I realized I haven't documented recent happenings with the babes, so here ya go:
Oliver: He'll be 15-months on the 14th! He is growing like crazy and rapidly developing quite the attitude (I'll explain more in a bit). He still only says 'mama' and 'dada' or just 'dad' and 'ddd' (for Dora) but occasionally he'll say 'bababa' which can be any of the following: blanky, binky, bottle, ball--most likely ball. Speaking of balls, he is obsessed with them. If he sees on on the t.v. or in a picture, he'll point and say 'bababa' and go look for one of his own--and don't worry, we keep his fascination fully stocked by supplying roughly 15 different types of balls around the house. We think it's so precious when he does that. In addition, he loves playing basketball on his mini-hoop in his room AND on the big hoop out back (*see pictures below).
We have been wondering when he was going to start saying more words since he's said those since he was 8 months. We started to get a tad concerned that maybe his lack of a large vocabulary could be related to slow comprehension (I know, crazy first-time mom, right?). Then randomly we noticed that when we talked about something he would go get it including his binky, blanky, sippy cup, diaper, phone, and book! We have been very happy with how that is going.
Currently, he is battling a nasty, non-contagious, (according to our doc) viral cough on top of pushing 4 molars through. I didn't think to look or feel--because the faucet-nose, fever, and gnawing on his fingers wasn't a dead giveaway?? (mom of the year, again)--until after we left the doctor. The top 2 had broken through and the bottom two were right on the surface. Poor baby.
*Last thing: this attitude thing. Clearly, he's spicy like his mom. We are trying new methods when he reaches out and bats at us (I'll be honest: Sean and him "play fight" a lot and they laugh when they do, so he hits and thinks it's funny). He does it to be funny AND when he's angry. Oh, brother. I'll keep you posted on how our "methods" work out.
*Last thing: this attitude thing. Clearly, he's spicy like his mom. We are trying new methods when he reaches out and bats at us (I'll be honest: Sean and him "play fight" a lot and they laugh when they do, so he hits and thinks it's funny). He does it to be funny AND when he's angry. Oh, brother. I'll keep you posted on how our "methods" work out.
*Oliver and the big hoop!
(please ignore his exceptionally goofy hair)
And a little video of us laughing at him:
Summer,
ReplyDeleteMaybe you've read it on my blog, but I'm a huge advocate of LOVE & LOGIC. They have a newer book on parenting during the early years, specifically from birth to age six I think. It's awesome. And the methods are easy to remember, of course, they take practice, but it really isn't hard to figure out! Anyway, let me know if you end up trying anything! Here's a link to the book: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Logic-Magic-Early-Childhood/dp/1930429002
Good luck! Some days are really a doozey, aren't they?
Hahahah... I love this so much. My favorite is at the end when he throws to the hoop and it doesn't make it. He looks at the ball... and then the hoop.. like he is a little confused as to why it didn't go in.
ReplyDeleteI'm not happy with the granny-style shotmaking. Get to work on that form.
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