He just keeps getting cuter and cuter.
I mean it. Recently, Gardner's been kissing us like crazy. Not just a little peck, but a "grab you by the ears and come at you open-mouthed for a big one" kind of thing. It catches you off guard. It helps you forget you have a "bubble." And it's 100% precious.
I bought him some pots, pans, and play food for his little kitchen in the playroom. I marvled at how he set right to work. Just from watching me cook, he lined up pans on the stovetop, stirred them with a spoon, dipped between two or three pots with a spatula, put the spatula to his mouth, then muttered, "Mmmmm." I was already dumbstruck, but I was even more taken aback when he turned to me, spatulaed hand outstretched, and begged me to taste, too.
He climbed into his toybox today, just like Mom says I used to do at his age. He was much more content playing INSIDE, surrounded by all of his toys.
He's walking more and more. Just today, he's teetering and toddling more than I've ever seen him do it before. He can also now get up to a standing position without pulling up onto anything around him. When did that happen!!??
He's sleeping 12 hours or so at night now, and has recently been spending an hour or more playing in his crib when he's supposed to be taking his morning nap. For two days now, I've let him "skip" that nap, and he goes down for his afternoon nap as usual. So far, so good. He's still a peach.
His eating efforts are getting more sharp, too. He now eats about as much as I do! He is getting used to the flavor of cow's milk now, and he's mastered the sippy cup (minus the dribbling down the chin at times that will end with practice, too). After he's finished, he sets his cup down and turns his plate upside down. "All done?" we ask. "Die-die!" is his response, his version of what we said. When we take away his cup and plate, he affectionately waves and says, "bye-bye."
More to come! He changes by the day....er, hour, that is!
I mean it. Recently, Gardner's been kissing us like crazy. Not just a little peck, but a "grab you by the ears and come at you open-mouthed for a big one" kind of thing. It catches you off guard. It helps you forget you have a "bubble." And it's 100% precious.
I bought him some pots, pans, and play food for his little kitchen in the playroom. I marvled at how he set right to work. Just from watching me cook, he lined up pans on the stovetop, stirred them with a spoon, dipped between two or three pots with a spatula, put the spatula to his mouth, then muttered, "Mmmmm." I was already dumbstruck, but I was even more taken aback when he turned to me, spatulaed hand outstretched, and begged me to taste, too.
He climbed into his toybox today, just like Mom says I used to do at his age. He was much more content playing INSIDE, surrounded by all of his toys.
He's walking more and more. Just today, he's teetering and toddling more than I've ever seen him do it before. He can also now get up to a standing position without pulling up onto anything around him. When did that happen!!??
He's sleeping 12 hours or so at night now, and has recently been spending an hour or more playing in his crib when he's supposed to be taking his morning nap. For two days now, I've let him "skip" that nap, and he goes down for his afternoon nap as usual. So far, so good. He's still a peach.
His eating efforts are getting more sharp, too. He now eats about as much as I do! He is getting used to the flavor of cow's milk now, and he's mastered the sippy cup (minus the dribbling down the chin at times that will end with practice, too). After he's finished, he sets his cup down and turns his plate upside down. "All done?" we ask. "Die-die!" is his response, his version of what we said. When we take away his cup and plate, he affectionately waves and says, "bye-bye."
More to come! He changes by the day....er, hour, that is!
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