Little Man is 25 pounds and 33 inches long! The doctor said he is right on track both physically and developmentally. He was due for one shot and when the nurse came in, she said she always hates giving shots because it's so sad to hear kids cry. I was already bracing for the tears. I played Pat-a-Cake with him while she gave him the shot. All he did was wince and wiggle just a little bit. He didn't shed one tear and then smiled when the nurse and I went, "YAY!" I think it made her day. She asked if he could have a sucker and I told her yes, so she went to grab one and I could hear her "bragging" to the other nurses that he didn't cry. Made me smile. She came back with a sucker and 3 stickers. He of course felt he needed the sucker right away, which made it quite the challenge to get his coat back on!
Anyway...he continues to learn and amaze us each and every day.
"Mommy" is being heard more around here. Sometimes he just says it to say it, and other times I know he's talking to me. Um...I just have to say, being called Mommy is basically the coolest thing ever.
His other new word, which you've probably seen on Facebook, is "Cookie". One night last week I asked him if he wanted a cookie, to which he replied, "Cookie! Cookie! Cookie..." I'll be darned if that kid didn't know exactly what I was talking about. He pointed to the kitchen and broke out in a huge smile when I gave one to him!
He likes to help pick up! I am one proud mommy. It's always been a goal to teach our kiddo to clean up. If I ask him to help me, he starts putting toys in his toy bin. If we have his big bag of MegaBloks dumped on the floor, he helps put them back into the bag and tries to zip it up. He knows where everything gets put away too! Jacob and I are loving it!
He's finally starting to give more hugs and kisses. Plus he climbs up in the chair or couch just to sit with one of us for awhile now! I love me some Daniel snuggles.
He knows where his belly button is. He lifts up his shirt and sticks his finger in it. He likes to find Mommy and Daddy's now too. We're working on nose and eyes now. He likes to point to our noses and eyes though. :)
We have a little game we play where we, "Sneak up on Daddy." or "Sneak up on Mommy". He gets really excited but stays fairly quiet although he giggles sometimes. Then he grabs us from behind, we yell out in surprise and he starts cracking up!
When one of us leaves, he goes to the window and we have to stand outside and wave to him. I think it is the sweetest thing ever when I am pulling out of the driveway and I see his little face watching me from the window. The other day I ran the trash outside really fast while Daniel was wandering around. I figured he would stay at the gate. I threw the bag in the bin and turn around to come back in and hear, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" There's Daniel in the window with this GIANT smile on his face. That boy cracks me up!
In the morning when I go to get him out of bed we have a new "game". I say, "Ready to get up?" and he quickly lays himself back down and just lays there with a big smile on his face. I have to pretend to leave and then he gets up. Haha!
Of course, he also has his ornery moments. He's always getting into stuff he's not supposed too. He steals my books and runs off with them. Pulls movies off the shelves still. Tries to make off with the remotes. Unplugs things...and you have to watch him close because he then tries to plug it back in! Plus he's really good at throwing tantrums. He throws himself over when he gets mad and doesn't care where he is. This usually results in hitting his head. If I know he's okay, he doesn't get much sympathy. We've noticed that he's started hitting when he's told no, or he throws things. We're working hard to correct this early. I know...it's the age but we also want him to know that it's not acceptable to us.
Anyway...I know I've said it a million times, but I LOVE being Daniel's Mommy.
You and Jacob are doing a wonderful job with him Rachel! It's so fun to hear how he is growing and what he is doing - and even better to get to see the pictures you post. Savor the moments . . . they go by way too fast.
ReplyDeletelove you, Mommagirl!