Happy 22nd month birthday! I'm pretty sure you're trying to kill me with how quickly you are growing and how rapidly your second birthday is approaching. But that's okay, because you get cuter by the second!
You have become even more of a hoot this month! We often refer to you as a hoodlum or a tyrant, but in all honesty you are a very good little boy. You are definitely learning to test your boundaries and voice your frustrations with life which means that we have no shortage of temper fits, but they aren't nearly as numerous as your sweet hugs, silly dances, and snuggles.
Growth wise, you are huge! You had a visit to the pediatrician this month to make sure a cold hadn't settled in your lungs and we discovered that you weighed 32 pounds! Wow, that's the 97th percentile for weight, Liam! For a boy that started out too small to be on growth charts and being fed around the clock, this is a huge accomplishment and we are thrilled! We don't know how tall you are, but you seem to be able to reach much higher than previously (read: get into more things), so I'm sure that you will be high on the height charts as well! You are wearing 24 months or 2T clothes and size 5 disposable diapers, we have also just let out your cloth diapers as far as they go!
Liam, your vocabulary seems to grow on a daily basis. You are constantly babbling about something and often using legitimate words! You still don't like to talk much in public, but you are learning more every day! Along with speaking more, you are definitely understanding more. You go to your room when we say it's time for diaper changes or naps and you go to the bathroom at bath time. You know what we need to go bye bye, etc.
You have started showing an interest in using utensils to eat and you do a pretty good job of getting food into your mouth! On the food front, you have started enjoying meats a lot more this month! In addition to ground beef which you've always eaten well, you will now eat some chicken and have shown a love of corn dogs that can only come from your mother! You also tried your first crab cake and gobbled it down! Fruits and black beans still hold the keys to your hungry little heart.
You love playing outside, regardless of the sweat that pours down your face and curls your hair. We go outside after dinner almost every night and you run and climb to your hearts content! This definitely wears you out and you are still sleeping like a champ. You are able to stay up a little later these days without a meltdown, so that makes going out to dinner, or events, more enjoyable! You are a book lover and we read many, many books each day! We also sing and dance and stomp around the house a lot! Lately, you are absolutely obsessed with your shoes. You request to wear them constantly and will cry for them when we take them off!
I know I say it every month, and every day for that matter, but you are so incredibly loved, little man. And not just by mommy and daddy, there are people all over this great country who adore you, and you still light up stranger's faces with your sweet smiles and charming dance moves. I love to watch you make people happy and I know that this will be something that I get the joy of watching you do for the rest of your life. Thank you for making us so happy, your mommy and daddy are your biggest fans.
Love you forever, and ever,
Mommy
p.s. Happy happy birthday to your Great Granny!
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