Nolan at 20 months

Nolan turned 20 months old today. He's 33 1/2 inches long and weighs 33.5 pounds. Eric and I have noticed how chatty he has gotten and how quickly he is learning new words and increasing comprehension skills. He loves to mock anything you do or say in the same tone (ex. Oh no! Thank you, Stop, stop!) ...immediately afterwards, and has really gotten to be a pro at bringing you whatever you ask him to (ex. Nolan bring me your guitar, go give this plate to daddy, throw this away). He has recently started to identify the letter N and O (practicing in alphabet books and pointing to the N and O on the Sony TV!).

Last night he was jumping on the sofa and I started singing the "No More Monkey's" song and he ran to his room and brought back his book on 5 little monkey's jumping on the bed! Eric and I were so proud that he associated the two and knew exactly what book that song was in. Nolan has also started playing better on his own in his room. I can often find him flipping through his books babbling, racing his cars and trucks across the floor, and pretending to eat the plastic fruit in his kitchen set saying "um mm good"!

He has also increased his love for Elmo & Curious George. He wants me to play the Elmo DVD every time we get into the car and will point and say Elmo until I press play. He also watches Sesame Street everyday at 4pm and gets so excited when Elmo's World comes on at 4:30pm. In the morning, he is glued to the TV for Curious George as he slowly drinks his milk & eats breakfast. He also has replaced his lovie with Elmo and wants to snuggle with him before going to sleep.

Overall, Nolan has gotten more active everyday and really enjoys being outside...especially at the park where he can climb, climb, climb!! This morning I had to fuss at him for standing on the kitchen table holding our crystal vase saying, "Oh, no" as he's about t drop it! I must say Nolan has really broken us in for baby brother on the way. Our next step is putting Nolan in his toddler bed and starting the basics of potty training.