20 months

My baby is 20 months old! This has been a big month for James. He said goodbye to his crib and moved into his "big boy bed" which is the bottom bunk of the bunk beds we bought. I had some anxiety about making this move, but it has been going surprisingly well! I am crossing my fingers that it will last. He is actually going down and taking better naps than he did in his crib! The only downside is he has been waking up an hour earlier. We are hoping the time change coming up in a couple of weeks will help get him back to his 7am wake time. 

James loves all of his cousins, but I think he has a special bond with Caroline. Maybe it is because she is the closest to him in age, or maybe he just loves having a feisty little girl cousin. We took a trip over to the Davis' house and Aunt Brooke gave him another hair cut. I think he looks so cute with his short hair. Check out him and Caroline... aren't they a cute pair?

James got his first taste of licking the spoon while mom makes cookies. He really loved it and I think he liked having the chocolate all over his face. When I went to wipe his face he was not too happy about it.

 James also loves to crawl inside his clothes hamper. He looks so funny when he presses his nose up against the mesh.

He has also become a fan of eating peanut butter from the jar. I have no idea who he learned that from :)

James is starting to say more words. His recent favorites are bike, baby, ba-bye, big truck, bus, dip, no and he is constantly signing "more". When we say prayers, he wants to say them over and over. He is a love bug too and does a lot of blowing kisses and giving kisses. On the flip side, he can throw a good tantrum, especially when I am trying to put him in the car seat or stroller when he doesn't want to. 

I think he has grown a little because now he can reach up and put things on our kitchen counters. He is my little helper and likes to help me with the laundry. He will put clothes into the dryer with me and even attempt to help me fold them. He pulls out the clothes and shakes them around for me so I can fold them. James has gotten a little possessive lately and I try to work on him sharing, but I know toddlers really have no concept of sharing... they all think the world revolves around them and everything belongs to them. Once the baby gets here, he will be forced to share somethings... so we will see how that goes.