PJ's Art with Markers

I love seeing all the mediums that PJ can create art with at school.  These two pieces used markers.  PJ is getting better at coloring back and forth/up and down, not just dots anymore.  He is also starting to use more than one color.

Big Boy Bed

PJ has just started sleeping in his big boy bed.  Tonight I went to check on him and make sure he was still in the bed.  This is how I found him.  I love that his legs are crossed.  He has been doing this when he is relaxed since he was a month old.  Even though PJ is growing up fast, its fun to be reminded of things we thought were so cute when he was only a month old.

Super Relaxed

I put MJ down on the bed for a few moments while I got dressed.  I turned around to see him stretched out, in blissful sleep.  I love watching newborns sleep!

Cool Dude at Dinner

Tonight was very sunny at dinner, so to help PJ out, we let him wear sunglasses.  PJ was so pleased with how cool it was to be wearing Momma's sunglasses.

My View this Morning

Maternity leave is pretty good, I get to hang out with this sweet face and just cuddle in bed.

MJ napping after eating his second breakfast

PJ - 22 months

PJ has been a big brother for 12 days and he is doing great!  I am so proud of PJ becoming a big brother.  PJ is gentle to MJ, curious about what MJ is doing but not in MJ's face, and he is happy to help with MJ in anyway we ask him.
Overall this past month has been big for PJ verbally.  Both his words and understanding our words.  The highlights of this past month:
PJ understand telling a joke.  His jokes are not that funny(that will take time), but he gets the idea of a punchline and getting you to laugh.  PJ has started to repeat words that we laugh at when he says them.  Then the best of all is that he told his first knock knock joke.  PJ is the only one that can say "Knock Knock", you have to say "Who's there?" (PJ will repeat his line until you say your line), then PJ will tell you who is at the door, then we all laugh!  What I love is that he says the joke a lot of times in a row and each time its someone new at the door.  Usually its Poppy/Bubba, G, Daddy, Momma, Chey-Chey, Ome, Jacob, and now even Baby gets to be at the door (only sometimes).  So although the joke is not hilarious, its pretty funny how PJ delivers the joke and how happy he is to make you laugh.  
Not only is PJ telling jokes but his words are becoming clearer and more abundant.  He now calls Ry Daddy, not Dada.  He can say Poppy, but still prefers Bubba.  He can say at least 10 colors and when told a new color he repeats you pretty clearly.
PJ loves to point out things and tell you who owns the object and be reminded what the name of the object and what the object does.  For instance he will point to a vacuum and say Momma, but then you can say "Yes, Momma uses the vacuum to clean the house."  Then he will try to repeat house, vacuum, and/or clean.  Its so much fun seeing him process the world around him and then provide some sort of output.  Especially since MJ is just at the beginning of processing the world, and its hard to believe in less than 22 months we will be talking to MJ like we are to PJ and getting a logical response.
PJ is really excelling at school as well.  PJ is kind to his friends, he likes to help out friends that are sad or are being left out.  He will bring toys or share his toy with a child that looks upset or has one taken from him.  Of course sometimes he takes toys from his friends, but on most occasions he feels bad for what he has done and brings the toy back or provides a different toy to the friend.  His teachers love to share with us how he shares and how he is so kind in such a gentle way.  I am most proud of this new development, although I am not sure how much credit I can take for it.  I think its just part of PJ's personality and its so lovely to see.
Just 2 more months and we won't be referring to PJ in months of age but in years.  Wow, things are changing here...

Daddy and MJ

Ry and MJ cuddling in the glider.  We used to have the glider in PJ's room, but there is room in the new house to have the chair in our room.  This makes feedings late at night and putting MJ to sleep a lot easier, and we don't have to disturb PJ.

Ry and MJ dozing in the glider

Ry caught me taking a photo of them, but MJ stayed asleep.

Momma Cuddles

MJ's first visit to church went pretty well.  I wasn't able to part with MJ this Sunday, so we watched church from the family viewing room.  I can't get enough of his cuddles!

MJ's Tongue

MJ has been hanging out with Rosie too much.  He sleeps with his little tongue hanging out, just like Rosie the boxer.

Sleeping Baby at Night

MJ will not be swaddled, which does make it little harder to put him down in the cradle at night, but we are successful sometimes.  This photo not only captures MJ sleeping, but it captures a parenting success!  MJ slept for 2 full hours after we put him there and that we were able to get 2 hours of sleep in a row.