Kellan (He's What It's All About)

Kellan's been developing so quickly lately, we can hardly keep up.  He's running, follows instructions really well, and has an incredible memory for his age.  He speaks several words now (words in bold are current faves): row, no, please, more, up, down, bye, banana ("nana"), dog/woof, meow (won't say kitty or cat yet), ball, duck, uh-oh, yeah, bunny, moon, hi, baby, balloon, wow/whoa, apple, water, milk, and of course Mommy and Daddy.  He also understands many, many other words, but doesn't say them.

In addition to all those good things, Kellan's teething his molars.  Some days are better than others, obviously.  There are days he seems ravenous and constantly wants to eat, and then those where he will barely eat 2 cups worth of food all day.  He's also been waking up in the early peeps of the morning and not going back to sleep, which hasn't been all that helpful to Mommy and Daddy's sleep patterns.  But, we've heard this is par for the course around the 18 month mark.

Here are a few pictures of our quickly growing boy:

That's string cheese in his mouth, not teeth

He loves books.  This one ("Spot Visits his Grandparents") is a story we borrowed from the Library in preparation for his trip to see, who else, his Grandparents in Bellingham while Mommy and Daddy took a trip to Las Vegas.

In case you didn't know, Kellan is a very happy guy.  We get comments from strangers nearly every time we're out with him saying "what a happy boy!"  We totally love it.

Recently, we had dinner with our friends, Steve and Michelle Kleyn, at their home in Issaquah (thanks again, guys!).  Upstairs, they had a room where Kellan found drumsticks.  Trying to get them away from him was a practice in futility.

He thinks these headphones are really fun to put on his head

We can add golf to his roster of sports - here he is practicing his putting.

Mommy has to gush - he's got such a great face!  It's fun to capture different countenances he has.

One of his signature over-the-shoulder looks

You probably can't tell, but this picture shows his most recent haircut

He's still got his blue eyes!  For some reason, this picture sort of reminds Mommy of Ralphie from "A Christmas Story".

And speaking of Christmas, only 31 days until then!  Yippee!

Snow Day

Yesterday marked the first snowfall of the year and Kellan's first experience with snow.  The daycare center closed early, and Mommy and Kellan sat inside the house, mesmerized by the snow coming down until Daddy came home.  We then made a quick trip to K-Mart to get some gloves and boots for Kellan.  I have to say, Kellan looked pretty darn cute in his snow getup:

Notice the oversized gloves (toddlers seem to have poor choices when it comes to keeping their hands warm)

At first, Kellan was happy with all the excitement - Daddy and Mommy getting dressed up in funny clothes... where are we going??

...but, turns out Kellan isn't a huge fan of the snow.

 

He watched Daddy throw snowballs

And he touched the snow when Daddy was holding it ("touched" is a loose term, considering those huge mittens of his)

For the most part, Kellan simply endured the experience.  I have to admit, it was quite chilly and windy - even Mommy didn't really want to be out there.

Today it's still windy, but not actively snowing.  Maybe we'll take a walk later and see if Kellan's impression of snow has improved any since last night.