15 Months ( ish)

Dear Ransom,

Its been a few weeks since I last wrote and I feel like I should write a few things down before they are long gone and we've forgotten about the little things that make having a 15 month old unique.

When we come in to get you out of your crib, or if you see someone new walk into the house or into the room-you will frantically look about you for something to "show" them...you'll grab the nearest stuffed animal, sippy cup, or block and hold up high in the air, straight at their face as if to say, "HEY! HEY! Have you seen THIS!??!"

You've pretty much given up your second to last nap...*sigh* That's a hard one to stomach. Just one little bitty nap in the day, but we still have you lay down in the afternoon for about 30 minutes-which you seem to take ok, and little do you know, its probably kept mommy from loosing it several times. Sometimes we ALL need our "alone" time.

You're currently cracked up by the word "Boom!" You enjoy it being said to you, and then you trying to repeat it...it cracks you up in a major way.

Your favorite game is what I like to call "extended clean up".  You'll take a block ( or whatever) out of its box and bring it over to Mommy or Daddy-or whoever else. And then you'll wait for them to say thank you and accept the block. then you hurry back over and collect ANOTHER block. This block you will also bring over and you'll do this until all the blocks or gone or you get bored and then comes the "clean up" part...Mommy will then hand you a block back and say "clean up!" and you'll return it to its box...one...at...a....time.
It can take a while. especially if your route takes you by the mirror that lives in front of the fireplace. You dig checking yourself out as you walk by! "Like, who is that super cool kid walking there with those two balls in each hand!??!"

Your eating habits have really come to a crawl and the things that you like can be counted on one hand. Luckily spinach is still on the list otherwise. can one live on carbs alone!?! ( Mommy would like to think so.)
And your sleeping habits are still pretty great. You go to bed around 7 or 7:30...and you sleep until around 7...though you then, happily stay in bed until around 7:30/7:45 while Mommy catches a few more Zzzs. I guess this is why you don't need that second nap and your nap that you do take is only an hour long. 12 hours at night?!?! That's livin'!!

You are still the cutest, sweetest boy and we love you dearly! I'm so excited about Thanksgiving next week and all the family and friends that will be gathered around our table to give Thanks! Its hard to believe its your second Thanksgiving!

Much love,
Mommy