19 Months

Dear Lane,

You made it! You are 19 months old! You are getting to be more fun every day. We can give you simple tasks now, like throwing away a piece of garbage or taking your socks to your room, and you can complete the tasks.

You had a great month. We went to Waco to visit Crystal, Kevin, and baby Ethan while they were in town from LA. You had a great time swimming in Mimi and Dado's hot tub. We ALL stayed upstairs because Mimi and Dado are remodeling their house and the downstairs is a dusty mess. So, it was close quarters, but you did great, as usual.

You had your last baby swim lesson this month. You like jumping off the edge of the pool, but you never mastered kicking or floating. We'll keep trying. Nana and Pop have promised to take you swimming at the health club once a week this summer.

Nana and Pop took you to the train depot downtown and you loved the choo choos. That is one of your new words. It was a great month, buddy!

Know that you are loved,
Mommy

Half birthday!

Dear Lane,
You are one and a half!! I can't believe it. Time is flying by. Wow. Where to begin? It was another great month. You go to meet your daddy's cousin, Ann Noble and her smart and funny husband, Jim Lambert, when they were coming through town. We celebrated Easter in San Angelo with Mimi, Dado, Uncle Harvey, Nana, and Pop at our house. It was my first time to host a family holiday and I had so much fun planning the table and menu with Nana. She helped a lot, of course, and so did Mimi. You went to Sunday School for the first time (I am embarrassed that this didn't happen sooner). I always had an excuse when I was breastfeeding you, but then that excuse hasn't worked for 10 months now. You did great at Sunday School and I was so proud of you. You got to hang out with your friend, E.B. Burkhalter at Sunday School. I think you're about 6 months apart.

You attended two Easter egg hunts. We went to the FBC-San Angelo Easter Egg hunt at the park downtown. You weren't crazy about the Easter bunny, but I wasn't either. That costume was kind of creepy. You also had your very own private Easter egg hunt in our backyard. I made real Easter eggs with Mimi, per BeBe's request, and you did a very good job finding them. We celebrated Dado and Harvey's birthdays at Easter also.

The rest of your 17th month of life was filled with swimming lessons at the YMCA (you did great...you are the only boy in your class of 4), going to get donuts with Pop and Nana, fun times at 'school'/daycare, 1 ear infection (you missed 2.5 days of school with 102 degree fever), and lots of snuggle time with Mommy and Daddy. You are really loving the fruit squeeze pouches lately, but still not liking vegetables. What gives? We'll just keep trying. We are still struggling with discipline. You love to throw your toys in the house and rocks in the backyard. Your newest word is 'boo' and you love to scare people with it. We love you and can't believe you are 18 months. Happy half birthday, Catfish!

Know that you are loved,
Mommy