23 months

Here we are at 23 months (and one day). It's hard to believe my baby is almost 2. I had the chance to go see my teacher friend and her newborn baby at the same hospital Riley was born in yesterday and a flood of feelings and memories came back to me. Remembering how bad back labor is, how no one leaves you alone, numb legs from the epidural, the rush of those last few moments of labor and seeing and feeling Riley for the first time. I remember how warm he was and how he had the tiniest little cry. How his little lip quivered and the perfect way to rock a tiny baby right to sleep. As I held my friend's newborn boy I couldn't help to give him tiny kisses on his sweet little head. I am so glad I got the opportunity to share in her family's joy of bringing a new baby into their lives. (Thank you SO much Kristi)

Anyways, Riley has become quite the talker. He can speak in 3 and 4 word sentences such as "That's a big truck." or "I see a carwash." or " I see a birdie"
He knows how to ask to read a book, go to the science center, watch Elmo, have juice or milk, or ask for his Lovie.
He asks the cats to "come here", will tell you NO!, and wants bubbles in his bath.
He loves "the booz" (JT, our cat, who we sometimes call JT Booz...don't ask), I'd love to know what he thinks about us and our names for animals because when he goes over to my parent's house they have Boots the cat, who Riley calls "Bootsie". He calls Steve "teve" still and says "Ros-toe" for Roscoe.
He is working on the word ambulance...which he calls amadances. He thinks anyone who is on a bike is "daddy".
He is able to "sing" parts of The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Elmo's Song, If you're happy and you know it, and a few other songs.
He can count to 10, but is only able to count groups of objects of two or three things correctly. After that, he just re-counts the objects. But, hey, he's not even two yet :)

We've got a birthday party coming up so I can't wait to post pics and blog about Mr. Riley turning two!