My little Turtle is 19 months old

Dear Colton,

I can not believe what a big boy you are these days.   It does not seem possible that you are 19 months...over 1 1/2 years old! You have developed a bit of an independent streak and want to do everything by yourself.  You still love bananas but also love yogurt which you want to feed to yourself (Mama dreads yogurt because it ends up covering you from head to toe and anything else that happens to be close by).  Your other favorite food is Mac and cheese.

You are talking non stop these days and it seems like you learn a new word or two every single day. This morning Brynn was teaching you to say "cool" while eating breakfast and you both laughed like it was the funniest thing in the world.

Your favorite toy is any kind of ball and there is generally one in your hand or close by.  You also love Elmo and anything that is Elmo related.  You flipped out when you saw an Elmo Halloween costume so Mama and Daddy couldn't resist buying it for you (we can't wait for Halloween!).  You also like choo choos and toy cars.

You are learning your colors and can count to five.  You have started to sing your ABC's but don't get much farther than ABC before you start to just sing whatever letter comes to mind.  Your teacher, Miss Carmen, says that you are starting to stand up for yourself at school (for awhile you were just letting the other kids take stuff from you).

You love to play with your big sister and shout "Brynnie!" when ever you see her.  You also love Pumpkin and chasing T.O.  You are quite the climber and have been found on top of all sorts of things including the kitchen table. You also love to hop and dance.

You have become even more attached to your "magic blanket" and sometimes carry it around the house now. 

You have decided that you do not like to go to bed anymore but you still LOVE bath time.

This past weekend we took you to Sesame Street and you were just in awe.  You loved seeing Elmo and all of the Sesame Street characters and watched the entire parade perched on Daddy's shoulders quietly as a mouse.

I love you sweet boy:-)

xoxo,
Mama