Crawford 22 Months

Crawford- I can't believe we haven't updated in 2 months. You continue to  crack us up every day! You are always smiling or lauging! It's so nice to see you so active and happy all the time. You wake up in a good mood and you go to sleep happy! You can easily entertain yourself and as long as you have something to do you are one happy little boy! In the past 2 months you have really started to be a "boy." You love trains, trucks, balls, any sort of constructoin equipment or tools. I am learning new pieces of equipment every day from reading you your truck books! We love teaching you new words or hand signals and it's so exciting to watch you learn every day! You are a whiz at the ipad and can put together puzzles faster than anyone. In the past few months you started mother's morning out, went to Kiawah Island with Nana, Bom-paw, Hope, Carter, Brian and Amy, you stayed with Nana and bom-paw for 9 days while mommy and daddy went to a wedding and on a trip to the pacific northwest. You are a tough cookie-when you fall down you have learned to wipe your hands and "brush it off." You love to play chase and have us run after you. You know all the football signals (touchdown, holding, false start, off sides, pass interference). Whenever you complete a task you clap for yourself and it's a hoot. You still love Mickey and your blanky during down time. You are still our picky eater -- you love cookies and ice cream, pizza, and chick-fil-a (Nana loves to share these things with you). You are also soo sweet and give kisses and hugs and want mama and dada to snuggle you. You are obbbsessed with Nana and bob-paw it's adorable. You ask for them on a daily basis and go look for them in the house. We will ask you where you want to go and you will say one of their names. I think the feeling is mutual. While we were away you dropped the iPad on your toe and have a black toe now (your first of many accidents to come). You get so excited to go to school and have adapted well. You now can say the colors -red, yellow, green, blue.

Some new words- elbow, baby, bear, thank you, meatball, cookie, milk pizza, pumpkin, Hayden, knee, keys, shoes...hmm just a few random words that come to mind

I am so excited that you finally like reading books. You will actually listen now and not just flip the pages by. You can point out pretty much any subject or object in any book we read.

 When we got home from our trip we knew we had to spend our last weekend as a family at the Denver Down farm. However, you will still a little under the weather and were not your normal crazy off the walls self.

 We did get to take a hayride and you were obsessed with the tractor that was pulling us along.

You had fun searching for a pumpkin that you could actually pick up.

Then you carried it around...

You went through a children's maze but everything else was swarming with people so we really just walked around. You will love it next year when you can run and jump on the hay and play all the different games and activities that they have set up.

I literally had NO idea how hard it would be to leave you for so long. I thought about you all the time and when I couln't skype with you when it was night time out west I was so sad. You bring such joy and entertainment to our lives and we missed you sooo very much. I know you created so many memories with Nana and bom-paw and we are soooo grateful for their help but we have literally soaked up every singe minute we have had with you since we have been home. I love your joy and zest for life. You have fun doing whatever it is we do and you surprisingly don't get fussy very often. You can ALWAYS find something to entertain you. 

We can't wait to celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, your birthday, and Christmas with you!!