For a long time I called you Little Man. And then another lady in our ward picked up on it and started calling her baby the same thing. So now I do not call you that anymore.
Boy, a lot has happened in the last few months! You are growing and developing so quickly. You took your first steps in the middle of August and were officially walking independently by the beginning of September. Just like you would practice crawling and "bulldozing", you practice running and stomping. And my child, you are one speedy dude! You've also started climbing things and pulling yourself up. Right now it's mostly your crib and the counters, but we'll wait to see what else you discover.
Words! You are starting to express yourself and your opinions, both non-verbally and verbally. Your first official word was probably "hot", since you like to touch the oven doors and I wanted to make sure you associated that word with the oven. Now anytime you feel something remotely warm you exclaim "hot!". Your second word was "cheese" and you sound so stinking cute when you ask for cheese. It also happens to be your favorite food. Your third word was probably "dad" or "teddy". They tend to sound the same and you get excited for both. Fourth word was "ball", fifth word is "apple", which you just said this week. Your comprehension is pretty awesome too, since you understand the concept of eating time, bath time, come out, shut the door, please stop, come here, read a story, and prayer time.
Speaking of prayers, we used to hold you during evening family prayer. You HATE this, and it ended up feeling like a nightly control struggle. We decided to pray behind the rocking chair, with dad and me on either side, hemming you in. You are now a rockstar prayer participant, as you sit quietly with your sippy cup while we pray. We usually say "prayer time!" and you go running to the chair. We love that you decide to come and sit for prayer, and manage your own behavior.
You are able to point or react with most of your body now. You blink your eyes rapidly when we ask where your eyes are, wrinkle and snuffle your nose, chomp your teeth, or make a "blaaahhhh" sound with your tongue. You point to your head and hair, elbows, knees, and you LOVE your belly button.
We weaned you to one nursing every day/every other day. I think you are probably okay weaning completely, but my milk supply still gets sensitive every few days. I'm anticipating in the next few weeks!
We bought you some shoes yesterday. Your cute feet are so wide, they fit into size 7. However, your length is at a 4/5.
Lately you've been a papa's boy and get so excited to see him and have him play with you. I thought for sure we were transitioning to one nap a day, but it seems you still do best with a short 30-45 nap in the mid-morning and a 1.5-2 hour nap mid-afternoon.
I love how you enjoy learning and trying new things. You can sing with papa and I now, dance, and make elephant noises to your safari books. When you first try something new, you usually end up laughing and then crying afterward. I love that you try new things, even when it makes you nervous or scared. Keep learning and growing, even when it's scary!
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