Dear Moses,
Holy moly, boy! You are a pill! You get into so much trouble, I can hardly keep up with you! Just today, for example, you emptied a whole bag of cotton balls onto the bathroom floor, dumped half a box of Chex and huge handfuls of rice and walked through it all, crunching it into the floor. You spill drinks, drag items from one room to another, unroll paper towels and toilet paper, and empty the contents of drawers all day long. You also love to unplug things from outlets. Almost every night at bedtime when your dad and I go to plug our phones in to charge, we discover that our cords are missing. After looking for awhile, we usually find them tucked into some completely random place. It's exhausting!
I bought you a toy vacuum cleaner, intending it to be a gift for Christmas. You were with me when I bought it but I thought you'd forget about it. But oh no. You're no dummy. You insisted on playing with it as soon as we got home from the store and I gave in. You're hardly parted with it since. You love pushing it around the house. It's pretty cute because it lights up, making a loud vacuum noise, and the collection canister is full of confetti that spins when you turn it on. It's kept you occupied for hours, so I honestly don't mind.
You hardly eat a thing lately these days. Your top two canines broke through a few days ago and I'm sure your bottom two aren't far behind, so I'm assuming this is why you're eating so poorly. You wake up in the night to nurse occasionally. It's pretty hit or miss but I'd say it's usually 2-3 times a week. You refuse to sit in your highchair anymore which makes mealtime more difficult. I usually have to follow you around the house and feed you while you play. I'm sure this highchair refusal contributes to the small amounts of food I'm able to get into you!
You love to kiss and snuggle. You love your stuffed animals and can't sleep without them. You mastered stairs recently and daddy took the gates down finally! It's been so nice to move around the house without them in the way all the time.
Your naps are always very consistent, which is nice. You go down at 1:00, talk to your friends for a few minutes, and then fall asleep. You usually sleep anywhere from 2-3 hours. This is the only time I have during the day to get anything done. As soon as you go down, I put TV on for Isaac and spring into action! I clean, edit my clients' photos, shower, make food, or whatever else needs to be done.
You love hanging around me during the day but can also entertain yourself occasionally. If the playroom is clean enough for you to move around (which is rare!), you'll play by yourself down there. You hang out with Isaac sometimes, but he's usually too intense for you. He yells, gets in your face, lays on top of you, and steals your toys, which you do not appreciate in the slightest. Ha ha. Hopefully you'll be better friends as you get older.
Mo Mo, you're a cool cat. Thanks for choosing our family. I love being your mom and love watching you grow. Keep up the good work!
Love forever,
Mama
