Gabbling With The Gersts: 14 Months

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

14 Months

Sweet Eli,
Today you are 14 months. Wow. Really? Time is passing so quickly.

You are 14 months full of attitude and spunk. You are feisty. You are lovable. You are a little stinker who likes to push all of mama's buttons. You give the best kisses and know when to cuddle when it's time for 'night night'. You still suck your thumb like crazy, more than just when you are tired or sad like you used to. You get into everything. You have the best pout face and crocodile tears. You exhaust your Mama and she's been known to call you a "little monster". You love balls and have a great arm. Daddy loves throwing them with you. You love to read, but don't let us even finish a sentence in the book before you like to turn the pages. You learned to "moo" at the cows in your farm book, but now you think everything in your farm books says "moo". You still cruise around the furniture and you're getting braver each day. Yesterday, you tried your very first steps. You would make it anywhere from 1-3 steps before collapsing. We'd all clap and you would get so excited. I know once you get over your fear of letting go of the couch or our hands, you'll be off and running before we know it. You weigh about 22 pounds. You are about 30.5 inches long. You have 4 complete teeth, but your top 2 molars are working their way down. Your hair keeps getting longer and still has its great curls. Mama is dreading the day she'll have to get it cut. You say mama, but only when asked. Everything is Dada. You hate having your diaper and clothes changed. Lately, You cry almost every time. You hate sitting still, church just keeps getting harder and harder. You still take 2 naps a day... and you're no where near ready to drop that first nap. You eat almost anything and everything- and prefer to feed yourself but you're not ready for the spoon yet. Daddy says you're allergic to the camera. You hate smiling on cue and tend to turn on the grump face and tears when we want to capture a picture.
Take for example, today. Mama just wanted to get a few quick photos on your 14 month "birthday" and you decided to throw a fit. Thats ok, mama still took the pics. It's a perfect way of capturing who you are. Yes, you have a goofy grin and can give us the best smiles (when you want to)... but you also have your attitude and sad moments. All of which, I still love. :)

I love you little man. We all know that. Daddy and I are so very thankful for you. All of you. Your sweet, kissing and snuggle moments, and your monster attitude moments. We thank God for the gift you are to us. You keep us on our toes and we never want to miss anything with you. Thanks for makings us laugh and keeping our life exciting. Here's a few pics of our *interesting* photo session today.....

LOVE that hair!!