What I love about Luke at 23 months

There is truly so much to love right now (and always).

1) Your counting - I'll often hear you as you are playing counting to yourself. After ten the numbers get more difficult to decipher, but they are definitely correct.

2) I love that you sing along with me to nursery rhymes or the radio.

3) I love that I will often catch you in the backseat of the car just nonchalantly tapping your hands on your knees to the music. You look like such a big boy when you do this.

4) I love that you sleep in your big boy bed - YAY!

5) I love that you are so excited to go pee-pee in the big potty! You even did a #2 this month in the potty! Every single time I ask you if you want to go, you enthusiastically jump up and say "ya, pee-pee, potty!" Sometimes then we'll get there and you'll have to squeeze SO hard just to get a little out :) ... but it is all worth it to you when you get to flush the toilet!

6) I love how much you love your dog, Brooklyn. She gets lots of love from you these days ... hugs and kisses.

7) I love how hard you tried to control yourself at Jack's birthday party because you really did understand that those were his presents ... but it was SO hard because you wanted to play with all of them.

8) I love how great of a traveler you were this month, to Mass. and Texas. You made traveling so easy by being flexible and adaptable to time changes and sleeping arrangements.

9) I love how you repeat things over and over to me to make sure that I understand what you are saying ... and you wait for me to say them back for confirmation. If I get it wrong, you try again and again. Sometimes you get frustrated with me, but I don't blame you :(

10) I love your sweet voice and how you have finally started to trade in calling me "maa" for "mom-mee." The sound of that word from you melts my heart.

11) I love your pretend play. You have quite the imagination and I just am in awe to sit and watch you.

12) I love your manners. You are so consistent now with the "thank yous," and the "bless yous," and the "Sorrys." It just warms my heart when I hear you put someone's name on the end (almost always now) - because you sound so genuine.