Reid-{15 months old}

Dear Reid,

Happy 15 month birthday! You are soooo much fun to be with and you are learning new things every day. I love watching you want to understand things and how to do things. Here are highlights of what you are like right now.

Words you can say:

Key=keys or car or anything that moves

Eek= Peek-a-boo

brrrrrr=car, plane, bus etc.

Daddeeeeeeeee

Dada

Mama (when he feels like it)

Hot

Hi

Uh oh

Oh no

Eve=Steve

E-I=Eli

Eeeeeeeeee=Eli when very excited

Signs you use:

Milk

More

Please

Up

Thank you (sometimes)

Cheerio

Drink

Eat

No

Oh no

All done

You Understand:

Out...even if we spell it

Hot

Shoes

Putting things away

Bringing something to us if asked

Drive

Go

Play a song

sit

stand

turn aroud

You like:

Planes and anything that moves

being outside

Riding his bike

Swinging 

Running

Laughing

Getting shoulder rides or back rides

Music

Dancing

The piano

Singing

Playing the guitar and drums

Daddy’s wind up tractor toy

Splashing in the bath

Eating cereal at Mormor and Papa G’s house

Skills:

Turning the light switch on and off

Throwing trash away

blowing nose

Banging your chest like Tarzan

Singing

Putting a necklace on and off

Getting on and off of the couch

Sitting at the table for dinner

Don’t like:

Dirt or sticky things on your hands

A lot of food including bananas

staying inside

being left in the nursery at Moms group (but we’re working on that)

We love you sooooooo very much Reid and we love to see you grow and learn. You are such a gift and bring smiles to the faces of the people who konw you and even ones who don’t...like people at the grocery store. Keep being curious Reid, keep wanting to learn, keep being you.

You are a joy!

Love you,

Mama