Andrew @ 20 months

I didn’t do a 19 months post, simply because there wasn’t much new from the previous month! But now that he’s even older, here’s what’s up with the little boy:
He has finally gotten interested in books and will sit up on the couch with a stack and flip through them quietly for long amounts of time! His favorite right now is a Diego book which he refers to as “free frog” (it is about tree frogs) & if I want him to calm down, we’ll sit in his rocking chair and read the free frog book, or one about “big trucks”.

As of mid-February, he is paci-free! He was a little more difficult than Leah to rid of the pacifier—it took about a week of whining and asking for it before he no longer missed it. (By the way, I don’t think I ever mentioned that we also got rid of the bottles while we were in Texas. He hasn’t had one this year at all!)

I cannot underestimate this kid’s love for the vacuum (and mops, brooms, rakes, etc.) Now he also loves to help me do laundry and unload the dishes. (In the 2nd picture, he decided to “clean up” his crayons with his rolling toy which he said was a vacuum.)

His newest love is big trucks. Luckily, he has plenty to see out our window.

He has mastered these board puzzles! It took him quite a bit of practice, and he still needs help to work them in correctly, but he’s getting really good!

He is such a loving little guy. He always says “I love you” when Daddy leaves for work or when I tell him before bedtime. He loves kisses and hugs and still wants to be held often. He got quickly through his separation anxiety phase, though, and even though he still cries a little when I drop him off in the church nursery or at MOPS, he usually does really well and warms up to others quickly. He is a big hit among the big kids at church and they all want to play with Andrew.

He has his fair share of drop-down all-out tantrums when he doesn’t get his way, and I would definitely say he is strong-willed, but he can be easily distracted or deterred and will quickly turn back into the sweet little boy he can be. This is the look you have to watch out for:

Springtime Fun

Since the weather has been so nice lately, we’ve been soaking up every opportunity to go outside and play. Unfortunately, we don’t have a nice fenced-in yard, and actually we’re on a major road, so I have to supervise carefully, but the kids can find plenty of things to do in our own backyard!
They love bubbles. Actually, Andrew doesn’t really know how to blow the bubbles, but he insists on carrying around the container like his sister. And since he inevitably spills it every time, I give him an empty one—and he doesn’t even know the difference.


They also love to play with pine cones. I had Leah go collect a certain number to bring to me, and then I’d throw them back out for her to get again. Of course, Andrew had to get in on the game too.


Andrew loves to ride his bicycle. He’s way better at it than Leah was at his age, and he’ll ride all the way around the house.


Their favorite activity is digging in the rocks. It makes me nervous because they have to sit close to the road, but they’re pretty good about not going out in the road, and the digging seems to be calming for them!

And sometimes, if we’re outside at the right time, the School Bus Driver Lady stops to talk to us. Andrew loves big buses!

And a fun video: