19 month update

Bennett boy!  Time is flying so fast and we are having so much fun with you.

Some things about you at 19 months:

• Your ability to communicate is growing by leaps and bounds.  You're turning into such a little talker.  It's crazy to be able to have full "conversations" with you, even if I don't understand what you're saying.  New words are flush ("fush"), poo-poo, drink ("dink"), bread ("bway"), socks, splash ("spass"), on, toot, cracker ("cacka"), pretzel ("petzel"), bottle ("baba").
• You also said your first sentence this week.  It was "where puppy?"  I was so excited!  You have other multi-word phrases, like "where'd it go" or "all done" but we taught those to you as full phrases so for all we know you think they're just one long word.  This was the first time you took two separate words and put them together properly!
• You have started to enjoy coloring and love the bath crayons we got you.
• You and the pups have finally figured out that you are not a puppy.  I think now that you're walking and talking it's obvious that you're more like mommy and daddy than the pups.  Now you're more like the ring-leader of the little mischief gang.
• You've definitely transferred to just 1 nap a day now, but it's usually between 2-3 hours and you go to bed an hour earlier (at 7 now) so we're all doing very well on this new schedule!
• When you want something you point with just a pointer finger instead of your whole fist.  It's so cute to see that one tiny finger urgently pointing toward the snack you want.
• You are going through a phase where you're obsessed with your toes.  Several times a day you'll stop whatever you're doing to do what I call a "toe-jam inspection."  You'll plop onto the floor and lift your foot into your lap and peel your toes apart.  If there are any specks at all you'll pull them out or whine until we do.
• You understand the art of "pretend."  You'll play games where you'll use a measuring cup to pretend to scoop a drink off the floor and drink it, or put chapstick on your monkey, etc.  You don't do it much but you're definitely figuring it out.
• If we say the names to you, you can point to your head, eyes, ears, nose, teeth, tongue, belly button, and toes.