18

Yesterday, on the 17th, you turned 18....18 big months!

Oh boy have they been some of the sweetest 18 months this momma has ever experienced!

You have a twinkle in your eye that never disappears. Even when you are sad, that twinkle...well actually, I think it gets a little more twinkly. I have to say that your little pout is one of cutest I've ever seen. All puckered lips and tilted head to your shoulder. It takes everything we have not to smile and giggle at that attempt to be sad!

You are my snuggle bug. The one that climbs in our laps and sits forever. Sometime falling asleep. Your kisses melt my heart! That you kiss the animals in your books without any prompting....cue an awhh!

You love to make people smile. Especially the little old ladies when we are standing in the checkout lines! And they, like me, eat it up!

On top of all the sweetness is just a little bit of sassiness that has come to light in the past month or so. You have figured how to say "yine" (mine) and a resounding "no"! Just this morning I asked you if I could read you the book you were holding, and you very quickly told me no. But when I asked if daddy could read it to you, you ran as fast as your chubby-little-pajama-wearing feet could carry you over to him. A perfect example of you knowing exactly what you want.

And funny, you love to be funny! You love to run around saying "tinkee" (stinky) when you are ready to be changed. You love to play "boo" and pretend. Pretend to cook, to use my curling iron as a superhero sword, to jump like a rabbit.

And your brother. He is your real life superhero. You want to do everything he does. Even when he doesn't always want to be doing everything you are doing :). You are a little mynah bird. Doing as he does and being as he is. There is nothing more satisfying for a mommy than watching a her two littles connect. Come together and create together. Makes my heart do a thumpity thump thump!

Happy 18 months sweetest Nick!
Love You,
Mommy 
XOXO