19 Months

We just got back from Mexico for Brian's company trip and I was worried that johnny would not care about me when I got back since he has changed to being a Grandma's boy and the moment we saw each other was all worth it. He arrived on a flight from Cali with my mom and so we were all at the airport at the same time and when he saw me he grabbed my neck and didn't let go for 10 minutes. He would keep looking up at my face and smiling so big and I just melted.

I did really well and didn't miss him like I thought I would but maybe because I could go out to eat every night and not worry about him squirming or the 12+ hours of sleep I was getting. Johnny apparently had the time of his life in Cali with my mom's family and Brian's parents which made me super happy but I was worried that he would have forgotten about me or something. Well glad to know that mommy. Johnny is now 19 months and in my opinion looks sooo much older in just a month.

What Johnny is like at 19 months

• Hair is starting to turn more brown
• Sleeps in our bed and is a much more restless and squirmy kid in the early morning.
• Getting him to eat a meal is difficult and what he likes now is fries, pears, mac & cheese, raisins, crackers
• Still takes about 3 milk bottles a day
• Wants to be outside all the time still, watching Dinosaur Train or on my mom's iPad.
• iPad pro and scrolls, taps and knows how to work all of his Apps. Can place correct shapes and put puzzles together on one of the Apps.

• Struggling to get his words out but talks a lot. Main words are ball, ba ba, daddy, ma ma, car, bye bye.
• Can now show his toes and hair
• Likes the feeling of running down hill and will run down everyone on our street's driveway to get the rush
• Likes to throw his toys when he is done with it. A toy train to the face really hurts.
• Good traveler but mediocre dinner date. 25 minutes and you have to leave.
• Loves to make dinosaur noises. Everything dinosaur he loves.

Year of Changes

As Buddy on Dinosaur Train says "I have a hypothesis" that this year will a year of change. There is so much going on with our family already and I can't wait to see how we will end up come December. My car is finally getting fixed and I will probably be getting a new one after it is done, we are moving out of our house, we are trying for baby #2 and, and some other things that I won't mention until I know more.

Thank god after 30 days the insurance company finally settled their issues and will be covering the costs of the damage from my car that Brian crashed during the snow storm. Long story short, they showed that I was covered on my old X5 instead of my new one, even though we have been paying the premiums. I want a 3rd row jump seat and so we are looking at cars that will provide more room. Maybe a Tahoe, X5, Volvo, Mazda, or something like that.

We are excited to finally move after 7.5 years in our house and are planning on renting our house since it is such a renter's market right now. We could sell it but the profitability per month of renting wins over breaking even on a sale. We put an offer on a house on the Plateau that is a short sale so it will take forever to find out if we got it but in the meantime we are looking in Woodinville, Redmond, Sammamish, and Kirkland.

And last but not least it is that time to get rolling on baby #2. I don't want to kids too far apart and so we are at the point of just seeing what happens.

Oh this year will be busy and exciting and can't wait to see how everything ends up.