His 19-month-old favorites

One advantage to having an older sibling is how much they model behaviors. Nathan has chosen lately to emulate his sister taking showers. This child LOVES taking a shower.

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His latest fascination is with the lawn mower. He will ask to go outside and "drive" the lawn mower about 20 times a day. He reaches for the keys to the shed we have hanging in the pantry hallway area and says 'lawn mower, lawn mower, lawn mower' over and over again until I acknowledge him. Then usually after I've explained to him we are not going outside, he's very upset and ends up on the floor. Well after naps today, I needed more time to get the grocery list finished so I drove it out and parked it so I could watch him. That was all he wanted. He sat on it for 15 minutes until it was time to leave. This was my view from the kitchen window.