21 Months Old

Chance is 21 months old today. He has been changing and learning so much over the last month it is going to be hard to document it all. First of all as I have said he started crawling out of his crib so we took the side off and are still waiting for the part to come in to make a little railing for him. He isn't rolling out of the bed but he is choosing to sleep on the floor almost every night. When we go to bed I pick him up and put him back in his bed. He also just spotted airplanes for the first time a few days ago pointing up to the sky. He doesn't quite say 'airplane' yet but he is working on it. One thing he does say all the time is "What's That?" He is so curious today we went to the park and he pointed at the trees and the water and the squirrels and people and dogs and repeated "what's that?" He is learning a lot.

He definitely isn't saying 5 new words per day but he asks "what's that?" way more than 5 time per day so he is probably learning at least that many a day. He can walk up and down stairs by himself holding onto the railing. He makes towers next to each other and I guess that is a structure. He throws balls overhand with no problem and has been getting a lot of practice with that since we got Deedle because we have been teaching Chance to throw toys for Deedle to fetch. He also opens and closes doors. Every morning he wakes up and opens the door between the two bedrooms then comes on into our bedroom to say hi. During the day sometimes he closes the door to his room usually when he gets mad because he can't have something or do something he goes to his room and shuts the door, which is kind of funny but we try not to laugh. He does recognize people he knows in a picture but doesn't really name them very well yet.

When we dropped Scott off at the airport today Chance was sad and even though he will be back on Friday no matter how long he is gone it always seems a lifetime away. Scott will be in Nashville on Monday and Cape Girardeau Tuesday - Friday. Chance and I are going to do our best to stay busy while he is gone.

Most toddlers should be able to . . .

Start to learn up to 5 or more words per day

Walk up stairs with some assistance

Make structures out of toys or blocks

Some toddlers will probably be able to . . .

Start to learn up to 10 or more words per day

Show good signs of bladder control

Throw balls overhand

Open doors

Some toddlers could possibly be able to . . .

Name people and pets when shown a picture

Form short but complete and understandable sentences

Walk down stairs with some assistance

Open and close doors