Kellan at 22 months

Our little man is only 2 months away from turning 2 years old! He is such a joy to have around--he makes me laugh out loud every day with something he says or does. He and Alex have become great playmates. They love being chased by daddy, running around the house shrieking and squealing. No new pictures since we've been hangin out at home most days, not doing anything exciting! Here's some of what he's been up to:

-He is counting up to 13 most of the time. We are still working on letters of the alphabet---he can say random sections of the ABC's. He's improving with his colors (his favorites to say and point out are blue and orange).

-He loves reading--his favorites books right now are his new train books that he got for christmas and "That's not my tractor"

-He still loves trains and playing/throwing/kicking balls.

-He is all boy--he loves to sit and watch sports with his daddy--soccer, basketball, football...he will shout out "SCORE!" when someone scores a goal or makes a basket. I see the watching of many Eagles games with Marlon in his future!

-He's becoming much more verbal--he still sometimes calls me Jenn to get my attention--he thinks it's funny now. He loves telling Sophie what to do by saying "GET DOWN SOAP-E", "STOP SOAP-E", "C'mere Soap-E". He loves giving Sophie "cookies".

-He loves looking at pictures and naming all of our family members. He names everyone but Renee (sorry Nay--not sure why he gets so hung up on your name! We're working on it with him!).

-His eating habits are still the same--he loves him some fruit! Blueberries, bananas, pineapple, you name it! He doesn't like cheese or sandwiches. He loves chicken and steak, rice, yogurt, green beans and peas. He is pretty much his sister's polar opposite!

-He is still drooling pretty consistently (Which is VERY annoying!) but we're hoping he will outgrow it. I'm pretty sure it isn't just teething (although it does seem like sometimes it isn't too bad and other times it's ridiculous, so that could make it worse from time to time). I think he just isn't swallowing when he needs to so all the saliva just comes out of his mouth. We plan to look into getting him scoped at the ENT if he hasn't improved by his 2 year dr's appt. Our pediatrician hasn't been concerned but it's just frustrating to still deal with him soaking shirts and dripping saliva onto anything he plays with!

-He is wearing 18-24 month clothes and a size 5 or 5 1/2 shoe (I know, the boy has little feet!)

-He enjoys TV but not as much as his sister. He likes watching Max and Ruby with Alex--he calls it MA RUDY and it sounds so cute! He also likes Sesame Street and Word World.

We have enjoyed 22 months with this little guy and can't wait to celebrate with him in March as he turns 2! We love you Kellan!