Yesterday was an especially celebrated Mother's Day as Sullivan celebrated 18 months! He is growing so fast, learning so quickly, and the weeks and months just fly by! I'm going to share several videos since I haven't posted in a month!
Tomorrow is Sullivan's official 18 month appointment, but I'm going to go ahead and give you some of the fun stats! He has become quite the singer in the last few months. We've added singing a few songs to our nightly routine before bed, so that, coupled with the singing at school, it is really catching on! There is no doubt he's a chorus man, and enjoys chiming in the these various parts of songs:
- The "Yes Jesus" and "Bible" in Jesus Loves Me
- E-I-E-I-O and animal sounds
- "beep, beep, beep", hand motions, and "All through the town" in The Wheels on the Bus
- "merrily, merrily" in Row, Row your boat
- "Amen" at the end of prayers!
Sullivan has a very sweet disposition and no fear of running amok through crowds. He does get shy if someone addresses him directly though. He still briefly crys most mornings when we drop him off at school, but usually stops before we get out of the building. Breaks my heart each time though. Needless to say, Daniel and I practically arm wrestle over who gets to go in to get him in the evenings! He's always so happy to see us and as soon as he's in our arms, he's turning to wave bye bye to his classmates. He knows the names and sounds of these animals now: giraffe(no sound cause i don't know the sound), cow(moo), chicken (cluck, cluck), duck (quack quack), dog (growl), cat(memow), frog, elephant, bird, sheep(baa), snake(ssss), monkey, bunny, horse (nay), lion(roar), fish...New words he likes to say/recognizes: moon, stars, shoes, socks, chair, Bailey, Bebe, Freddy, fish, boat, baby, fan goes round and round, flower, trees, water, giraffe, tissues..
This is really a wonderful age! I love that he can answer my questions and run around in the yard while we work in the garden, etc. He's totally happy following Bailey and Sophie around and checking out whatever we are working on. We appreciate he is very independent most of the time. I definitely worry whether we are teaching him enough, setting good examples, etc. As any mother does, I want to give him the greatest head start on life I can. I hope he'll grow up big and strong, smart and kind. I look forward to many years of exploring together! I am so blessed that God chose me to be his mother!
And on that note, our Mother's day was really great this year! What we had expected to be a small (read: just the 3 of us) celebration, turned into brunch for 12! It was wonderful to see the extended family members who were able to come, and to spend Mother's Day with both my Mother and my Grandmother. After brunch we spent the afternoon in the baby pool and working in the yard. We had a really wonderful day!
Ok, you get a break from videos for now since blogger is having issues uploading them! I'll just have to post again this week with the other stuff I want to share! Happy Monday!
