I don't know if it's the unfortunate double cowlick that makes hair stand up straight like Alphafa or the fact he's into anything and everything.
Either way - it's undeniable - he's my little rascal.
The scary part - he's only 18 months! what is coming next???
Here's what he's been doing...
- Tries to jump, but only gets as far as his tippy toes.
- Points to eyes, ears, mouth, nose, teeth. But beware, we're still working on the GENTLE part.
- Folds his arms and bows his head when it's time to pray...although he still usually cheats and "peaks" in the middle.
- Likes to "back it up" whether its my lap, a chair, or heck, even a fireplace.
- If you start to laugh out of no where, he'll join in too.
- Constantly unplugging and plugging things in. His fav is the small fan in his bedroom or the Christmas tree. It's good entertainment - now, if it were only safe.
- Loves his belly button and will try to find yours.
- Will holds an entire conversation with you or will try to read you a book to you - except it's all gibberish. (sshhh - he still doesn't know!)
- If you take something away from him, he'll scream and even shed real tears. But instead, if you ask him to return it to the right place, he'll put it back no problem. Phones, pens, it works for anything! It just has to be his idea and not your own.
- Obssessed with Legos. He waves his arms and jumps with excitement when we get them out to play. At first he just enjoyed knocking over his creations, but now enjoys building even more.
- Loves attention. He still makes his super silly face or his squinty smile or his fish face. He's a TOTAL ham. Or more recently, he started blowing kisses. It's adorable!
- And thanks to Grandpop, he's learned a whole new set of sounds to make with his mouth.
Moves to the beat when he hears music. Or sways his hand like a choristor at church when the congregation begins to sign. Or today, he even tried to sing with us.
- Throws everything, especially his little toys. Except he can't aim, sometimes they go backwards or no where at all - or sometimes they hit other people - so we're hoping to curb this bad habit soon.
- When he knows he's not suppose to do something, he'll look at me with the sneaky smile, proceed to laugh, and then keep doing it anyways.
- Gives "bumps" and high 5's
- Unveiled his sweeth tooth & discovered a love of candy While I never freely offer it to him, he still manages to get his paws on some. Mostly, he just pops the whole thing in there - wrappers and all.
- Never leave him alone with a cell phone. We had a contest to see who could unlock a cell phone first between Tanner and my mom...and Tanner won. He might look innocent...
- Prefers markers and pens to crayons, but still likes to scribble.
- Falls asleep with his favorite blanky and pacifier. And lately, I'm trying to figure if/when/how to ever break of this habit.
- Eats like a man. He packs in more pancakes than me. And he even prefers veggies to meat. That's right, he LOVES his veggies.
- Stands in the bathtub and refuses to sit. Thus, we prefer showers.
- Constantly moving, updwards and down. He know likes to climb the couches and ottaman. and even gets adventerous and tries to climb his own toys.
- And he when he tumbles and faceplants, he just keeps on going. He'll be running and whack his face on a chair. Nothing phases him. He rarely cries from physical pain.
- Makes all sorts of aninimal noises. His fav - is the dog!
- He lost some of his baby chub - and is now proportionately taller than wider - but still very very stocky.
the NAKED truth
- He's learning how to talk. We're trying to focus on the positives, like please and thank you, rather than the incessant - No! No! No! that we usually hear. Or the grunting. He's starting saying two syllabul words, like Baby, Trash, Hello, Shoes, Uh-oh, Avery, Juice, Milk, Please, etc, and pretty much repeats any words I ask him too.
- No matter how sad or tired, if you sing, "If you're Happy and You Know It," he'll immediately start clapping his hands. Now that we've spent a few more weeks in nursery, he's knows the motions to the "Wheels on the bus" and my personal fav is when he immitates the baby crying.
- He's finally getting those back molars, which means he's constantly chewing on his fingers.
- If you put his finger in his mouth, you may not get it back.
People always told me little boys were always mommy's boys, but I never invisioned it would be quite like this. When I'm in the room, he sees no one else. He loves me to hold and cuddle him. And whether it's morning or at night, he gets a death grip around me when he thinks I'm going to leave. It's his 6th sense - he can always tell when I'm about to leave - and it never ends happy.
But I can't help myself - the feeling is mutual. I LOVE LOVE this little boy and can never get enough...even if he's filled with trouble.
