I'm late! I'm sory, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Slacker mommy! Baaad slacker mommy!

Forgive me?

I'm only...five days late. Not too bad. Considering everything going on these days, that's actually pretty good, really.

So what happened over the last month? Well, you can put two words together. Not exactly a sentence or anything, but you can say "Bye-bye ball" and "All done!" And of course you're able to say just about anything (one word) we ask you to. For example, you can clearly say "Cheese!" and "Keys!" and "Num-num!" (aka milk, juice, water, etc.). You communicate extremely well, in my opinion, considering you're only 16 months old.

And speaking of...I can't remember if I mentioned this last post or not, but when you are not able to say the word for what you want, you are usually successful at making us understand by grabbing us by our hands and leading us to the desired object or task.

You have four more teeth working their way in (finally!). Two on the bottom and two on the top. I don't know my teeth IDs well enough to tell you which ones they are exactly, but they're back there near your molars.

You're walking much better nowadays. You have much more stability and speed. You're so fast now, in fact, that I often find myself surprised at how quickly you can move from one place to the other. We have to keep a sharp eye on you all the time lest you disappear and get in trouble.

This weekend we're heading up to Wilkesboro to attend your brother Alex's wedding. Lizzie will be in the wedding (bridesmaid) and your brother William will be, as well (groomsman). You will also be meeting your other brother Ian while we're there (he's a groomsman, too). It should be an...interesting...weekend. We've rented a cabin that has two bedrooms and a pullout sofa and you, Papa, Lizzie, William, Peepa, Aunt Liz, and me will all be staying there together.

Lizzie, who is lying next to me while I type, just asked me a very good question: Have I ever mentioned that Aunt Liz watches you sometimes during the week so Papa can get some work done on the computer. I'm pretty sure that I have, but just in case I haven't, consider it mentioned. :-)

*YAWN*

I'm sleepy. Going to go do something mindless now until your Papa gets home.

I love you sweet boy! Everyday is a wonderful day because you're there!

And I promise I'll do better next month about being on time. ;-)

(Sissy says she loves you, too!)