Nick and Amy plus TWO!: Brayden is 20 months old!!

Whew! I am a little late posting Brayden's 20 month update! It seems unreal that my little baby is 20 months old!! In 4 short months he will be TWO!! We have already started planning his big day!! What can I say I like to get an early start!!

Here is my little man at 20 months!

SMILE Brayden!! :)

Nick and I LOVE this age!! He is sooo much fun and so full of life and energy! He always makes us laugh and loves to put on a show and be the center of attention!

Here are some things that Brayden has been up to this past month!

** At 20 months, he goes to bed at 8pm and when it is 8pm he is ready to go to bed. This kid loves a schedule and I am so glad he does!

**He is wearing size 4 diapers and wears 18-24 month shirts and shorts although most of them are still big on him and he is wearing 18 month pants.

**He still loves to brush his teeth and he does a great job of letting you brush them for him before he takes over. While your brushing his teeth he keeps his mouth open the entire time. He knows exactly what he is suppose to do.

**He loves bath time. Since swimming in the pool this year he thinks that the bathtub is his swimming pool. My entire bathroom is covered in water by the time he gets done! :)

**At bedtime, he does not go to sleep without blowing mommy kisses. Those are such sweet moments that I will never forget! I want to keep him this little forever!

**This little guy LOVES to talk!! I wonder who he might get that from? One of my favorite things is to have a conversation with him. He just talks and talks and shakes his head and works his arms and hands. He really gets into his story telling. :)

Telling his story!

** He is talking more and more. He also tries to say his name. When I say "Is your name Brayden?", he will say "Bray" It is so cute!!

**He also tries to count....one...two...three. He has picked this up because when he goes down for a nap, I will bounce him off the ground three times and say one...two...three and then put him over in his crib. He loves to do this and laughs every time.

**He can point out several body parts, nose, ears, eyes, etc. and he loves to tell you what a cow says. He can also tell you several others such as a puppy, duck, etc.

** He LOVES to swim and would stay in the water all day if you would let him. He is my little water bug!

Mommy and Brayden swimming at Grammie's

SO HAPPY!

My little water bug!

splash...splash....splash

**He still has a really good appetite and would live off fruit if you would let him. I am so glad that he loves fruits and veggies just like his mommy!

**He uses silverware every time he eats although he might still use his hands at times. He does really good feeding himself his food from his fork. I also can sit his plate in front of him and never tries to throw his plate. I am thankful that we have never had a problem with this.

**He does so good at communicating what he wants or doesn't want. One of the cutest things he says is "no." If you ask him if he wants something he will turn his little head and say "no" as short as he can. You just have to hear him say it to understand. But it is so cute the way he says it.

** I took Brayden to the airport to see the big fighter jets that we had here in town a few weeks ago. I was upset when the Blue Angels had to cancel. I was excited to see them again. But Brayden and I decided to go check these out anyway. I thought that would scare them because they were SO loud but he loved them and he did NOT want me to put my hands over his ears. He was so fascinated by them, he gets that from his mommy too! ;)

Watching the planes

Here is a video to show you how close we were to them. Be sure to have your volume up so you can just get an idea of how loud they were!

**He loves to swing outside. He has been so hot here lately that we do not want to leave the house, but we will go out early in the morning and swing a little before it gets to hot!

He will also take wagon rides around the neighborhood after daddy gets off work and it cools down!

**He mocks everything I do. I was putting deodorant on the other day and put it back in the drawer and he proceeded to get in the drawer get out my deodorant and act like he was putting it on. He looked up at me with this huge smile on his face. It was so cute!

**He LOVES to play angry birds on the iPad and he knows exactly what he needs to do. He amazes me. He also loves to bowl and play with his Scout ABC Garden.

**He loves to help mommy in the kitchen! He loves to stir so anytime he wants to help out, and he can, I will let him.