Archie is also so cuddly, and he loves to snuggle up for a drink and snack or just because. He won't go to bed without plenty of cuddles and I love the way his fingers cling around my neck, letting me know he still needs me. He loves being close, and has been going through a clingier phase the last couple of months, which we seem to be coming out of now.
If I compare Archie's speech to his brother's at the same time, then he is a long way behind, but I think he is probably more 'average' and I am not worried. He has a lot of words, but he isn't yet stringing them together into phrases and sentences. He still wakes up in the morning with a 'Mummy, milk, drink, cup, lid, breakfast, hungry, beebies!', but the words are punctuated and listed rather than put together. He knows how to get what he wants though, and his pronounciation is getting clearer even if he does still need a translator.
At 21 months, Archie is a little monkey, and silence is definitely worrying. Popping out the room for two minutes means coming back to the unknown. Sometimes he is sitting so nicely playing that I want to creep back out so that I don't interrupt, other times he has poured his milk all over the sofa and is having such fun splashing in it that I don't know whether to laugh or get cross! He loves all things with wheels, and even better if it has a siren, and the binmen collecting our rubbish on a Friday morning seems to be the highlight of his week, as he stands captivated for ages. This month stickers have been introduced and he can't get enough of them. I find them everywhere in my house, and even after a bath, he seems to have them on his feet and coming out his ears.
Archie has the cheekiest grin and he loves to make us laugh. He has a crazy way of walking sometimes with his legs wide and straight and his head bopping from one side to the other that I don't know where he picked up and he thinks farts are the funniest thing in the world. He is crazy, loving and desperate to be like his big brother. He would live on chips and oranges given half the chance (although he eats pretty much everything) and goes from being an independent little guy to my little baby in the blink of an eye.
My little dude is definitely growing up, but seeing his personality comes out more and more is just amazing.
Aww he sounds like a wonderful little boy, and I love that quiet is a suspicious sound for you too!
ReplyDeleteHe is growing up so much! Love his hat :) x
ReplyDeleteHe sounds so much like my son Oliver (i think there exactly the same age and have the same jacket). Its rather odd how alike they sound! He has such a cheeky little face! Becky x
ReplyDeleteThey are such cuties! x
ReplyDeleteAww he sounds like he's doing so well. Ethan doesn't say any words at all yet (at 19 months!).. I think one day he'll just come out with a long sentence lol. x
ReplyDeleteSo cute!! And congrats to both of you :)
ReplyDeleteHe's so gorgeous!
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