BEEEECH

We had a great trip to the beach over the 4th of July weekend.  It was very strange to be away from extended family and not at the lake for the 4th, but we also enjoyed trying something new!  Sullivan had a great time swimming and digging in the sand and playing with his cousins.  He would mimic just about everything they did!  I was very glad to have such great 'helpers'.  Below are a few pics and a video of part of the fireworks show we watched from our condo balcony.  My nieces are sweet as can be!  I love their enthusiasm!  Vacationing with a child is definitely not very relaxing, but Sherri and I did get one afternoon of wine and appetizers on the balcony that was quite lovely.

20 months

As usual, I'm behind on posting!  Sullivan is 20 months old as of last Friday!  I can't believe in 4 short months he'll be 2 years old! 

He is learning so much, so fast.  I can't even begin to note all the words he is saying.  He can now count to 10 and sings the alphabet quite well!  He still loves his flashcards and knows all of them!  I'm going to have to create some new ones!  He frequently sings Twinkle Twinkle or his ABC's or Jesus loves me or All through the town.  I guess everyone thinks their kids are the greatest and the cutest and the smartest, and we are no different!

His new favorite word is no, but he now says it more like 'nah'.  Everything is 'nah'.  He can even be nodding his head and staring at ice cream, and he will still say 'nah'.  It's cute, but getting a real yes or no out of him is hard!  We are still working on some of his terrible 2s attitude problems, but over all he just loves to give hugs and kisses and hang out with us.  Daniel and I are really working on how we react when he throws a tantrum, so as not to encourage them!  it does require lots of patience! 

Sullivan still isn't eating great, but we are making do.  Most meals have lots of fresh fruit and often a baby food vegetable, and some peanut butter or cheese on bread/toast/tortillas/pizza.  He refuses to try most of the things I cook for Daniel and I to eat.  Oh well.  He enjoys cheerios with milk and he just looks so grown up when he sits there eating cereal out of a bowl.  It sort of breaks my heart.  He's just growing up so fast! 

Sullivan still cries most mornings when we drop him at daycare.  He stops crying by the time we get to the front door, but it's still hard.  He still talks about 'Abby' all the time.  It used to always be 'William', but now it's always 'Abby'!  I know he has a great time at school, and he certainly is learning a lot!

I've still got to post on our trip to Florida, so maybe that will happen in the next week?  I've been working from home while trying to recover from Strep and tonsillitis, so we'll see if I get anything else done.