And there goes May???

So we are at the end of May.  Where did Spring go?  A few weeks ago it was Mother's Day and we all had a wonderful weekend.  Matthew, my dad, and I made a little book of memories for my mom and made her breakfast in bed.  I of course didn't do anything to help (14 months old what did you expect?) but I was totally cheering them on though.  I am surprised my shreeks didn't wake my mom up, but either way I was cheering!  The rest of the day was wonderful and of course it is because I have a wonderful and amazing mother.  She dotes on me, is a "bit" overprotective, but no matter what she does I know she loves me an incredible and ridiculous amount.

The rings are easy now.  Stacking, unstacking, and even carrying them from one side of the room to stack them up is easy.  I am also getting pretty good at spinning the small red ring and watching it go around and around!  Fascinating stuff!

I am totally into loud noises, crashes, and ramming things to make a loud noise.  I can stop conversations with one quick boom.  Lately I love to bend over to pick up my push along cart by wheels and flip it over down the one step.  Crash it goes and then the looks from the three come my way.  Hilarious! 

Speaking of the small stair down into the living room... I am able with regular success go both up and down it without falling.  Sometimes I miss it or forget to step up and trip, but with concentration it is pretty easy for me.  As always my mother and Yaya both put pillows down on the sharp corners to protect the noggin from dents.  My dad and brother don't bother with the pillow and even cheer me on and judge my graceful falls.  Nothing like getting different messages!! 

"Matthew" is clearer now with "datu" and it can be easily heard when I chase him around the halls in the afternoon and evening.  It is a look we give each other and then it just starts.  He runs and I go after him, then I will turn around and he will chase me.  Sometimes he is nice enough to hide on me and I have to look for him in all sorts of places.  The other times he isn't so nice and will tackle me by "accident/purpose"... drives my mom nuts!  But we are always laughing and giggling no matter how games goes.

Lots of upcoming events and changes are happening!  Matthew is graduating from kindergarten soon and everyone seems to be extremely busy around the house. 

With Love,
Colin

Mid May!

I can't believe it is already mid May!  Time is just flying by, but as it does I am getting bigger, stronger, and much more confident.  The things I can do is amazing.

My Poopa came for a visit and it was fantastic!  I gave him a run for his money and made him earn it, but in the end he did a wonderful job watching me and spoiling me.  We went all over the place and took a ton of walks around the neighborhood.  We played in the backyard and he let me walk up and down (repeating over and over again) the small hill.  Poopa even encouraged me and gave my the confidence to play on the stairs and slide contraption all by myself.  Matthew taught me to slide head first, but people are still trying to lay the blame of how I got the idea of sliding back down the stairs...

The week he was here went by too fast and I can't wait for him to come again.

With that summer weather almost here we are always out and about.  One of my favorite things to do is to play in the near by field.  I love to wander around and pull up grass and flowers.  We head over there on sunny weekends and sometimes when my dad and mom get home from work.  It really is a blast!

I am talking more and more.  I am really struggling to say Matthew and it comes out "derder".  Poor Matthew is not thrilled with this, but I am WORKING ON IT!!!  I have Dada and Mama down pretty good.  I can copy some sounds and movements, but pretty much I do what I want.  My parents are nicknaming me "The Goat".  I take great offense to this.  They feel that I am stubborn and independent.  So what if I prefer to wander off by myself and I have no interest in sharing anything.  So what if I am determined to knock down or move objects that are deliberately put in the way to stop me from going into a room.  So what if I skreetch at the top of my lungs and have a giggle in the middle of a restaurant...  Yeah, I have no idea where this goat stuff comes from?

My motor skills are very much improving as well.  I can stack my rings in order multiple times over and over as well as carry my basketball around the house.  Sometimes it is a "soccerball", but picking it up and carrying it is something I am really enjoying.

Some sad news to report... Yaya and I only have a month left together before summer starts and my dad is back.  She has taken such good care of my this year and I am going to miss her.  I hope we have as much fun this last month as we always do!!!

With Love,
Colin


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