23 Months

Chronological Age:  23 months

Adjusted Age:  19 months

Weight:  23 lbs 7 oz

Height:  32 inches approx.

Diapers:  Size 3

Shirts/Onesies: 18 months

Pants:  12-18 months

Shoes:  Size 5.5 (Stride Rite)

Teeth:  18!  His 2 year molars came in last month.

Naps:  He has been rocking some 2 hour naps!  Gotta love it!

Sleeps:  7:30pm to 6:30am

Samuel has been talking so much more recently.  He is using two word sentences and his vocabulary has grown by leaps and bounds.  There's no doubt that he understands more than he can communicate, which unfortunately seems to be the underlying cause for his occasional temper tantrums.

talking on momma's phone

Some of the cutest things he is saying:

"TEE!" as in, "I want to see!"
"Goopy" for "Goofy"
"SHHHH" when he thinks something is sleeping

Counting to five (and trying to count to ten)

All of the body parts he can name (head, eyes, ears, cheek, nose, mouth, chin, tummy, arm, hand, foot, toes, knees, legs, belly button...etc.)

Using "Hungry" and "Drink" as a way to get out of bed

Pointing to the tv saying, "Yo Gabba Gabba!" "DJ" and "Blues Clues!"....oh boy...

Saying, "I love you" to his puppy (He has yet to tell us "I love you" though!!!)

"Hug" and "Kiss"

He now says, "therapy" and "inhaler" - which makes me a little sad since they aren't things that I want to be part of his life.  Nevertheless, they are, so I suppose it's good he knows how to communicate about them.

Speaking of therapy, he continues to make progress in all areas.  He is doing SO SO well with eating for his occupational and speech therapists - in fact, he eats better for them than he does at home now!  I'm always amazed at how little food he has left over at the end of their sessions....whereas I struggle to feed him half of a banana in one sitting.  PT is also going well, although the progress seems slower (or at least less noticeable.)  We are currently working on getting him to jump with two feet.  I was told that he should accomplish this goal by the time he turns two, but I don't have high hopes that it will happen in a month.  The good news is that he is now climbing!

I've been ultra paranoid over the last few weeks because there seems to be an RSV outbreak in our area.  At the beginning of the winter, I was a little miffed that our insurance company delayed his Synagis shots for weeks into RSV season...but it turned out to be a blessing because he will receive the last shot a little further into the spring while all of the RSV in our area subsides.  I'm also trying to find out how to get him an extra shot for this season.

finger painting fun

We are ready for summer, but lovin' this mild winter too.  There have been only few days this month that we stayed indoors.  And that's good, because he has a LOT of energy to expend.  :)