Theo at 15 months

 

I'm so behind with blogging! Life gets so busy. My poor youngest child doesn't have the same detailed documentation of his siblings! Now he's almost 17 months old, so it's time to jot down some notes about our favorite little buddy before I forget them. Theo just started walking a few weeks ago, so it was just after he turned 15 months old. He was just quite content to crawl or walk on his knees in a little scoot. It was pretty much adorable of course, but now he's walking like a champ and he's quite pleased about it. He also loves climbing on top of the table.  Theo is a pretty good little verbal communicator. He has a vocabulary of about 50 words. He calls Caroline "coco" and he calls Thomas "taco". He sounds so cute when he says Papa. It is seriously the cutest sound in the world. I wish I could permanently save it to my brain. Theo loves dogs. He especially loves the neighbors dog Lucy. He even started saying her name. Previously, he would just open his mouth and pant like a dog as a way to tell us he wanted to go out and see the dog. He also loves seeing their pet turtle and he says "turtle" so cute. He loves his sister and followers her everywhere. He's got a real affection for her. Of coursehe loves thomas too, but he knows when to keep a little distance.  He loves his milk. He drinks more milk than the other two kids ever did. He signs with his hands milk. It's so cute.  He loves his blankets. He calls them his "dit-dits"  He loves balls and playing sports. He loves helicopters and trucks  He loves water and bath time  He's a pretty picky eater (surprise) though nowhere near his brother. His favorite food is applesauce and peanut butter. He's just the most sweet, fun loveable little guy you'll ever meet. He's pretty easy going, though he does like to be carried around by his mama. Lucky lucky us to have the absolute cutest baby boy in the whole world. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lady's T Ball

The Butterflies

 We got 5 pet caterpillars in the mail a few weeks ago and they have become our beloved pets. It was magical for the kids to watch them grow. Today was the day to set them free. It was bittersweet, but very memorable.

 We each got to name one of our caterpillars/butterflies. There was Carmen, Abigail, Tie Fighter, Ella and Baba. You can probably guess whose butterfly was whose.  We thought we had lost Carmen during the chrysilis stage, so we were so happy when he/she was the first to hatch!

 This little boy is very tender hearted. He had a hard time saying goodbye. He tried to cook up schemes to build a dome over our yard to keep them in, but finally we convinced him that it was best for the butterflies to let them go. He had some tears, but I think he was happy too.

 The whole family got into the experience! I had never seen the metamorphosis so I was totally into it too.

 The last butterfly, Baba, was a little scared to take off, He stuck around with shaking wings and let the kids hold him before he mustered up the strength to fly away!

Good bye Carmen, Abigail, Tie Fighter, Ella and Baba! We will miss you!