Dear James,
I cannot believe you are 16 months old! I really think you are the cutest little boy I have ever seen and I love your little personality. You are very funny and you make us laugh a lot. You are also strong willed, determined, and a little bit stubborn. Daddy says you get that from Mommy. There have been big changes this last month with Mommy going back to work teaching and you starting school! I miss you so much during the day it hurts but you are doing great. You now get to spend special time with Daddy in the mornings, have so much fun playing with your friends at school and learning with Ms. Deb, then Mommy picks you up in the late afternoon. We always go home and play outside, read books, and of course eat dinner. I think you have a growth spurt coming because you have been eating a lot!
I cannot believe you are 16 months old! I really think you are the cutest little boy I have ever seen and I love your little personality. You are very funny and you make us laugh a lot. You are also strong willed, determined, and a little bit stubborn. Daddy says you get that from Mommy. There have been big changes this last month with Mommy going back to work teaching and you starting school! I miss you so much during the day it hurts but you are doing great. You now get to spend special time with Daddy in the mornings, have so much fun playing with your friends at school and learning with Ms. Deb, then Mommy picks you up in the late afternoon. We always go home and play outside, read books, and of course eat dinner. I think you have a growth spurt coming because you have been eating a lot!
So James Peyton, what are you up to at 16 months old???
You are 33 inches tall
You weigh 26.5 pounds
You wear a size 4 diaper
You wear size 18 & 24 months shirts and shorts but a few size 12 month shorts still fit
You wear a size 6 shoe
You have 10 teeth which is 4 more than last month! You now have your four top front, four bottom front, two bottom back molars, and two top back molars about to come through.
You LOVE to brush your teeth and would eat your entire tube of toothpaste if I let you. It is Earth's Best All Natural Strawberry Banana for Toddlers
You eat everything but your favorites are still pasta and fruit
You are talking a lot more and saying new words daily! You say mama, dada (sometimes just da), bobo (for Coco), ball, airmay (airplane), boo (for the color blue), yeohh (for the color yellow), tank oooh (thank you), bye bye (but you say it with a cute southern accent and I really do not know where you get that from!), baba (for baby and you pat Mommy's tummy, ousie (outside), book, and apple
You LOVE music and will always stop and dance. You have dance time at school and your teachers have commented how much you love to dance and said you have really good rhythm (I will say you most likely got that from Mommy because I have seen Daddy dance! ha!)
You would rather be playing outside than anywhere else.
You love "playing catch" and throwing balls. You always throw with your right arm.
You still love bathtime and used to always stand up but now you like to sit down, play with cups, and pour water from one to the other.
You LOVE to clean and pretend to wipe our table or your toys with a kleenex or baby wipe.
You also love the broom and the vaccuum. You will bring Mommy the broom and point to the back door because you want me to go outside and sweep the back patio!
You are so sweet and love to give hugs and kisses. You only give kisses when you want to now, never prompted, but that makes them so much more special!
You like to comb your own hair and will even put your hand under running water and run your fingers through it. It is so funny! Mommy has always done that in the mornings because your hair is usually sticking up a little.
I am so lucky to be your Mommy and we cannot wait to see what you do next month!
Love,
Mommy
