We are the Moore Family!: Stats & Mini Vaca

I'm going to start today's post with updating you on my little guy, because let's face it. He's probably why you read my blog anyway. He's the most exciting thing in my life, that's for sure! I like to document his stats every once in a while because I never want to forget them. He's just soooo great and is learning so much every single day! He's now almost 19 months old, and here are some facts about him.

Bubbles

18 month check-up with Dr. Mathis

*At his 18 month check-up...weight: 30 lbs...height: 33 in (but he wouldn't cooperate so who really knows)
*Sleeps from 8 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
*Fave foods: newfound love for ketchup (he's his momma's boy), any and all fruit, carrots, green beans, brown beans, refried beans, cheese, cookies, and bread
*Loves stuffed animals all of a sudden... he rotates between a brown teddy bear (it was mine... Mamaw Joyce gave it to me when I was 5), Pluto, a white bear (Cody gave it to me when we got married), and a wolf that my daddy recently purchased for him from Bass Pro.
*Loves the water, flowers, and being outside
*has an obsession with lawn mowers, airplanes, 4-wheelers, bicycles, tractors, fork-lifts... basically anything you can ride
*Can read several words... "dog, chick, pig, hi, cat, ball, balls, eyes, nose, brush, blocks, hat"
*When he sees himself in the mirror or in a photo, he says "ME!!"
*When he says yes, he won't actually say the word... Instead, he gives us a big head nod that is extremely funny & cute.
*Barney is his favorite!
*When I put him in his bed at night, he hugs his stuffed animal of choice for the night, rolls over, gives me a huge grin, waves good night to me, then goes to sleep. Sweetest thing EVER!
*He thinks everyone has a baby in their belly b/c Momma does, so if he touches your belly and says "baby", don't be offended.
*Still has an obsession with sports... he loves to play any and all types of ball! We still buy a ball everywhere we go!

Now that you're caught up on my lil' guy, I'll tell you our latest adventure. Monday, I had a little helper at work with me. Dee-Dee, Lulu, and Nonna all had to go to a doctor's appt in Little Rock, so I had no sitter. Thankfully, Papa Joe let us leave early b/c Manning was all over the place and into everything. An air strip is not the place for a toddler. That's for sure!

Papa's Lil' Aviator

Back to my story... We left the air strip b/c a storm was headed our way. By the time we got home, Manning was asleep, so I carried him in the house and sat down (with him in my arms) to watch the local weather. By the time I had found the station, there was no sunlight outside and it was lunch time. No joke, the sky was pitch black. It seriously looked like it was midnight outside, so I got a little worried, called for Gigi and Burch and headed to the closet. By the time we got there, the storm hit and let's just say that the Lord spared us once again. The power went out and we remained in the closet for about an hour until everything died down. While Manning continued to sleep, I began texting family members to check on them. They were all accounted for (Praise the Lord), and I learned that my daddy had crawled under an overpass. You know it's bad when Papa Joe runs for shelter. After making sure everyone was ok, Manning woke up and thought it would be fun to terrorize Gigi. Oh what fun Burch and I had in that stuffy, dark closet! LOL

Fun in mommy's closet

Hours later, as the sweat started to pour down our foreheads, we realized that our power wasn't supposed to be on for 3 days, I had a small freak-out. As I've said before, heat and pregnancy do not mix, and I did not want to stay in a hot house for 3 days, so we loaded up and headed to the Comfort Inn in Marion, Arkansas. That's not exactly where I would choose for a getaway, but it worked, and Manning had a GREAT time!

Turns out, Cody and I have a little fish on our hands. He swam and swam and loved every second of it! Since he loved the pool so much, I've decided that we need one. We'll see how that works out. ;o)