Mateus at 19 months....

Every month is something new and 19 months is no different.  Mateus is becoming quite the talker. He is starting to put two words together (the speech therapist in me is so proud!) and his favorite combination is "Daddy truck" which we hear many many times a day.
- Did I mention that his current obsession is trucks and cars? and telling you that they go "beep beep"
- Sings often in the mornings in his crib.  He has a "mashup" of Rain Rain Go Away and Baa Baa Black Sheep that is his favorite.
- Gets so excited when he sees a dog anywhere
- Now goes down the slide at the park by himself and is showing no fear with the tunnel slides that he used to be afraid of
- LOVES fruit!  But other food groups not so much.  I feel like we could feed a homeless shelter with the amount of food we throw away!
- Loves to push his lawn mowers up and down the driveway
- Is very interested in birds and knows that they eat at the feeder in our yard
- Has developed a "look" that tells you that he is not going to listen to you and instead is going to do exactly as he chooses....we are in so much trouble!
- Is very interested in Nala's whereabouts whenever we are home and tries to engage her in a game of "catch the fork" during meal times
- Loves to help take the garbage out and insists on carrying bags by himself
- Is obsessed with water and wants to play in it where ever and whenever.
- Is learning the names of his teachers at daycare and will ask for them on the weekends
- Keeps us busy, on our toes, and entertained everyday!

Touch a Truck and Memorial Day weekend

Mateus is OBSESSED with trucks right now!  We hear "Daddy Truck" at least 20x's a day so when I found out that he could literally "touch a truck," I knew we had to be there.  We enlisted the company of Aunt Sara and Aunt Laura and Mateus got to sit in, walk through, and run around a moving truck, mail truck, water truck, ambulance, Swat team car, and more.  Here are a few pictures that captured the day:

After a rough start to the week with a bad fever, we were ready to bring on the weekend of sunshine and lots of grandparent bonding time (all four of them!).  Mateus enjoyed lots of outside time with a trip to the zoo and his first "kiss."

Easter Celebrations

This post is a little behind...I was having trouble getting the energy to upload pictures as of recent.  Somebody has decided again to wake up and his start his day before 6 am.  This equals one very tired mommy as of late.
Mateus got to experience a hay ride, egg hunt, and farm animals the week before Easter with Aunt Sara and Aunt Laura.  He loved seeing the animals and was in aw of seeing a real cow for the first time.  As for the Easter Bunny...not such a big fan.  We gave him a little wave as we walked by but there was no way Mateus was going to sit on his lap.

The weekend of Easter was another wonderful time to spend with family.  I was so happy that Mateus got to see so many family members and play with his cousin.  Of course I think if you would ask him his highlight of the weekend would be getting to walk Watson. Did I mention this boy loves dogs?

Nice Weather = New Experiences

Hello Spring!  The nice (although somewhat inconsistent) weather has allowed us to get out of the house and spending more time outside.  Over the past few weeks, Mateus has visited the Bird Aviary, Zoo and Aquarium, visited the park (alot! this boy loves to swing!), and tested out his new ride in our driveway.  Here are some pictures from the past few weeks...

                                                     Watching birds flying at the Aviary

                                                            Spending time with Grandpa

                                                                             Penguins!

                                                   Hanging out with Grandma and the Aunts

                                                                        Mr. Fix It

                                                                  Playing at the Park

                                          Up close and personal with the monkeys at the zoo

                                                           Early morning park visit

                                                                   Mateus's new ride

                                                   Learning to say "cheese" for the camera

                                                                         Gangsta' look