A Year and a half

We can hardly believe it, but Alec turned 18 months old yesterday. While it seems like a lifetime ago that we brought him home from the hospital as a newborn, it also seems crazy that our baby can be 1 1/2. He continues to be a little wild man, full of energy and personality! He keeps us on our toes for sure, and we love his independent and spirited nature more and more everyday. This week he showed us that he is totally capable of getting out of his bed on his own. We went in to get him after his nap and were playing around on the side of his bed; he wanted to join us, so he effortlessly flung his stomach up onto the side rail of the bed and came over head first. Luckily we were there to catch him, or he would have ended up right on his head. Also lucky for us, he hasn't tried this daring feat again - yet! The pics are just some randoms I took yesterday to celebrate his half b-day. He continues to love books, and will bring them to us to read to him throughout the day. His other loves at this time in his life include his shape balls, any and all cars and trucks, and playing outside. He also loves sleep. The time change has worked out fabulously at our house - we have decided to keep him up a little later at night b/c it is still light outside, so he has been going to bed about 7:45, and to our delight, not waking up until 8 - 8:30 in the morning. We actually had to wake him up today at 8:30. He also still takes a 2.5 - 3 hour nap in the afternoon. Definitely a nice treat for mom and dad - I guess when you play hard you sleep hard.