20 (Yes, TWENTY) Months Old

Spencer hit the 20-month mark on Sunday. He's no longer in his "teens!" The past month has been so much fun. He's really communicating with us—saying more and more words, putting together 2-3 word "sentences" and asking "What's that?" a lot. And everything is "big." Sometimes he'll sing things like, "Big, big truck. Big, big jet. Big, big tractor." We've also noticed that sometimes in the evenings he will sort of recount the day. If we had been around an upset child, for example, he might say with a concerned look, "Baby. Cry."

He also learned to say his name—at first it was a quiet little whisper. Here's the first time we caught it on tape:

A few days later, I was changing his diaper and out of the blue he pointed to his chest and loudly proclaimed, "Spencer!"

We have made major strides on the sleep front in the last month and are so proud of Spencer for sleeping all night, every night. Last night I put him in his crib, said a little prayer and a few parting words; he propped himself up on one elbow and said, "Night-night Mama" then lay his head down and closed his eyes. If you had told us even 2 months ago that something like this was possible, we would never have believed it. It is awesome!