Gardner learned how to do several things yesterday! I spent almost the entire day just one-on-one with him, reading, playing, singing, dancing with the little fellow. He can now make his little dump truck drive around while saying, "Vrrroom!" He also learned how to say "three" with me when I counted, "One, two, three!" I always count when I snap his PJs, etc., and yesterday, he ended my counting with a "ppphhweee!" I sat down with him to watch his Baby Einstein DVD in the late afternoon. I usually take advantage of that time to get some household duties done, but I decided to sit beside him and enjoy the show along with him this time around. At one point, a giraffe puppet walks up to a saxaphone and takes in a big breath. Garner reared back, turned his head as far as it would go, and held his ears. I laughed out loud....he knew he was about to blow that saxaphone, and the squeaky sounds which came out Gardner obviously did not care for! As you ca...
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Check out Gardner's new wheels. This little car transforms into a walker/scooter contraption, to help him practice his walking attempts. He thought Mom was a bit crazy yesterday.....I took back the first one I purchased because I read bad reviews about it AFTER bringing it home. I think this one is a keeper.
Little Mr. Independent. That's Gardner's new nickname. :) He has begun to explore his surroundings with such fervor that he doesn't like to be held back from doing so! He is crawling, pulling up, and even walking along when he grabs onto something with wheels (such as his little laundry basket in his room)! He has learned to shut doors, open cabinets, make "music" by scratching on the air conditioner's intake vents, play drums with my pots and pans, and even wash his hands (it's never too early to teach them hygiene). His determination to make more sense of the awesome world around him has also led to a decrease in desire to take daytime naps (although the little man still happily sleeps 13 hours at night!). He has also now reached the point where he won't sit still for diaper changes unless he has a novel item to hold and investigate in the meantime. I scramble each time to find something new that he can turn over and over in his tiny hands....be...
A couple more firsts.... Gardner decided to show off while I was at my mom's house yesterday, helping in the garden. First of all, he was standing up holding to the coffee table in the den. Mom rolled a ball to him, and he picked it up with both hands and put his mouth on it. We both looked down and realized that he was standing without holding on to anything! He remained this way for a few more seconds at least. I can't believe he will be standing and walking in no time at all. Then, as we were getting ready to leave, Mom had him in her arms and was kissing him goodbye, making him laugh by pressing buttons on the cordless phone (why do babies love phones so much?). He suddenly looked right at her, opened his mouth wide, and gave her a smack on the lips! Mom looked shocked! He leaned over and gave her another one on her cheek, this time with a "mmm-aaaah!" kiss sound that we do to him so much. He picked it up and mimicked it before I could even blink! My little baby s...
