the tan-man is seriously my favorite. he's at such the perfect age. independent, but still playful. one minute he is laughing hysterically, and the next he is running to give me a hug and a kiss.
i love when i come home, he hears the garage door openining and beats me to the door everytime. he always saves the biggest hugs and kisses for me.
he's become quite the cuddler. he finally lets me hold him and rock him goodnight. he also has a new found love for his blanket - the one that's silky on one side and fuzzy on the other. seriosuly, i want one for myself, but he's always reaching for it at night. even when he wakes up, he puts a death grib around so i'll let him take it around the house too. and whenever he sees a blanket, he just has to give it a hug.
but don't be deceived. he's into everything and anything.
the bathroom is his favorite hangout - and finds all the wrong sorts of things to get into. toilets, plungers, trash, toilet bowl brush cleaners - all equally distingusting but all still has fav.
the kitchen is his next fav. he knows just were the snacks are put in the cupboards and brings them out. pots, pans, dishes, and bowls catch his attention for a moment, but his new fav is silverware. he loves to play with the baby spoons and forks and he'll carry them in his hands the entire day if he could. the more little things he can fit into his hands, the better.
and the dishwasher. he's figured out how to open it even when it's locked. sometimes he'll climb up on the door and just chill, but usually he's found playing with the silverware. we just have to had the knives as that's very bad news.
he also loves to scribble. i actually prefer pens cuz otherwise he tries to eat the pencils and crayons - and that's just nasty.
he just loves to explore. when we open the front door of the house, he's gone in a second and i have to start running afterhim. when we go to someone else's house, he just loves to explore and play with all the new toys. people always think he's the perfect little boy, but he's just on his best
the bathroom is his favorite hangout - and finds all the wrong sorts of things to get into. toilets, plungers, trash, toilet bowl brush cleaners - all equally distingusting but all still has fav.
the kitchen is his next fav. he knows just were the snacks are put in the cupboards and brings them out. pots, pans, dishes, and bowls catch his attention for a moment, but his new fav is silverware. he loves to play with the baby spoons and forks and he'll carry them in his hands the entire day if he could. the more little things he can fit into his hands, the better.
and the dishwasher. he's figured out how to open it even when it's locked. sometimes he'll climb up on the door and just chill, but usually he's found playing with the silverware. we just have to had the knives as that's very bad news.
he also loves to scribble. i actually prefer pens cuz otherwise he tries to eat the pencils and crayons - and that's just nasty.
he just loves to explore. when we open the front door of the house, he's gone in a second and i have to start running afterhim. when we go to someone else's house, he just loves to explore and play with all the new toys. people always think he's the perfect little boy, but he's just on his best
behaviour.
he also likes playing with older kids. it started by avery trying to pick tanner up, and now she just playfully tackles him. surrounded by pillows, i'll just see her keep pushing tanner down and they'll both be laughing hysterically. he likes the playful wrestling and is still quite the tank so he can usually hold his own.
tan-man is also starting to try to talk. he starting to say a lot of words. of course he has the basis down, like mama, dada, and baba. but he's starting to try to say bigger words, like all done, more, up, please, beep!, and animal sounds (ruff, moo, etc) etc. he can also say ah - pul. it sounds like apple, but i think he's trying to say my name. and he says it all the time. but when he really wants something, he usually just screams. this is a bad habit i'm still trying to break...
he still jibber-jabbers all the time and thinks he's talking. i'm looking forward to all the cute and funny things that will come out of his mouth - when he finally can talk and carry on conversations.
he also likes playing with older kids. it started by avery trying to pick tanner up, and now she just playfully tackles him. surrounded by pillows, i'll just see her keep pushing tanner down and they'll both be laughing hysterically. he likes the playful wrestling and is still quite the tank so he can usually hold his own.
tan-man is also starting to try to talk. he starting to say a lot of words. of course he has the basis down, like mama, dada, and baba. but he's starting to try to say bigger words, like all done, more, up, please, beep!, and animal sounds (ruff, moo, etc) etc. he can also say ah - pul. it sounds like apple, but i think he's trying to say my name. and he says it all the time. but when he really wants something, he usually just screams. this is a bad habit i'm still trying to break...
he still jibber-jabbers all the time and thinks he's talking. i'm looking forward to all the cute and funny things that will come out of his mouth - when he finally can talk and carry on conversations.
he still LOVEs to be outside, climb boxes and the couches, ride on his fireengine, rock on his
giraffe rocking house, climb steps (but can't get down), have his toys make as much noise as possible, whether it's banging them together or pushing the music button a million times, emptying out containers and then put everything back (at least some of the time), and purses. he likes carrying stuff around and yes, i don't care if it's a purse. i need to find him a little man-backpack...maybe santa clause will bring it for him.
this train is his new fav!
And he loves to push everything..,
oh, and when we went to a bday party, there was a bounce house slide. and he was in love. seriously, i've never heard him laugh and giggle so hard as he did climbing up and going down. i tried to get him to play with some of the smaller toys, but he kept making a b-line for the bounce house and just couldn't get enough.
i just want him to stay at this age forever. when i cuddle with him at night, he's still the biggest little baby and i love it. but he's grown so fast and i can't believe just a year ago he was just the wee little one. and now he's turning into a toddler more and more everyday.
