He's a sponge....

I'm loving this stage of Edwards' life! He is learning so much everyday, which, let's be real, can be AMAZING and also TROUBLE!!
Here are some AMAZING things that have been occurring:

• He's doing lots more signs--socks, shoes, hat, brush teeth, wash hands, and so, so many more!
• Eating yogurt with a spoon....SUCCESSFULLY!!  It use to get everywhere but in his mouth and now the majority is making it into the target!
• Song recognition--he is starting to know and recognize songs that we sing at home, library, on his favorite T.V. shows (Sesame street, Mickey Mouse) and in the car. It is so adorable to see him start moving to the song if it has motions (If you're happy and you know it, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Ring around the Rosie) or go try to find it on T.V. if it's on the radio and it belongs to one of his favorite shows!
• Animal Sounds--This one is my absolute favorite!! He will now bark like a dog (very high pitched bark) when he sees/hears a dog! You can also ask him to make several other animal sounds and he will. He is really good at 'fish' and 'bird' (he signs and "tweets" bird), but we (mom and dad) can also recognize his cow, cat, monkey, owl! It's so wonderful to ask him what sound a certain animal makes and to actually get a response.
• Body part recognition--He will point out his mouth, eyes, nose and ears without any problem! And in fact, he will point out YOURS too, and he was doing this with daddy one night and poked him in the nose, up the nostril, and made his nose bleed, haha!

And here's the TROUBLE of it all:

• A smart, outgoing, strong willed toddler can be a handful! Tantrums, kicking, screaming, but all the good makes up for the hard, tough Mommy moments!

Morning Snuggles
One of my most favorite times of the day. He wakes up, I change him and grab his milk and go sit on the couch together in the peace and quiet. No t.v., nothing. I'll talk to him about his night and dreams and tell him "This is the day that the Lord has made, let us Rejoice and be glad in it". This was also something that I was told nearly everyday of my life growing up. I am so blessed!!

 Edward behind the wheel.....Look out!!

 

Always up to something, usually that smile means something "I'm not suppose to be doing"....