade! I did not condone the action, but I was impressed enough to take a picture. 

Mega block tower that we built together
 

This was the tail end of a phone answering session where every toy in the box was treated to "'H'wo? Bye" and then discarded. Now he'll walk around with a toy phone and have more of a conversation in between! haha

For the last several months I've babysat for our neighbors. Abram loves when they come over and play, although "sharing" can be a real issue most days.  Abram can see their house from his bedroom window, so now before nap he waves out the window and says "nite, Inca (Lincoln), nite Wy-wy (Wyatt)". So sweet:-)

 

Here are the 3 amigos all squished in one chair ready to watch VEGGIETALES!

Snuggling with Mom and taking pictures, one of his favorite things to do!
Just look at that ornery smile, not to mention the shiner!