21 months old

whoa! i'm pretty sure i was just on here yesterday posting jake's 20 month update. umm....wow....that month literally flew by! so jake is 21 months old. that's so crazy to say. tonight josh and i were talking about how crazy it is that jake's been here for almost two years.

not a lot has changed since his 20 month update. he has a ton of new words and often puts the words together in sentences. here are some of the things he says lately::

"i watch da-da go bye-bye"

"i watch the man"

"no help ma-ma" - typically happens in the bathtub when i'm washing his hair

"i need da 'poon'" - i need the spoon

"go fast"

"the book, ma-ma" - meaning he wants to read the book

"nap"

"night-night"

"pin" - spin

"bitney" - brittany (his aunt)

"ting" - sing

"chide" - slide

"hush" - i finally figured out where he learned that one....the book "goodnight moon"

"wash hands pees" - wash hands please

"good-bye"

"uncle john" (he finally puts an "uncle" in front)

"i watch elmo"

"ma-ma wook, wook! da moon!" (ma-ma, look look the moon!)

"stahs" - stars

" 'top" - stop

"fuh-ball" - football

"i push pay" - i push play (on the dvd player)

"da-da, 'it down pees" - da-da, sit down please

"i see da pane ma-ma, da pane, da pane!!!" (i see the plane ma-ma, the plane, the plane) he really loves planes if you can't tell.

he knows the following words in sign language (i know you're proud ticcoa!)::

moon

stars

please

thank you

blanket

bath

toothbrush

quiet

book

love

more

jake can identify the letters "a, o, and m" and if you say one, he says "two." if you count one, two, three, four....he'll say "five." he can repeat all the letters of the alphabet except for w. he loves to sing "john jacob jingleheimer schmidt" over and over and over! he says "john-john....da-da, ting john john" (he wants josh to sing it)he loves to watch elmo on the computer. and most of all, jake LOVES to play outside. he literally cries when he has to come in. my most favorite thing that jake does right now is that he puts "the" in front of everything he says. "the pah" (the paci), "the ma-ma", "the da-da", "the ball", "the man", etc. it's quite hilarious. happy 21 months jake. you're growing up way too fast! we love you!

thankful 2011

there is so much to be thankful for. as i look back on 2011, here are some things i am thankful for::

1) my Lord and Savior. He is always there for me and so merciful to forgive me.

2) my family. jake brings such joy to our lives and we are enjoying watching him grow up into a little boy. josh's parents often come up on friday nights or saturdays and they spoil us by taking us out to dinner and always bring jake something! my parents always invite us to sunday lunch and are excellent babysitters so that josh an i can enjoy our date nights. jake loves going to his great-grandparents' houses. great-grandma couch has a nice stash of balls in a basket and jake LOVES that. great-grandpa and grandma fiske have tons of little toy cars that jake LOVES to push down their super long hallway. great-grandpa and grandma betsy have planes, trucks, and this old-timey school table that jake LOVES. i love that our family is "tight-knit" and i'm super thankful for all of them.

3) my handsome husband, josh. he understands me better than anyone. he is such a good daddy to jake. i'm pretty sure josh is the funniest person i know. he constantly makes jake and i laugh. he is smart. he manages our finances. he bought me a brand new car and now drives my old honda. he wouldn't admit it....but he spoils me. i LOVE him!!!!!!!

4) my job. thankfully, i have a pretty good class this year. and as always, i have some pretty awesome parents! i'm extremely thankful that the Lord sends these children my way. even though i'm not allowed to talk about God (unless the kids bring it up first), i can show them His love every day through my actions, words, and love!

5) barbara and momma. what in the world would i do without those two ladies? i have not a clue....well...actually i do. my house would always be a tornado, dishes would be piled a mile high, the hampers would be overflowing, etc. but thanks to these two super-special ladies, i don't have to worry about any of that stuff happening. and the best part......jake ADORES both of them. he has learned who comes on what day and he wakes up in the morning and either says "gam-ma" or "ba-ba". he looks forward to having their undivided attention every day! (and no...they are not for hire...nor will they ever be)

2011 has been an awesome year and i can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for the slatten family. happy thanksgiving everybody!!

conversations with jake

get comfy.....this is a long conversation. but it's very cute!

20 months old

this cute little boy is 20 months old. in 4 more months, i find it hard to believe that i will have a TWO year old! jake is such a hoot. he has the best personality. i get comments on how well behaved he is all the time. he is really beginning to use his manners on his own.....telling us "pees" and "dank-you" for everything. jake is starting to use sentences now. if you ask him where mommy is, he will reply "my ma-ma work." here lately there are men putting in new water lines on our road. so he and barbara go outside and watch them. well he calls all the workers "the man". he loves to pretend that he is "the man" and that he goes "wound and wound" like the big trucks do. the other day he walked up to me and said "ma-ma, the man go wound and wound (round and round)." i just can't believe how smart he is getting and how quickly he is beginning to put sentences together. he's such a smart little boy.

jake is really into "choo-choo's" and elmo right now. he loves his toy trains and playing with all his elmo's (yes we have quite a few). he especially loves his elmo pajama's. and we can't forget "the man" and all their "chucks" (trucks). jake also likes to listen and watch for "panes" (airplanes) and motorcycles. he still loves to read and color and is even beginning to hold the crayons the correct way.

jake is about 36 inches tall and still weighs around 27 lbs. he wears a size 4 diaper and is still wearing the 18-24 month clothes. we are working on getting rid of his paci. we only give it to him for nap time and bed time. then we'll slowly take it away for nap time and the same for bed time. (i dread those nights already) pretty soon josh and i are going to buy jake a toddler bed. what can i say? my little boy is growing up!