22 months

 This Easter we went to the Valley and had a fun time. We were looking forward to watching Jon David in the annual Easter Egg hunt, but he decided to be a stinker and missed the whole thing. He had to take 2 naps that day. He was so out of sorts. The next day we went to Jonathan's parents new church and it was very sweet. We didn't seem to get any great family shots this year. Needless to say I was pretty disappointed.

 Jon David looked so cute Easter morning. He is really turning into a little man and not a baby.

 Asher and Jon David had the best time playing in Jonathan's grandparents backyard. They love each other so much and it is so sweet to see them starting to play together.

 After Easter Jon David kept trying to get in this bucket. I finally showed him how to turn it over and sit on it. I started taking pictures and he started saying "cheese." Super Cute! Then 2 weeks later he saw my camera out. He went and got his bucket, pointed to the camera and said "more cheeeese," "more cheeese." He will also hold my Iphone up like he is taking a picture of himself and say "cheese."

He is really starting to play more with whatever is on hand. He loves puzzles and books! His #1 favorite thing is keys. He plays with mine all day then drops mine when his daddy walks in the door. He likes to put them in his tractor (where his daddy drilled a hole for them). If anyone walks in our door he asks for their keys. It is hilarious.
We make our grocery rounds on Fridays and we see our "regular" workers. They love him and he loves them. He blows kisses and tells them bye.
He loves to sing If your Happy and you Know it and does all the motions.
He can point to his eyes, nose, ears, mouth, hair, checks, chin, belly, back, booty, arms, legs, hands, feet, and fingers.
He can say what a cow, pig, duck, chicken, dog, and cat say.
He is a great helper. He helps pick up toys. He finds specks on the floor and takes them to the trash can. He has also started bringing us a diaper and laying down when it's time to be changed.
We are in a new routine. I think he was needing a little more structure so our day is a little more planned out on the days we are home and he seems to be doing much better (less whining).
He is also getting to be more loving. He is in Alabama for the week and just typing this is making me miss him so much!
Around Easter I felt like he wasn't saying much, but since we got home his vocabulary has expanded.
Pray, fish, book, mama, honey (hon-nay), NeeNee, Pop, eat, Night-Night, Art, keys (dees), please, more, cheese, bottle, Maggie (Ma and Mo Ma for Move Maggie. He's heard his momma say this daily), poo poo (then laughs such a boy), love u, Nana, Bite, tickle-tickle, ball, 123 go, ut-oh, common (mon one of my faves), Dixie, no-no, dog, what's that?, teeth, nose, button (to close garage), boo, stop (he likes to say this to me and Jonathan), bye, See ya (another favorite), Dance, light, knock, knock, and Jonathan's favorite yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (like Troy Landry from Swamp People).
Last week Jon David has a stomach virus that lasted 6 days. He was off milk and his bottle so we went ahead and took the bottle away. Since he has been better. He has been putting the food away! He had started getting picky and was living on oatmeal, rasins, bananas, and yogurt, but now he is grabbing anything he can get! He will be 23 months next week and then it will only be a month until he is 2. Goodness I could not love him more.