Already 18 months Old...

Oh where, oh where, has the time gone????  I ask myself this question everyday as my dear sweet baby boy amazes us with the wonder and joy of his world.  I can never describe the feeling I get when he smiles, when he kisses, when he hugs, when he repeats, when he sings, and most of all, when he says "I love you." My life has forever been changed by this amazing wonder that God has blessed us with.  Here we are in December and the comparisons from one year ago are mind-blowing. Which brings me to what Julian is doing at 18 months...

• Wears size 5 diapers, 18-24 month clothes, and 6.5 size shoe
• Loves to go "Bye-Bye" as soon as I get home from work. Can we say cabin-fever?
• Will repeat ANYTHING we say. Now we have to be careful what we say!
• Loves to sing and dance
• He's bilingual! :)
• Can say well over 75 words: mama, dada, grandpa, grandma, Tio (Uncle Lupe), Buca Buca (Tia Monica), Amber, Kiwi, kitty, dog, car, carro, juice/jugo, leche (milk), up, down, flower, Mickey Mouse, Elmo, bus, cheese, aqui (here), cereal, cartoons, tv, papo (short for zapato, which means shoe), papa (food), caca, pipi, pamper, toy, trash, hot, light, seat belt, aww man, oh oh, oh no, outside, dirty, agua (water), candy, pop (aka lollipop), bump, spoon, apple, yogurt, pasas (raisins), uvas (grapes), book, whoa, pan (bread), cookie, lay down, again, ball, teeth, foot, pansa (tummy), che-ches (boobies ~ what do you expect from a boy?), mano/hand, head, ears, nose, phone, hello, I love you, thank you, please, sorry, socks, blue, purple, red, turtle, mine, Soso (Sophia), one/uno, two/dos, three/tres.  He actually says waaaay more than 75, but you get the gist of it. I'm not bragging either, well maybe just a little bit, but I'm soooo PROUD!
• Loves loves loves and knows exactly how to put on his seat belt
• Can live outside if he could
• Absolutely adores his Tia Buca Buca, who adores him right back!
• Loves to grab strangers ~ something we need to teach him not to do
• Has the cutest grin (see pic below)
• Requests mommy's attention 24/7
• Gives the B-E-S-T hugs and kisses
• Loves grandma's sopa
• Sleeps from 9:30 - 8:00
• Can count in English AND Spanish to 3
• We are in the process of learning our colors
• Knows what letter comes after "A"
• Has officially eaten dirt ~ not sure what compelled him to do that?
• Knows how to feed himself
• Has ants in his pants and can never sit still
• Was as brave as can be with Santa this year
• And million other things he does that makes our hearts smile

We love our little Junebug!!!!!

What's wrong with this picture??? (Dad has got to learn how to put Juju's shoes on!)

 I told you he has the cutest grin!

 There is no denying his love for Tia Buca Buca