19 Months!

I purposely stopped the monthly updates of Mr. Newton after he turned one.  They can't continue on forever.  But a lot of time has passed since then and my blog has gone through some droughts in the meantime, so I thought it was good timing to give a little update.

Dear Mr. Newton,
You are now 19 months but you think you are 4 like your big brother.  You try to do everything he does.  You still have a smile that takes up your whole face.  Now you squint your eyes to go with it, which is adorable.  But you've also developed quite the scowl, which you will flash often when you are not happy with something.

You LOVE your big brother.  You call him Mamo and he's always the first one you ask for in the morning.  If I give you a snack, you ask for one for Mamo, too.  It's so sweet.  I love watching you guys as brothers.  You hold your own against him when it gets a little rough.  You even learned to drop the elbow on him when you wrestle!

And you get really excited to sit on the froggy potty.  Every time I change your diaper, you say "Pee! Pee!"  because you want a chance to go in the potty.  And when you actually go, you clap your hands and dance as we sing our family favorite whoop whoop song for you.



You have lots of cute words and you like to shout them out when someone is talking and you hear a word you know.  One of my favorites is when you say, "oh" when we tell you something, like you are glad we clarified that for you.  You are so funny.

You love to sing and dance. Your foot gets tapping subconsciously and you sing and drum so loudly.  I can't wait to see you and your brother in a band together someday.

Oh, and you still love your dog Orange Juice, or Do-Do as you call him.  We almost lost him again - we thought he was left in a parking lot in Pittsburgh but thankfully we found him.  The world is a better place with Orange Juice.  And the world is a much better place with you!!

Soon you will be a big brother - only about 10 more weeks to go.  You love pointing out the baby in my belly.  I can't wait to see how much you love our new brother or sister!