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Reed: 15 Months Old
Yesterday our little boy turned 15 months old. It seems like over the past week or two things have really started to happen quickly: it seems he learns more every day!
-Reed has lots of teeth. Maybe 16 - hard to tell, because he hates letting us look at his molars.
-On Friday/Saturday we spent some time teaching him that a lion says "ah!" a cat says "ooooh" and that a monkey says "ooh ooh ooh". It's pretty darling, though he still doesn't always do it (or get the animals right. :)
-He is climbing, climbing, climbing! He has learned to climb on the couch by himself, he climbs up the toilet (! - maybe that's better than into the toilet?) and yesterday he realized that since he can climb onto the kitchen chairs that also means he can climb onto the table. He can't walk yet, but boy he can climb!
-We are realizing more and more how much he understands us. In the bathtub we tell him "Reed, please sit down." and he does. Or "Reed, do you want a drink?" and he'll reach for his cup. Just a few days ago I asked Reed to go get a pair of socks and was pretty surprised when he crawled to his closet, grabbed a pair of socks, and held them out to me!
-When we go to put a diaper on him after he takes a bath he's started crawling away as fast as he can, looking over his shoulder, laughing his head off. He waits for us to follow him and then takes off again, laughing even harder. It is awfully cute to see that little bare bottom racing down the hall.
-"Ah oh" means that something fell (...or was thrown). He throws food off his tray and hollers "ah oh!" He plays on our bed while I shower and pushes his toys off, one at a time, calling out "ah oh!" He also throws things down the stairs (typically going to get them after) and yells "ah oh!"
-He loves to read. He spends time every day reading by himself but he also loves to sit right on my lap while I read to him. He'll point to the book(s) he wants and usually turns the pages. Papa (Gem) made him an audio recording of "Little Blue Truck" that NEVER gets old for Reed: he'll listen over and over again. Favorite books include Dear Zoo; Heads; But Not the Hippopotamus; Big Cat, Little Cat; and Art and Max. When I grab library books down (we moved them up high after several were torn) he'll do his excited laugh, which is darling.
-Reed sure loves looking out the windows and knocking to whatever he sees out there. He races to the windows by the back door when he hears TJ walk out: he stands up at the window pane and knocks and knocks (with his single pointer finger) until TJ comes, laughing when he finally arrives. They play a game of switching from window to window, Reed racing across the floor on hands and knees to greet TJ at the next pane.
-We've had two baby deer in and out of our yard all summer and Reed can watch them tirelessly. He has a unique sound he makes for "yes! I see them!" and will laugh and watch them (knocking when he can) for up to an hour. He sometimes is the same way with birds, though they don't stay as long as the deer.
-Reed ADORES airplanes. On walks or outside he points at all of them. He'll stop what he's doing in the house and point outside with an "ah" if he hears an airplane.
-The point is still his signature move. He doesn't give fives or do knuckles: he just points, all the time, at all the things.
-I'm not sure when or how he learned it, but he blows kisses now - waving his open hand away from his wide open mouth.
-He's getting closer to walking and I love seeing those straight little legs moving forward, usually while he clings to our fingers. His shuffle reminds me of Frankenstein. Also, he usually leads with his left foot.
-Reed LOVES his blankets and binkies and has learned to stand at his crib and pull them out between the slats. I also never tire of seeing him crawl under his crib to grab a binky that fell under there: he crouches way down until his belly is on his ground so his head won't hit and scoots under, emerging triumphant with his binky in his mouth. He still loves his tags and a couple nights in recent weeks wouldn't go to sleep until all the blankets he could see (even in his closet) were in his bed. :)
-When he wakes up if I tell Reed to say "Good night, binky!" he'll pull his binky out and throw it into his crib.
-This baby is not deterred by cold water: as we've been going up the canyon this summer and to a couple lakes, he wants in, no matter the temperature. I've started keeping swim diapers in the diaper bag and now take a towel up the mountain, as he'll sit in that cold river water until he's half frozen. He loves it.
-Reed is great at being in his stroller: he's gone on a 6.5 mile run with us (and many, many shorter runs besides) and lots and lots of walks. He is almost always calm in the stroller and on nights he can't fall asleep if we take him out for an evening stroll he'll go to sleep while we walk.
-This little guy is still a supreme observer. One example - we went to library story time a few weeks ago and they turned on a pretty epic bubble machine. Every single child ran to play in the bubbles except my Reed, who sat contentedly and watched all the other kids. He just takes it in. Now that he's in a bigger car seat he can see some tall things out the window while we're driving - he spends lots of time looking out the window (and making faces at himself in his mirror, which is adorable and hilarious to watch).
I could go on and on and on. This boy has our hearts. We love, love, love him.
-Reed has lots of teeth. Maybe 16 - hard to tell, because he hates letting us look at his molars.
-On Friday/Saturday we spent some time teaching him that a lion says "ah!" a cat says "ooooh" and that a monkey says "ooh ooh ooh". It's pretty darling, though he still doesn't always do it (or get the animals right. :)
-He is climbing, climbing, climbing! He has learned to climb on the couch by himself, he climbs up the toilet (! - maybe that's better than into the toilet?) and yesterday he realized that since he can climb onto the kitchen chairs that also means he can climb onto the table. He can't walk yet, but boy he can climb!
-We are realizing more and more how much he understands us. In the bathtub we tell him "Reed, please sit down." and he does. Or "Reed, do you want a drink?" and he'll reach for his cup. Just a few days ago I asked Reed to go get a pair of socks and was pretty surprised when he crawled to his closet, grabbed a pair of socks, and held them out to me!
-When we go to put a diaper on him after he takes a bath he's started crawling away as fast as he can, looking over his shoulder, laughing his head off. He waits for us to follow him and then takes off again, laughing even harder. It is awfully cute to see that little bare bottom racing down the hall.
-"Ah oh" means that something fell (...or was thrown). He throws food off his tray and hollers "ah oh!" He plays on our bed while I shower and pushes his toys off, one at a time, calling out "ah oh!" He also throws things down the stairs (typically going to get them after) and yells "ah oh!"
-He loves to read. He spends time every day reading by himself but he also loves to sit right on my lap while I read to him. He'll point to the book(s) he wants and usually turns the pages. Papa (Gem) made him an audio recording of "Little Blue Truck" that NEVER gets old for Reed: he'll listen over and over again. Favorite books include Dear Zoo; Heads; But Not the Hippopotamus; Big Cat, Little Cat; and Art and Max. When I grab library books down (we moved them up high after several were torn) he'll do his excited laugh, which is darling.
-Reed sure loves looking out the windows and knocking to whatever he sees out there. He races to the windows by the back door when he hears TJ walk out: he stands up at the window pane and knocks and knocks (with his single pointer finger) until TJ comes, laughing when he finally arrives. They play a game of switching from window to window, Reed racing across the floor on hands and knees to greet TJ at the next pane.
-We've had two baby deer in and out of our yard all summer and Reed can watch them tirelessly. He has a unique sound he makes for "yes! I see them!" and will laugh and watch them (knocking when he can) for up to an hour. He sometimes is the same way with birds, though they don't stay as long as the deer.
-Reed ADORES airplanes. On walks or outside he points at all of them. He'll stop what he's doing in the house and point outside with an "ah" if he hears an airplane.
-The point is still his signature move. He doesn't give fives or do knuckles: he just points, all the time, at all the things.
-I'm not sure when or how he learned it, but he blows kisses now - waving his open hand away from his wide open mouth.
-He's getting closer to walking and I love seeing those straight little legs moving forward, usually while he clings to our fingers. His shuffle reminds me of Frankenstein. Also, he usually leads with his left foot.
-Reed LOVES his blankets and binkies and has learned to stand at his crib and pull them out between the slats. I also never tire of seeing him crawl under his crib to grab a binky that fell under there: he crouches way down until his belly is on his ground so his head won't hit and scoots under, emerging triumphant with his binky in his mouth. He still loves his tags and a couple nights in recent weeks wouldn't go to sleep until all the blankets he could see (even in his closet) were in his bed. :)
-When he wakes up if I tell Reed to say "Good night, binky!" he'll pull his binky out and throw it into his crib.
-This baby is not deterred by cold water: as we've been going up the canyon this summer and to a couple lakes, he wants in, no matter the temperature. I've started keeping swim diapers in the diaper bag and now take a towel up the mountain, as he'll sit in that cold river water until he's half frozen. He loves it.
-Reed is great at being in his stroller: he's gone on a 6.5 mile run with us (and many, many shorter runs besides) and lots and lots of walks. He is almost always calm in the stroller and on nights he can't fall asleep if we take him out for an evening stroll he'll go to sleep while we walk.
-This little guy is still a supreme observer. One example - we went to library story time a few weeks ago and they turned on a pretty epic bubble machine. Every single child ran to play in the bubbles except my Reed, who sat contentedly and watched all the other kids. He just takes it in. Now that he's in a bigger car seat he can see some tall things out the window while we're driving - he spends lots of time looking out the window (and making faces at himself in his mirror, which is adorable and hilarious to watch).
I could go on and on and on. This boy has our hearts. We love, love, love him.
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Reed's First Steps
Today Reed is 15 months old.
Lately he's been pushing things around and holding onto anything standing height (drawers, cupboards, the sofa, our legs) to walk from place to place. We had a talk this afternoon and I told Reed it would be awfully nice of him to take his first steps when Dad is home.
HE DID. This evening he took his first steps, letting go of the couch and walking right to TJ. To make it even better, he did it on camera. How exciting to have that captured! Look out, world - here he comes!
Lately he's been pushing things around and holding onto anything standing height (drawers, cupboards, the sofa, our legs) to walk from place to place. We had a talk this afternoon and I told Reed it would be awfully nice of him to take his first steps when Dad is home.
HE DID. This evening he took his first steps, letting go of the couch and walking right to TJ. To make it even better, he did it on camera. How exciting to have that captured! Look out, world - here he comes!
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