now that adam is 16 months old, i feel like we have a new little life development almost daily and it's hard to keep everything together here!

adam is running and loves to climb. his new favorite place to go is the soft playroom at a rec center in our town. there are a ton of places to climb, slide, and crawl through in this big room. the best part is that this has been a daddy-adam activity only so far! special bonding time, ball pit and padded tunnels... what's not to love?!

adam says so many words and tries to say more that don't quite come out perfectly but are funny to hear. he definitely imitates lots of things we do, which is frightening to me! recently, we were eating dinner and our dog otis was sniffing around us. so eric yelled GO! and pointed at the dog. immediately after, adam yelled GO! and pointed exactly the same way eric did. it was hilarious and shocking at the same time.

adam has made some friends at school. today, when i arrived to pick him up, he was still eating lunch so i chatted with his teachers for a minute. they told me that they call a little girl in the class Bri Bri now b/c that's what adam calls her (her name is actually Briana). before we left, they asked him, Where's Bri Bri? and he walked up to her and touched her and said Bri Bri! clear as day. he also said Malcy for a little boy named Malcom in his room and touched him too. i have never heard him say ANYONE's name (or nick name...?) other than mommy and daddy (ok, and big bird and abby), so i found this to be so special.

speaking of sesame street characters, adam continues to be obsessed with sesame street books. we dvr the show and allow him to watch it OCCASIONALLY. to be honest, he only cares about the show for about 5 minutes before i find him digging through my purse, splashing in the dog's bowl, climbing on the couch, calling someone on my blackberry or asking for a "nack" (snack). ha!

i think adam hit a growth spurt last weekend. i have no idea when kids go through these past 1 year old, but last weekend he wouldn't nap at ALL and clothes that fit just dandy over christmas are now snug and short. in fact, today, his calves are exposed in his pants, just above his socks, and his shirt would barely pull over his big noggin. i was really hoping that his winter clothes would last all season, but we might have to look for a few more pants and shirts to get us through the season. growing growing growing.

when adam is "bad" it is hard for us to keep our faces straight sometimes. his little "serious" expression is so exaggerated and funny. and sometimes, the things he does ARE funny to us. we are truly working on this, along with cleaning up our potty mouths. the day adam's teachers tell me he has said some curse word will be the day i die of embarrassment!