22 month keller update

i need to do an update on keller! he is 22 months old now and has changed so much since the last time i updated on him. this will be a mostly text update, not much on pictures...but there is alot to say about our oldest mini-man.

• he still sleeps like a champ. 7 p-7:30a with one 3 hr nap from 1-4.
• he has alllmost all his teeth, cutting his 4 canines right now. the top 2 have poked through the gums but the bottom 2 you can just see below the surface...ouch!
• he talks ALL THE TIME. we are constantly hearing from strangers "wow! he really speaks well for such a young guy" he likes to repeat anything he hears and has an incredible memory. you have to be very careful when he asks what something is. whatever you tell him is locked into his brain forever! so i am very intentional when talking to him during the day :)
• he still loves to sing and dance. again with the incredible memory, he learns songs very quickly and enjoys singing to his little brother. he will dance anytime he hears music and he likes to say "go keller, go keller..."
• he knows all of his colors and calls them out during the day, when he sees cars, shirts, flowers etc.
• he can (kind of) count to 10. he says "1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10!" sometimes he gets all 10 numbers, but most of the time it is that sequence.
• he also (kind of) knows his abc's ;) "a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,w...t,u,v,w" then i have to cue him on "x" then he'll say "y an z" he is getting closer all the time though
• he loooves the osu cowboys "go pokes" and can recognize any of their logos. when he sees them he will say "osu cowboys, go pokes" or "watch osu cowboy football with daddy"
• he also recognizes the cardinals logo and says "cardinals, cardinals..."
• he started swimming this summer with arm floaties, a big step for a guy as small as he is.
• he likes to pick out his own clothes in the morning and has several shirts that are his favorites....superman, dinosaur shirt, yellow shirt, monster shirt, wakey wakey eggs and bakey....the list could go on and on
• he thinks grandma and especially granddad are pretty much the greatest things ever. whatever they are doing is what he wants to be doing and where he wants to be. he is always asking to ride in granddad's truck or grandma's car. they spoil him pretty well and he always comes home from their house ready to go immediately back :)
• cousin riggs is also his hero. if riggs thinks it's cool...then keller thinks it's cool. mickey mouse, lightning mcqueen...things that keller has never even heard of, if riggs is into it, then keller wants to be a part of it!
• he loves his new little brother. he always wants to kiss his head or tickle his toes and is very good at helping mommy however i need him to (i.e. handing me wipes, diapers, etc)
• he climbs all over EVERYTHING! my mom says i was that way, so i don't see him growing out of it anytime soon :)

i truly love this little man with all my heart and everyday find myself so proud to be his mommy. he is so independent but at the same time loves me and chris so much. he is getting so big and his first (almost) 2 years have gone by so fast. i can't believe he'll be 2 in just 6 weeks. i know with a new baby i am having to share my attention between the 2 of them, my prayer is that i will still be intentional with keller and making sure that the time i do have with just him is special and helpful for his growth and development.

1st day of school this semester

doing his "trick" he is a major show-off and likes to entertain :)