Finley is 22 months old!

Weight: 22 lbs 4 ounces 

Teeth: 14, incisors on top and bottom are popping through

I love to: 

• Read, read, read - still at the top of my list! 
• Elmo- I sleep with Elmo each night and ask to wear my Elmo shirts and slippers during the day.  Mama is planning an Elmo birthday party for me:) 
• Spin around and make myself dizzy!  This is new for me:)  I say "turn around, turn around" and spin in circles and laugh.  Mama has to catch me so I don't hit my head on anything!
• Play-Doh -  I love putting smiley face imprints on Play Doh, cutting out shapes, making snakes, and throwing balls of Play Doh.  I really like cutting out fish and dolphin shapes to play pretend swimming.  I am good at cleaning up and putting each color away in the correct container.  
• Climbing up my foam gym pieces and jumping off into Mommy or Daddy's arms.  
• Play hide and seek!  I really love when Emmy and Hay Hay play with me.  I cover my eyes and count to 5 (or 2...haha)  and take off looking.  I love finding everyone! However, when I hide I sometimes just stand in the middle of the room like no one can see me.  
• The Snow - if there is snow on the ground, I want to be outside playing in it!  I'll running around saying "outside" and "snowsuit" until someone takes me out! 

I can: 

• Say, "I love you, Mommy!"  and other short sentences.  I am speaking very clearly now. 
• Add colors to objects when talking about them - "the purple fish, the black tail, etc." 
• Go down the slide in the living room by myself or almost by myself;).  I love to climb up to the top and slide down to Mama. 
• Read almost the whole book - Can I Play Too? Mama reads it with me and I love to fill in the blanks or read entire pages by myself!  The snake getting bonked on the head with balls is my favorite!
• Follow Mama's workouts and even do the stretches and running correctly.  
• Use the brush and mop to help clean up. 
• Help put away the dishes from the dishwasher and point out who's dish is who's and what size they are.  

I love to eat:

• Mac and cheese (by far the favorite!)
• Amy's pizza bites 
• Chic-fil-a nuggets
• French fries (I think any trip in the car is going to result in Chic-fil-a nuggets and fries because I never get out of the house for anything else due to COVID.) 
• Peanut butter
• Eggs (Daddy eggs - scrambled with cheese)
• Waffles, especially blueberry
• Prunes
• Raisins
• Cranberries
• Raspberries
• Blackberries
• Yogurt
• Oatmeal
• Whole wheat crackers
• Bunny grahams
• Garden salsa Sunchips
• Sour cream
• Ketchup
• Clementines 
• Cheese
• Ham
• Turkey

I don't like to eat:

• Vegetables and meats unless they are lunch meats

Favorite songs:

• Country music on Pandora - especially George Strait and Alan Jackson.  I run to Daddy when these artists come on and make him dance with me and sing to me.  I call these Dada's songs. 
• Elmo's songs
• Any of the Super Simple songs or Patty Shukla
• 10 Little Fishies and Baby Shark 

Favorite books:

I love them all, but rotate through favorites that I want to hear each day.  Some are added to the list daily and some are taken off daily. 

• Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!
• P is for Potty - Elmo
• A Big Guy Took My Ball - Mo Williams
• Elmo's Fuzzy Valentine
• Scholastic Early Readers set
• Highlights Magazines
• F is for Finley- my book that YaYa made
• Mo Williams books- There's a Bird on My Head, Can I Play Too? 
• River Rose and the Magical Lullaby
• Pets I Would Not Pick
• If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
• Look, Birds!
• But Not the Armadillo 
• The Piggy in the Puddle
• The Icky Sticky Frog
• ABC Science 
• There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly
• Noah's Ark
• Jamberry
• Llama, Llama books
• I Love Dad
• On The Night You Were Born
• You Are My I Love You