Showing posts with label snapshot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snapshot. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Snapshot - 13 1/2 months

What he is saying:
  •  Still lots of Mamama and Dadada
  • Ghee Ghee! (seems to be his attempt at kitty!)
  • A whole lot of other sounds
  • While he's not saying them yet he's signing "hi" and "bye" with two distinct waves even when he just hears the word so it isn't just him copying our wave!

What he loves doing:
  • Touching the kitties!
  • Digging in the planter on the balcony, sad for the tomato plant trying to grow in it but oh well, we'll see how many make it to ripeness.
  • Playing with water.  Whether it's water in the sink, toilet, tub, watering can, pool, puddle... you name it.
What I am loving about him:
  • His ADORABLE drunken sailor walk.  I just adore it!
  • How easily he adapts to different situations.  He did amazingly well at a crowded conference for three days.
  • How intense he can be.  He is very expressive and he lets us know when things are and aren't going as he would like them to.
Some of his quirks:
  • He likes kalamata olives but not black olives.
  • He holds anything remotely cellphone shaped up to our ears for us to talk into (and he enjoys it when we talk then hold it for him).  But if there's someone actually on the phone talking to him it fascinates him and he wants to stare at it.
What I want to remember from today:
  • His obvious delight at all the different toys our first time to Tiny Tots.  
  • How happy he was to play with a new kid and how willing he is to share.  He doesn't mind when another child takes a toy as long as there's something else for him to have instead.
  • The way he feels sleeping snuggled in my lap after a long day of play.

Snapshot - 1 year!

**I typed this up 4/24 but never posted it, oops**

What he is saying:

  • Mamama and Dadada
  • Lots of motor noises, particularly when pushing toys around

What he loves doing:
  • Playing 'can't catch me!'  He giggles furiously when I call after him "I'm gonna get you!"
  • He still adores daddy's mouse and has figured out many of Jason's tricks to hide it from him.
  • Emptying the fridge door, though now that he can open the fridge on his own the novelty seems to be fading
  • Playing in the toilets!  Opening and closing the lid, flushing, and general joyful splashing.  We haven't had him clog it yet...
What I am loving about him:
  • I love watching him experiment with things, figuring out how things work.
  • How patient he is when we're out running errands
  • How he scrunches up his whole face when he grins

Some of his quirks:
  • He loves everyone and smiles for strangers in a heartbeat, but if anyone tries to hold him, he cries desperately.  They may get a minute or two of happy baby, but not much more than that.
  • When something frustrates him the throws it away from him, tucks his chin to his chest and grunts (hard to describe, but rediculously cute).
What I want to remember from today:
  • The absolutely gleeful belly laughs coming from both Peter and Jason as they played together this afternoon