20 Months and counting....

Illustration by Alison Jay

2 days ago, on the 15th of August, Henry turned 20 months, and also said his first 3 word sentence! We were out on the back porch and he pointed to the sky and said, "I see Moon!" Lo and behold, although it was still light out, there it was. Henry has been very interested in spotting the moon everywhere we go. One of his favorite books right now is a new one we just bought called, ""I Took the Moon For A Walk". It's very sweet, and has really great illustrations.

Henry has been having a word explosion this past month, and has also been picking up sign language. He's become addicted to this video series called Signing Time, and he can do over a dozen signs. It's incredible how much it's boosted his vocabulary, and helped minimize some of his frustration when he's trying to tell us something. There was a phase when all he'd say was "uh uh uh" and point helplessly to everything in sight. It used to be this huge guessing game, but over the past couple of months we've definitely closed that gap.

Illustration by Ed Emberley

Henry's Top 5 favorite books of the month:

1. Drummer Hoff by Barbara & Ed Emberley
2. I Am A Bunny by Richard Scarry
3. I Took The Moon For A Walk by Carolyn Curtis & Alison Jay
4. Cars and Trucks by Richard Scarry
5. I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss & Mary Blair