Dorian the snow shoveler

Dorian is 18 months old now, and he is starting to take his responsibilities very seriously. He is especially helpful around the house. If I get the broom out, he takes it away from me and does the sweeping himself. If I give him a rag, he starts polishing the floors and the cupboards. Whenever we go outside, he grabs a snow shovel...whether there is snow on the driveway or not... He is starting to talk like crazy, although his diction needs some work. Some of my favorite words:

• oosh (shoes)
• owm (meow)
• TAAAH!! (star)
• datUTCH (don't touch...most often heard right after a meal when i'm carrying him to the sink to wash up)
• no (snow, or no, or nose)
• lella (umbrella)
• bate (break...he's a little bit destructive...)
• tut (stuck...he's good at squeezing into small places that he can't get out of)
• aht (hat)
• ow (he says this one really clearly, as he pinches you or scratches your face)
• ri-it (glottal stop between syllables)(what does a frog say?)

I could go on. I just realized a word he's been saying over and over to himself (betit) is "presents." He must have loved Christmas. I still haven't figured out what he means by "money," which he says quite a lot. He is such a fun little person, and is getting very creative and learning so fast!

And now he's waking up from his nap, though he has not been sleeping for an hour and a half yet. Think I can convince him his New Year's resolution should be 2-3 hour naps?