Kids: November 2007 Archives
November 27, 2007
Every month there's more exciting things to report. :)
Ollie sat up by himself for the first time over Thanksgiving week. I knew he could, because Wednesday when I went in to get him in the morning he was sitting up in his crib, but I didn't see him do it until the next day, at a friend's house. He's done it a few more times since, although he still prefers either playing with stuff on his tummy or getting Jenny or I to pick him up. :)
He's such a smart little boy. Our friends have a little wooden block with pegs in it to hammer down, and as soon as he saw it, Ollie scooted right up to it, grabbed the hammer, and pounded three of the pegs down. He's seen Jen and I wielding a hammer for about the last six weeks, so it's no surprise he knew what it was for, but the amount of coordination he showed was pretty dang neat. He's starting to play games with us, too; one of his favorites is for us to "tackle" him and nibble on his ribs or neck, but in the last few weeks he's started doing the same to us, growls and all. It's really really cute, and very funny.
He loves walking, although he still needs something to hold onto--either someone's hands, or his little walker. I don't think it will be long, although I'm kind of hoping he waits until we're in Louisville so everyone can see his first steps for themselves. He's doing less army crawling, too, starting to lift up a bit and move one leg at a time, which is neat to see. His signing and talking are getting better every day, the other day he signed what I think was "I want milk" -- the milk sign with one hand and his current all-purpose sign (which looks kind of like a wave) with the other. He doesn't do "more" very much at all, though. I think he said "block" a few days ago too, while holding a block over his head.
Jenny went to a conference in Phoenix weekend before last for four days, leaving Ollie and I alone here in Austin, and I had Wednesday through Friday off last week and Jenny's been sick, so we've spent a lot of time together the last two weeks, which is really great; I think we've definitely grown a little closer the last two weeks. :)
Finally, he's getting a lot better at feeding himself. He still chokes occasionally when he stuffs too much food in his mouth, but he's learned to bite off bits of larger objects (like crackers) and actually chew things, so it's progress. :) He knows to stick a spoon in the food jar, but he hasn't quite connected that to putting it in his mouth again yet.
Ollie sat up by himself for the first time over Thanksgiving week. I knew he could, because Wednesday when I went in to get him in the morning he was sitting up in his crib, but I didn't see him do it until the next day, at a friend's house. He's done it a few more times since, although he still prefers either playing with stuff on his tummy or getting Jenny or I to pick him up. :)
He's such a smart little boy. Our friends have a little wooden block with pegs in it to hammer down, and as soon as he saw it, Ollie scooted right up to it, grabbed the hammer, and pounded three of the pegs down. He's seen Jen and I wielding a hammer for about the last six weeks, so it's no surprise he knew what it was for, but the amount of coordination he showed was pretty dang neat. He's starting to play games with us, too; one of his favorites is for us to "tackle" him and nibble on his ribs or neck, but in the last few weeks he's started doing the same to us, growls and all. It's really really cute, and very funny.
He loves walking, although he still needs something to hold onto--either someone's hands, or his little walker. I don't think it will be long, although I'm kind of hoping he waits until we're in Louisville so everyone can see his first steps for themselves. He's doing less army crawling, too, starting to lift up a bit and move one leg at a time, which is neat to see. His signing and talking are getting better every day, the other day he signed what I think was "I want milk" -- the milk sign with one hand and his current all-purpose sign (which looks kind of like a wave) with the other. He doesn't do "more" very much at all, though. I think he said "block" a few days ago too, while holding a block over his head.
Jenny went to a conference in Phoenix weekend before last for four days, leaving Ollie and I alone here in Austin, and I had Wednesday through Friday off last week and Jenny's been sick, so we've spent a lot of time together the last two weeks, which is really great; I think we've definitely grown a little closer the last two weeks. :)
Finally, he's getting a lot better at feeding himself. He still chokes occasionally when he stuffs too much food in his mouth, but he's learned to bite off bits of larger objects (like crackers) and actually chew things, so it's progress. :) He knows to stick a spoon in the food jar, but he hasn't quite connected that to putting it in his mouth again yet.
