Happy 23 Months, Carson!

 We have made it to our last monthly post before this boy is 2 years old!  It was getting harder each month to keep him still, but I finally found a trick that worked.  Putting him in the chair a playing ball seemed to keep him still and smiling. :)  If only I had thought of this a few months back.

 Here is what Carson has been up to this past month:

-Trying out new words every day.  He is still my quiet little guy, but once he is comfortable in his surroundings he will talk up a storm.  Some of the things I hear almost daily are "See bruder (brother)?"  "See da birds?" (He loves looking outside for birds)  "Eat...more...pease (please)"  "Mama help"  "Dink (drink)"

He loves to be on the go.  If he notices someone is getting ready to leave he will go put his shoes on and say "Go go go!"  Then grab a bag, throw it on his shoulder and say "Bye Momma!"

Loves reading books.  He still has a few favorites, but will happily listen to any book you will read him.

Loves to color, paint, and use stamps.

Enjoys listening to music and dancing.  He has a "happy dance" where he stomps his feet and throws his knees up really high.

 Continually tries to use the potty like a big boy.  He frequently rips of his diapers and starts running toward the bathroom yelling "pee pee pee pee"  There have only been a few times that he was successful.  He may think he is ready to be potty trained, but I'm not up for the challenge yet.  :)  Whenever we do though, I think having a big brother to learn from is going to make it a lot easier.

Loves to snuggle and I'm treasuring the time that he still wants to sit in my lap.

We have been enjoying our one on one time together while Connor is in school.  He is the perfect little shopper (most of the time) :) and pretty content to run all my errands with me.

Goes to bed easily and sleeps from about 7:00PM-8:00AM.  Still takes one good nap a day.

Just an overall sweet and happy kid!

One more month!