Daniel at 22 Months

Brushing his teeth before bedtime

Playing with his tools, riding on his Harley, and wearing big-boy underwear!

My Brown-Eyed Boy!

Daniel, Sweet little Daniel. Well, he is 22 months old today, and I thought I would tell a little bit about all that he is into right now. He is a busy little guy, so hopefully I remember it all!

• He LOVES music -- singing, listening, playing with musical toys. We have needed to buy AA and AAA batteries in bulk to keep up with all of his little musical toys! his favorite songs are "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star", "The B-I-B-L-E", and "God Is So Good"
• He talks almost non-stop -- I lost count at over 200 words several months ago; he can put 2-4 words together to make sentences; he is usually very clear about what he wants, and lets everyone know.
  
• He is a great eater, and will usually try whatever I cook -- he loves almost all fruit!
  
• He knows shapes (circle, square, triangle, heart, star, cross, oval, and -agon is for pentagon, hexagon or octagon);
  
• He knows colors (red, blue, green, orange, yellow, white, purple, pink, brown);
  
• He recognizes all of the capital letters (A-Z!), and knows what sound most of them make;
  
• He can count to 5 all by himself, and to 10 with just a little help
• His favorite TV shows are Super Why, Elmo's World, and Go Diego Go
  
• He is potty training -- he started doing it by himself several months ago, but I just wasn't ready; so the past week we have been at home potty training, and so far, he is doing wonderful! He has been telling me when he needs to pee pee and we have had several days without pee accidents. We are still working on pooping in the potty, but I think he is getting close to figuring that out too!
  
• He loves to swim and will stick his head underwater and glide along the surface like a little ducky; he jumps in going fully underwater and pops right back up
• He is 100% ALL BOY!!! He just loves to be outside (never mind the 100+ degree temperatures!), getting dirty, playing with and bringing me bugs of all kinds, running, jumping, climbing, etc!
  
• He loves animals and will sit and play with barn toys, little plastic animals or read books about animals -- his favorite animal sound is the lion's ROAR!!!!!!!
  
• He really seems to like being a middle brother -- he tries to be big and do anything that Luke does, and he is gentle and loving with little Seth!
• He is super sweet and cuddly, and readily gives out hugs and kisses; and has a charming smile that he knows how to use to get what he wants!
  

Overall, he is a very happy little boy and day-by-day becoming a bigger boy! He is usually easy-going, and laid-back, ready to join in with whatever we are doing, or happy to entertain himself! He has such a sweet spirit and is such a delight to have in our family! It is hard to believe that he is already 22 months, and will soon be 2!
We are so thankful for the blessing of Daniel Cole!