1 1/2 Years Old!

Raleigh is a year and a half old. This is how Raleigh is growing!!!!

Weight: 26 lb 6 oz (58%)
Height: 33" (72%)

Raleigh is quickly learning the pattern of language. Last month, he started asking us "why". We weren't sure if he knew what he was asking, but would answer anyway. Early this month he started interrupting us as we were answering and saying "bee-cuz".

He also figured out that "you're welcome" comes after "thank you". This then turned into "thank you welcome". Raleigh also says "Bless you, mommy/daddy" if we sneeze or cough. And will say, "Here, mommy/daddy" if he hands us something. He also likes the word "too".

He says a few sentences--
"I see a ___"
"Mommy, read a book" (Mommy will you read me a book?)
"(Ball/balloon/airplane) is up in the sky!"
"Mommy/Daddy sleeping/eating"

Right now, he is into music, and asks mom and dad to sing songs all the time. He can "sing" us a couple lines of his favorite songs, but misses a few words (like "out came the rain and dried up all the rain"). Usually he just requests one song after another, even if mom or dad are only a few lines into the previous one.

He can count a little and knows about half the alphabet. He loves picking out letters in words--sometimes he goes crazy when he sees an "O"--even a zero in a bar code. He knows a few other ones like "I" and "L". Can you tell we're from Houston? We don't know whether he picked this up from his alphaberry, ABC books or school, but it's pretty neat. Mom tried to teach Raleigh "S like a snake", but he doesn't seem too fond of S's. (He seems at least interested in snakes--we found a baby earth snake in the backyard a few months ago and Raleigh still points out where it was!)

He is starting to pretend and likes to play with his farm animal toys and any toy with wheels.

He is an "easy toddler" and such a joy!