I remember that phase with my son.  He is now almost 2.5 years old, and is so much fun again!  I have to say my favorite ages of my kids so far have been babyhood until about 16 months, age 2-age 5, and then age 8 seems ok so far again.  Unfortunately I have two 6 year olds that are not in my favorite age bracket at the moment.  I love them dearly, but not my favorite age!
