In the past, if I were to lay on the floor, close my eyes and tell Mr. Mister that I was going night night, he'd come over and bang on my head or bite/kiss my nose to wake me up. Recently, though, he started doing the cutest thing. When I lay down, close my eyes, and say "night night," he comes over and lays down, curling right up against me, says, "nigh nigh" in the softest, cutest voice, and then puts his thumb in his mouth. I enjoy the cuddling for about 10 seconds before he's up and moving around again. It really is adorable.
Other fun developments...
Lots of new words. Recently when I put carrots (which are always hot because I have to soften them first) on his tray, he said something along the lines of "hot" and then blew on them. It's amazing how much he picks up without me teaching him.
He finally does the sign for all done. I've been doing it every time I get him out of his highchair for several months. I never thought he'd actually do it because he picked up the other ones (more, water, eat) so quickly. Then all of a sudden, he did it the other day and now he thinks it's so funny.
He's a front facer in the car now! A couple weeks ago we finally got his big boy car seat so he can face the front. He is much happier in the car, which means less screaming and more enjoyable rides. Although now I can't eat or drink anything as I drive without him wanting some.
He's walking like a champ. He is learning to bend down and pick things up and then stand back up. He throws his ball, walks to it, picks it up, and then throws it again. I think he likes the practice. Now we have to get him to learn how to walk in shoes. He loves going outside, but hates wearing shoes. As soon as we get outside, he sits down and tries to take them off.
He loves books (yay!). While he often loses interest after a couple pages, he actually sits through entire books sometimes. That's a big accomplishment! The other day I was reading the book Elmer to him. There's a page that says "Boo!" in big words across it. I forgot about that and the whole time I was reading it, he kept saying "boo, boo, boo" and laughing. I couldn't figure out why. Then I got to that page and realized that he knew it was coming!
Okay, sorry this is so long. I need to be better about posting short, individual stories more frequently instead of letting them build up. Also, be excited for more pictures...I'm uploading some of apple picking, his angry face, and his new jersey.
1 comment:
So fun :). Evan's starting to pick up the "all done" sign now, too. It really is amazing, isn't it!?
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