Out of Shape and a Deal breaker

I generally consider to be in decent shape. I mean, I'm not an elite athlete by any means, but I run semi-regularly. We get out and do active stuff. I can run a mile and hold a conversation without dying. I mean, that's an acceptable level of  'in-shape' right?
But there is one thing, more than any other athletic feat, that gets me every time. It is monstrous both in it's everyday simplicity and the sheer amount of physical stamina it requires. Nothing else can get my heart pumping, panting for breath, and sweat pouring in such a short amount of time. Do you know with this immensely physically demanding task is?
Carrying laundry baskets up the stairs.
No I am serious.
There are two big flights of stairs between my laundry machines and my closets. Nothing makes me doubt my level of physical fitness more than carry full baskets of laundry up and down those stairs.
Seriously. It is my least favorite and most labor intensive household task. And the reason why I have decided when we buy a house, the location of the laundry room is a DEAL BREAKER.
Idealy, I would love a ranch style, so I don't have to haul anything up and down stairs... but if there are stairs I insist that the laundry facilities are on the same floor as the bedrooms. I am not even kidding.
It's a non-negotiable for me at this point.

Vocab (16 mos)

At 16 months Sam says the following things... (and adds to this list daily)

 
Names
Mama
Daddy
Poppy (Grandpa S)
Memaw (Grandma S)
Papa (Grandpa P)
Nana (Grandma P)
G.G. (Great Grandma P)
MeMe (Aunt Melodie)
Cookie (Aunt Cookie/Amy)
Cha Cha/Charlie
Wi Wi/ Weanie (Winston)
(When prompted to say Sam, he says, ME!)

Food
Mooony (smoothie)
Turkey
cookie
Cheese
Nana (banana)
Juice
Hungy (hungry)
eat!
Wa-dee (water)
More
BEAN! (jelly beans, or any candy)


Animals
Doggy
Puppy
Munny (bunny)
Mooo (when he sees a cow)
Roar!(when asked what a Lion says)
Woof woof (when asked what a doggy says)
Pops his lips (when asked what a fishy says)

Other
No (or shakes his head)
Baby
Jesus
Ahhh-meeeen! (Amen, after bedtime prayers)
Potty
Poopy
Bootie (when he sees his naked bootie in the mirror)
Ball
B-ball (baseball)
(makes motorcycle noises when on his rocking cycle)
Go!
Car
Keys
Kiss/Kisses
HI! (especially when he sees or holds a phone)
Bu-bye.
Ni-night
Boo! (like he's scaring you)
No no no (when he's doing something he knows he's not supposed to)
Peas (please) (rarely when prompted)
Tank you (occasionally when prompted)
Shoe
Pocky (we have no idea what this means, but he says it constantly, it is by far his favorite word)

Phrases
All done!
Ohhhh nooo!
uh oh
(Will sing jibberish if you ask him for a song)

Signs (etc.)
More
All done (turns up his palms and shrugs)
Berries
Bye bye (waves)
Blows kisses
Will point to his Head, tummy, toes, ears, nose... and penis (his Dad is very proud and amused by this last one.)

Sam is a chatty kid, and talks or sings jibberish all the time. When not using recognizable words, he still mimics the things we say and our inflections. He loves being sung and read to, and loves singing along or patting rhythms along with music that's playing. We, of course, believe he is of superior language and musical intelligence (unbiased parents that we are)... but he is a joy to watch learn and communicate each day!