A note for Solomon at 18 months

Oh Solly, I feel like the worst mother ever for not keeping up with your monthly updates. But wow, 2 kids is a different story. Plus, we REALLY need to keep an eye on you at all times. I like to say, “Thank goodness you are so cute because you are always up to something.”

Silly humor – You love farting noises and will always give a good giggle with a fart or hiccup. It cracks. You. Up. You make this tsk tsk tsk noise and try to tickle us. If your brother is on the ground, you love to sit on him and hit him on the head like a drum. We can’t fold any sheet or blanket around you since you love to jump right in the middle. You have a very silly sense of humor and the best laugh to compliment.

Always pointing – You don’t have many words in your vocabulary just yet. You say dada, Izzy, grandpa, Alexa, Agua (wawa). You also are good at signing when you want more or to eat. Your best skill is pointing. With a yell and point, you get pretty much whatever you want. Your nanny, Sury speaks Spanish to you so you seem to understand everything in Spanish and English. I very much hope someday soon you’ll throw in a Mama! <update---at 19 months you finally started calling me Mama and you added NO to your repertoire. Use use both a lot!!!>

You have favorites – I know you love your mama, however your top pick is your Dada and Papa <my dad or Grandpa>. For the past several months when you have woken up in the middle of the night, the only person you want is your dad. I’ll go in your room to try and sooth you, but you will go nuts until your Dad comes in. I’m not complaining. Then you are Grandpa are always so silly together. When facetiming with Grandma, you always look past her on the screen to see if Grandpa is there.

You give us a heart attack – OMG, where do I begin. You have no fear. Jumping into the pool, going down stairs, jumping off the couch (just like your big brother) these things happen on a regular basis. Just this week when we were in Florida I caught you standing on the oven to get to the stove top controls. Then, when we were preparing dinner, you opened the front door and we caught you at the end of the driveway. Heart Attack! If there is a box around, you love to step on top of it. It is good timing for us to move, because you are that kid that will move a chair to the side of our 4^th floor balcony and look over!

Izzy’s copy cat – You want to do absolutely everything that your brother does. If Izzy grabs a toy, you want that toy. If Izzy sits on one couch, you want to be at that couch, If Izzy gets a bite of something, so do you. Get the point. You want to be just like your older brother. If Izzy builds something, you want to smash it. If Izzy is not paying attention to you, you will go over and sit on his head or push him. You are really the ultimate little brother.  Thankfully, you have a very patient older brother (most of the time) and goes along with your antics.

Think you are a big kid - When you pick up Izzy at school everyday you waltz on in and then hang out with the big kids for a few hours after school. I don’t think you really know or play with many kids your own age. <update at 19 months> You are already drinking from a cup, eating on your own with a bowl and plate, riding a scooter and putting away your bottles and diapers (sometimes). Oh, and the worst is that you always want to hold the phone on your own during Facetime. 

Favorite books –Love the Little Blue trucks books, pat the bunny, Peek a Who

Favorite toys – anything your brother has – especially his little legos. Pulling off books and pretending to read, a broom (of course not the kid size one but the one that I need to use), your blue car and now your scooter (at 19 months).

Oh, Solly, we love you so. We can’t take our eyes off you – hence, there is not a lot of time to write blogs anymore, but you are a true ray of sunshine! You are always smiling and have a laugh that brightens everyone’s day.