Verbally Challenged

I figured we were due for a 13 month update and heck, I’m past due. It only took 28 inches of snow on a Saturday morning to force me to dump the photo card and edit some photos. I have my crazy husband to blame for that since he WAS tobogganing down the driveway with his trusty seven year old sidekick and two crazy dogs. Photos were definitely required – stay tuned for those. He almost took me out on one of the passes – I think he did it on purpose.

But maybe not because then he’d be on his own with three kids and taking care of me. He’s smarter than that.

Perhaps I shouldn’t have jumped out of way?

But back to our 13 month old little dude. Here is what the little monkey is up to:

-He likes to climb…especially on the hearth. See?

He’s pretty proud of that too.

He gives kisses with a HUGE open mouth and then says “ba.”
And then he smiles.
He says “dog” and “cat” (cat was first)
He waves bye with little/no prompting.
He gives five (has been for a month now or little more)
He plays peek-a-boo
He hides head and “sings” – “where is Finn-ie” sung to the old tune “are you sleeping”
He nods the biggest cutest bobble head nod yes.
He smiles.
He give zerberts (how do you spell that word anyway)…has been for at least a month now. He actually finds skin and does it.
He climbs.

He hangs on the gates.
He falls.

He gets comforted by my trusty assistant.

Who also mothers him.

Here she is saying, “hold my hand”

Notice he’s sitting on the hearth? Yeah, he climbed there.

Here the little mother is wanting to “hold” her little baby…I mean brother.

Can you tell this is something that he’s used to?

And no worries, while it looks like he’s going to fall off of the hearth he actually doesn’t. But if he did, he could climb right back up.

And then he’d smile.

He still has curls.

And probably will until I cut his hair – which will probably be never since I’m afraid they won’t grow back. I’ve heard stories like that you know.
He loves getting his hair brushed.
That’s great actually since I don’t plan on cutting his hair.

He took 3 steps on January 19th.
He’s walking everywhere now.

While smiling.

And trying his hardest…

Not to fall.

But sometimes he does, while smiling.

He needs a crash helmet.

More later!