Wesley Robert - 20 Months Old!

Oh this little blondie of ours.  He's just the cutest little thing.  I could eat him up, but only if Wesley would sit still long enough for me to catch him. He's a busy little thing.

Let's see, what to report on 20 months.  I've been capturing a few things along the way that I want to remember about our "baby" at this stage:

• Wesley could swing for hours. As long as someone is actively pushing him in the swing, he's a happy camper.

• He also entertains himself quite well with a car or truck to push around, the little lawnmower that he swiped from our neighbors, books, etc.  People frequently compliment us on how well he plays.  As I always say, I never know if it's just "third child" or "Wes", but he's very content being a busy little bee by himself.

• Speaking of trucks, Wesley is obsessed. Along with truck books, he also loves his truck toys and wearing clothes with a truck, airplane or boat on them. 
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• He would eat yogurt all day long. Right now we limit him to 2-3 containers a day. He must have billions upon billions of probiotics in his tummy.

• This month I just offered him a sippy cup of cold milk in the morning, instead of a bottle of milk of warm milk, and he took it happily.  End story.  As Ina says, "how easy was that?"

• The paci, however, will be with us for a while longer. :)  

• Wesley still loves food and has the best appetite and palette of the whole group.  But, if we're approaching a mealtime and he doesn't see food, he will get quite upset. He screeches "Eat eat!!! Eat eat!!!" when he's hungry. 

• He also asks to "dip dip" all his food. We have to give him ranch dressing, ketchup, or maple syrup - though I don't really think he likes the dip as much as the act of dipping. 

• He loves to read books, but only if he picks the book and only if we read the book at least 7-10 times in one sitting. For some books (like the Let's Talk About Trucks book) he only wants you to read one particular page (the garbage truck page).  We will seriously read one page of one book for 10 minutes, and he'll still cry when we put the book up. 

• He's also not wanting to cuddle as much as night.  (Makes me so sad!!)  

• Wesley loves to pretend he's sleeping. Sometimes when you get him out of his carseat, he squeezes his little eyes shut while grinning widely.  When you say "is Wesley asleep??" he laughs uncontrollably.  He'll walk up to you, squeeze his eyes, and wait for you to say "oh no, Wesley fell asleep!" It's the funniest thing!  

We're hearing more words, seeing more preferences and personality, and watching him get bigger, stronger and more adventurous every day.  We love this little guy!  Still can't believe he's truckin' towards two...

I caught these pictures of him at the beach last weekend. Grammy brought us red noses for Red Nose Day, and he loved it!