We have entered the destructive phase!

I dont guess this is anything new to all you mothers of boys out there, but boys can be quite destructive! Connor continues to crack us up with his antics and is always up to something new. He loves to play with his trucks and crash them into one another and make a crashing noise. The other night he was standing on top of his car and hitting the chair with his "plastic" baseball bat over and over again and very hard! Last week, Brad was at one of his night meetings for work and I walked out of the living room with the laptop opened on the couch and when I returned Connor was working diligently plucking all of the keys off! He made it look way too easy. I freaked out and tried frantically to put them back on before Brad got home. (A little side note: if any of you ever have this problem just press firmly down and they will pop back into place.) I am just waiting for the days that I will have to patch holes in the walls, etc. I know it is coming because I know how many times Brad has had to do this in his high school and college days. Ha! Boys, boys!

On another note, I know I say it ALL the time but this is the best age! I love all of the funny things that C is doing and saying. His talking skills have improved significantly in just the past two months. He tells me that he wants to watch "Pipee", "Manny" (Handy Manny), and "Pooh" all the time. I think we are going to have to work on his time away from the TV - ha! He will sit so contently in front of the TV and watch the entire show, something he would never do before. He calls his paci his "Pappies" and it is so dang cute that I dont want to get rid of it just yet. LOL We are supposed to be weaning him from it by the time he turns two, so I guess I only have a few more months... Uh Oh. I dont think this will be an easy task, but I am sure it is possible. Sometimes he will go upstairs and get his blankie or tell me he wants it and say "night night". Then I know he is ready for bed. What can I say, the boy likes his sleep! He is still taking one 3-4 hour nap a day! I know it is unbelievable, but I am loving it while it lasts. Tonight he came to me and said, "Potty". I took him into the bathroom and sat him down on his potty and the music started playing! He went pee pee and was so proud of himself. To update you on the potty training, it was short lived. He did great for about a week and then he didnt want to do it anymore. I havent pushed since I know it is still early, especially for a boy. He tries to put his shoes and socks on when he is ready to go outside, it is so adorable. He favorite place at night is beside us on the couch. He snuggles up against us and we read book after book. He is flying up and down the stairs now. He slides down on his belly pretty quickly, it is pretty impressive. He has now learned how to open doors. Today he was outside with Brad on the deck. I was in the kitchen and heard the door open. I looked and low and behold it was Connor standing there like he had done it a million times before. Ms. Betty, I guess I will have to start locking my doors now too. Ha! I know there is much much more, but this is off the top of my head. I know there will be many more stories to tell in the future!