The Allers

My little baby Nathan isn’t such a little baby anymore!  He has been walking on his own since about the middle of January.  Just this week he has been referring to me as Mama.  He says Mama, Dada, Ella, quack quack, moo, tractor followed by bruummm bruummm,  banana (sort of), and Elga (which is his cow).  He also has his own special word for Grampy that sounds like Adada.  He can identify several different things now like different types of animals, airplanes, cars, trucks, people, balls, etc.  He tries to say Noah and Brother but it comes out as his own special blend.  He eats all kinds of foods but he really likes pizza, ice cream, meatballs, and cottage cheese.  He really likes bananas too.  He’s in the Toddler 1 class at school and loves his teachers.  He is sleeping on a little cot which is funny to me!  When I check on him during his naptime at school he is usually alseep on his back while all the other little ones are on their tummies.  He loves the paci still, especially when he’s sleepy.  He’s into size 18-24 months and a shoe size 5.  He’s a sweet little boy who loves to read books and cuddle with his Mama.  He will bring books to us and grab our hands and place the book in them.  It’s funny!  Then when I ask him if he wants to sit in my lap to read the book he giggles and climbs in.  He’s a good sleeper.  He sleeps around 11-12 hours at night and normally takes a 2 hour nap in the afternoons.  He hasn’t taken a morning nap since back around August.  He follows Noah around and wants to do the things that he does.  He likes going to the zoo and is content to ride around in the stroller and look at all the animals.