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Harry - 20 Months

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Mr Harry.... I'm a bit late in your 20 month update which is because you've had your Grandad here for the last week! You've taken a huge shine to your Grandad (much to his delight) and thoroughly enjoyed having him here. He went home yesterday and when you got out of bed this morning you toddled to the living room with your arm up ready to wave and a big smile on your face. When you found he wasn't there your face and arm both fell. Later this morning you discovered a photo of Grandad and immediately went up to it and said 'bye bye' and gave it a kiss. More cutneness I have never witnessed!

In the last few weeks you've taken a huge shine to books. You want to be read to *all* the time. You can say 'book' and point to your shelves and love nothing more than to cuddle up on the sofa and read a story. Your favourite book is 'Shiny Dinah' which is a rhythmic book from Kindermusic class and you'll read it 100 times a day if you can. You also love Miffy and Maisy books, and pretty much anything else you can get your hands on. The part of your brain which controls speech is beginning to kick in and in the last couple of weeks alone you've picked up no end of new words. 'Gangang' is Grandad, and we've also managed to learn to count to three 'On, Do, WHEEEE' , say 'bike', 'mouse', 'bird', 'quack quack' 'choo choo' and various other wonderful sounds. One favourite of mine is 'Ready, GO!' Oh and when you get into the car you point to the TV screen and say 'DAT' (which has become your word for TV). If allowed to put it on (rare, only for long frustrating journeys!) you cheer YAY!!!!

You're still incredibly helpful and tidy, loving to put things away after you've used them, close doors, and generally enjoying a certain order to things. You're also eating well, especially fruit! Sleep is certainly no problem either - you're napping 2-2.5 hours per day and sleeping 12 hours per night....... all that and your generally sunny temperament means you're pretty much the perfect little man :-)

You love to play rough and tumble, especially with Dylan. He's still pretty much the best person in existence as far as you're concerned. You really love bathing with him, and the sound of chuckles and giggles comes down the hall putting a huge smile on my face every evening. That is until I come to see what you're laughing about and discover water all over the floor!

It's utterly amazing to think that you'll soon be 2 years old. You're not a baby anymore, you're this big smart fellow who is thoroughly enjoying his world and all that is in it.

Love, Mum xxxx