22 Months old: Lots of facts and stories!

Where has the time gone? On January 10th we began the two month countdown until Korben turns the big TWO!

Here is a bunch of random information about my 22 month old, stud muffin!


He is growing like a little weed. He is somewhere around 32 pounds, and very tall! Strangers will even comment on how tall he is for his age. His 2T clothes fit perfectly, so I know that 3T clothes are on the horizon (his 2T shirts are actually getting a little short, due to his long torso). He wears a size 8 shoe, but not for long, they are already a little bit tight. He wears a size 6 diaper, and will until diapers are no longer a part of our lives.


He is a much better eater than he used to be! He is eating a much wider variety of things than he did a few months ago. He still won't eat everything that we eat, but he is more willing to try things than he ever was. He has developed a love for all different types of berries, which makes me very proud because they are SO good for you. He has been eating blueberries, and strawberries for a while, but now he is eating raspberries and blackberries as well! He loves the little mini oranges ("cuties"), grapes, and (occasionally) bananas. He likes to eat chicken noodle soup (the kind that has characters instead of long noodles, because it is easier for him to pick up in his spoon), and he will occasionally eat things like sausage, ham, bacon. Other than popcorn chicken, Korben would not touch any other type of meat for a long time. So, he is making some progress in his picky eating. He is still a lover of pasta, scrambled eggs, yogurt, soy cheese, popcorn, and green beans!

I remember buying him his first crayons and coloring book back in October, and he really wasn't interested at all. What a difference 3 months can make, because all of a sudden, all he wants to do is COLOR! His favorite thing about coloring is asking you to draw a heart. That is his number one request. He will also ask for you to draw a sun, moon, star, circle, square and the letter "K."



He has started putting two words together a lot more often. The phrases I am hearing the most often are "Open it, get it, read it, color it, and zip it (his jacket)." One of my favorites is when he wants me to hold him he says "hold you." He wanted me to hold him the other day when I was finishing up using the chi (flat iron) on my hair. I said "Just one minute", so he went up to the tv, reached his arms up to Dora, and said "Hold You." It broke my heart that since his Momma didn't pick him up and hold him, he had to go ask a cartoon!

He is also figuring out possession. He will point out things and say "Korben's, Daddy's or Momma's." He also seems to understand to add an "s" to things when there are more than one, such as cups, toys, and blankets. We have been working on saying "No, Thank you" instead of just "No." It cracks me up when he is trying to tell me that he doesn't want to eat something I am offering him because he will shake his head no, but the words coming out of his mouth are "thank you." You try that. It is kind of difficult. Kind of like a "pat your head and rub your tummy" sort of thing!

You know the hand motion you do when you say the words "Come here"? Korben was in his high chair this morning, motioned me with his hand, and said "come here" just as plain as day. I said "excuse me?" and and he did it again...motioned his little hand, and said "come here." I just had to laugh. That was a first.

If you have just put on something new, like a scarf, jacket, or a different shirt, Korben will always tell you "CUUUUUTE." It always makes me feel good, even if he is 22 months old!


On the way home from church last night, I heard Korben sneeze. Before I had a chance to say "Bless you", he said to himself "Korben, bless you." You can tell that this child has not had a sneeze in his life that has gone un-blessed.



He likes to associate the stuffed animals in his room with the animals in his painting. When I get him out of bed in the morning, he never really wants to get "right" out of bed. He likes to stand in his bed and tell me things. Every morning, he grabs his red stuffed snake off the side of his bed, says "snake", and then points at the red snake in the painting and says snake. He even reaches up and touches stuffed snake to the snake in the painting and says "hiss". Then he points at Geoffrey, his giraffe in his room, and then points at the giraffe in the painting. It kind of looks like he is introducing them to each other. "Giraffe? Giraffe. Giraffe? Giraffe."

We sometimes refer to Korben as our little "Holy Spirit" because he never lets us forget to pray. He loves to pray at meals mainly because he loves to hold hands, bow his head, and wait for his big moment to say "AMEN." But last week, he actually prayed by himself for the first time. We had already prayed as a family, and Aaron and I had started eating. Then we noticed Korben bow his head and start talking with his eyes clothes, then he looked up and said "AMEN." That was Korben's first prayer by himself! Then Aaron got his iPhone out, and we videoed his 2nd and 3rd prayers. We're going to be careful to not use this as another one of Korben's "tricks" that we ask him to do all the time. We want to raise him to know that prayer is not just an act or ritual, but it is actually talking to God.


Korben's favorite song for over the past month has been the hip hop song by Jay Sean, called "Down." Korben calls it "Down Down." He asks to hear it at least a thousand times a day because he LOVES to dance to it. He is also into the worship song by Chris Tomlin "Sing, Sing, Sing." He will carry his guitar around the house and just sing the lines "Sing, Sing, Sing" over and over! It is so cute!



His hugs and kisses are life changing. When Korben hugs us now, it is a tight hug, and he will pat your back and say "awwwww" at the same time. Priceless. And, when you put him to bed, he will go back and forth, from hug, to kiss, hug, and another kiss, for about 7 times before he actually "releases" you. I leave his room every night with tears in my eyes because his hugs and kisses are so sweet!


Back in May, Korben's Poppy wrote him a song entitled "Oh Oh, Cheerio" (I'll have to get a video of Poppy singing this whole song...it has multiple verses and everything). This came about when they kept him while we were on the cruise. He would sing it to him every morning when they ate cheerios together. Korben has not forgotten this song. Every couple of days, Korben will just start singing it, out of the blue. Last Sunday he was singing the words "O. I whispered to Aaron, "Listen, he is singing that song." Then, I turned around to smile at Korben and he said, "Poppy!" He KNEW he was singing his Poppy's song! We were so impressed.