Last night was the season finale of “This is Us,” which is probably my favorite show on television right now. I was inspired to create a “This is Ari (at 17 months)” list since I want to remember exactly who he is right now.
Ari…
- Throws things in the kitchen sink.
- Climbs on my Pilates equipment.
- Removes nightlights that are plugged-in.
- Holds packages and admires the people on them (e.g., the Triple Paste baby, the lady on the Land O’ Lakes butter container).
- Throws items out of his play yard. (But, as of last night, puts them back in upon request.)
- Takes out the bottom book from a pile, thereby sending them all to the floor.
- Unrolls toilet paper.
- Rubs hands together when he wants to have his hands washed, which is multiple times a day,
- Climbs onto the bathroom stool as another means of requesting hand washing assistance.
- Disconnects FaceTime calls by pressing the big, red circle.
Raising Literate Humans 
What a great format for a post. You just keep that creativity flowing!
Thanks, Aileen!
Hey Ari, nice to get to know a little about you. You miss your sister when she goes to school. You like hugs. Perhaps most endearing, you chat with packaging
His “chatting with packaging” is definitely one of the more endearing things. This kid cracks me up!
He has grown so much since I first started following your blog! Isn’t it amazing. It’s so great to capture these small things that may someday be forgotten.
I definitely feel like I would forget most of these “endearing” things eventually, which is why I wrote them down. 🙂
I’m happy to capture my grandsons on my blog and sad this wasn’t something I was doing when my kids were young. I like this glimpse into Ari right now. Several people have told us to watch This Is Us. We’ll have to catch up by watching it on Netflix or wherever it’s available. Hug that sweet 17 month old. He’s right between my grandsons who are almost 21 and almost 14 months.
Oh, you’ll love the show! Binge watch it. You’ll see…
The list brought a smile to my face, remembering those toddler days in our home which seem so distant now. I’m glad you paused to capture those memories in writing!
Me too! I’d probably forget most of these things if I didn’t write them down.
#7 is my favorite!!!!!
Love this Ari list, Stacey. A great idea! My favorite is #4 – holds packages and admires the people on them. I laughed out loud at that one! Precious moments, precious snippets captured in writing, precious baby!
He cried at dinner last night until we figured out what he wanted: the Land O’ Lakes butter lid. Hahahaha!
Oh, this is a great idea! People say that you will always remember … and the truth is I can’t and I don’t! I’m so thankful for little snippets of my writing that has captured my girls too. Ari is getting so big! Great photos to capture Ari’s actions!
Even with the best intentions, we forget too quickly!
What a darling son you are raising and now you will have some of those precious moments with him.
I love this structure! I have a 16 month old (and a 4 and 7 year old) and many of Ari’s things remind me of my son. I will have to write a “This is ” post for each of my kids.
I’m going to have to closely observe Isabelle (my seven-year-old) so I can do the same for her.