20 Months of Drooling

You would think that being home more means I would get to write lots of blog posts, but really it just means more TV on the internet, so sorry about that. This month has been a really big one for you and us. This week has seen you transition from 2 naps to 1. While I like that this frees up more of my day, your one nap isn't much longer then when you were taking 2, which doesn't seem right to me, but you think you know what's best for you.
You have gotten a few teeth recently and your clothes have been covered in drool constantly, but the flow is starting to slow, so I'm thinking you and I might be in for a break before you get more teeth.
Food is still an issue, as with your sister, but you are stuck in your little rut. We still have to buy baby food and between that and oatmeal, that's your diet. If I sit and feed you chicken nuggets, you may eat 2, but I also have to distract you with a book or something to keep you from realizing that you are actually eating. You do love rice and shredded cheese but those are very hard to grip with toddler fingers and harder still is getting them into your mouth. After the first serving is gone, we just collect what fell into your lap and it's dinner time again! Please start eating more food. It's really stressing me out that you haven't gained weight in 4 months.
Christmas was a lot of fun, but it took you a while to get the hang of tearing paper without being in trouble. You got a singing Elmo doll and a little lawn mower to push, both has seen lots of play time already. Unfortunately Christmas was when our camera decided it wasn't going to work for a few weeks, so those classic family pictures around the tree and Christmas eve were taken with blurry cellphones and now we're trying to figure out how to get them onto the computer. Oh well, you looked adorable and I took a mental picture.
You love books, if I would read you a book and tell you what all the pictures were that you pointed at all day long, you really would. You love finding all the animals in books and pointing to them and have me tell you what they are, even if you know what they are and can even say so yourself. Most of your fits come from when we don't have time to sit down and read you a story, that causes many tears but all is forgiven when the time comes that we can pull up a seat and a story and read, but you always want to turn pages at your own pace, whether I've finished reading it or not.
The biggest development has been in talking. You say tons of words now, but it could also be that you've been saying words for awhile now and I just couldn't understand you, since it almost seems like it happened overnight, one day you were saying "ho ho ho" for Santa and the next you could say "hippo" and knew what a hippo was. Also doggy, puppy, plane, truck, heart, here go, and too many more to count! I'm so proud of you, and just now you said "snowing" because it is snowing and you love it. The crazy winter we've been having, yesterday it was so warm you were playing the the dry grass in the backyard at 50 degrees, your sister was running around without her coat!
You are the sweetest little munchkin, just yesterday you came up and gave me a kiss unasked and you find delight in the smallest things. I'm so glad to be able to watch you grow.
Love you,
Mama