21 Months Old!

I meant to post this blog last week but I’ve been busy.  Better late than not at all!  

Remy is 21 months old!  It’s amazing how much a toddler learns in just a few months.  Remy has gotten into copying everything daddy does.  Phil let Remy help him fix the lawn mower and ever since he’s been OBSESSED with tools and he knows how to use them.  The screw driver is his particular favorite.  Since he found a new love for tools we decided to set up his tool bench that I bought him while he was only a month old.  I figured he was old enough for it now anyways.  He loves it.  BUT he knows which ones are his toys and which ones are real tools and he obviously prefers the real thing.  

 

Remy has also figured out how to open the baby gate.  We knew this day would come but I didn’t think it would happen this early.  Now we have to double latch it with a mom clip as well.  I don’t think it will be long until he figures that out as well.  We’ve been debating whether to just take the gate down but sometimes its nice keeping him confined to the living room so Phil and I can sit and relax and he can play with his toys and we don’t have to worry about what he’s doing in the kitchen and dining room.  Plus it keeps the dogs out of the living room which I have to say is the best part.  He’s also learned how to open a few of the doors in our house.  Time to break out the baby locks for those as well…

It’s finally summer here so he’s been wearing sandals, shorts and tees/tanks for the last two months or so.  There have been a few cold days and I’ve had to put pants on him and tennis shoes and I didn’t realize how much he’s grown in the last 2 months!  Most of his pants are now floods and his size 5 tennis shoes had to be squeezed on his feet.  Guess it’s time for new shoes and bigger pants!  I’d say he’s mostly in 24 month and some 2T and size 6 shoes now.  I’d say part of that is his height and part of that is his fluffy cloth diaper butt.  :)  

Remy knows when it’s time to go outside and play he needs to put his hat and sunglasses on.  I don’t even have to ask him – he just grabs them and puts them on himself.  He also grabs his shoes and opens your hand and shoves them into your hand so we put them on him.  He’s kind of bossy!  The kid absolutely LOVES being outside.  He’d spend 100% of his time outside if he could.  He doesn’t especially enjoy sprinklers but I hope he gets used to them soon because it’s going to get even hotter out.  Phil and I are really hoping that since Remy loves the outdoors so much he will do great camping.  We are taking him camping up in Gordon, WI over the 4^th of July.  Phil has family up there so we’re going to visit and have a little family vaca.  This will be his very first camping experience so I’ll let you know how it goes (I’m terrified)!

Remy is very chatty these days.  His current favorite words seem to be “hi”, “why”, “what’s that” and “no”.  Every time I ask him a question or make some sort of statement he feels the need to ask me why.  I don’t think he even cares what the answer is, just likes to ask why.  He’s putting more than one word together a lot more often.  He likes to say “let’s go”, “where’s momma/daddy”, “I like daddy”, “go away” (not my favorite), etc.!  And likes to tell the dogs to come, sit or stay (though the dogs don’t understand his gibberish).  

Remy was in his first wedding this June.  My brother got married and he was the ring bearer.  I may be impartial but I think he was the CUTEST ring bearer on the planet!  He got to the end of the aisle and waived at everyone and said hi.  It was pretty darn cute.  Then he took off running and Phil ended up having to take him outside because everyone was staring at him instead of the bride and groom.  ;)

Remy is currently getting his 2 year molars.  Those puppies look huge and painful.  He’s been a crabby bear lately and gets a fever on and off.  These darn 2 year molars will be the death of me!  I hope we can all make it through this.

Likes/dislikes: Likes doing “adult” things (fixing things, brushing Winston’s hair, cleaning up spills, brushing his own teeth etc), likes being outside 24/7, likes his hat and shades on when outside, likes squirt guns and balloons, likes his vitamins and fruit snacks, likes rides on the lawn mower and likes to drive his Viper, dislikes being tied down, dislikes not getting his way (what kid doesn’t), dislikes when I annoy him (which is really fun).

Only a few more months and my little baby turns 2!  Time is going by too fast!