Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Pictures


Modeling his Nana sweaters

Aunt Kendall's surprise birthday party

Austin and Binx

Getting creative


Hanging with Daddy

Breakfast time

"Where'd you find this guy?" pointing at Charlie


14 months


I haven't been doing a great job of keeping up with the blog lately. Austin's 14 months old now! He started walking about 3 months ago and now he can get around a little too well. We had to put baby locks on all the cabinet doors. Not just so he couldn't get a hold of something that would hurt him, but so I wouldn't have to clean up pots and pans a million times a day. He still can't climb up onto furniture by himself, but he can climb off. He can climb up the stairs, but has a hard time getting back down them.

He isn't really talking - he can only say "up" but he understands a lot of what we say to him. If you tell him to give something to Charlie, or if you tell him to go get his milk, he'll do it. I can tell he's getting close to talking, though. He has little made up words. Like food or drink is all "Gaw!" And dogs are "daw!" He can give high-fives and repair broken cellphones. He HATES getting his diaper changed and once you get the dirty one off, he likes to run away and go pee somewhere.

He loves being around other little people, so we've been going to storytime on Tuesdays with his friend, Jake. Jake lives 2 doors down and is 3 1/2. They get along really well and Jake keeps an eye on Austin. In other words, he will rat him out.

Austin gets excited when his daddy comes home. He loves spending time with his grandparents and his Aunt Jen and Uncle Bryce. When either of them are around, that's who he wants to hold him. I guess they are the "cooler" version of his parents. Austin loves hanging out in his playroom and he likes to be read to. He loves going outside and chasing "Mr. Binx" around. He hates putting clothes on and he still hates getting his face or hands wiped off. But he doesn't mind a bath, most of the time. If you give him some bath crayons he'll hang out in there all day. Also, he'll eat the crayons, so be careful. He still likes to put things in his mouth. Maybe not quite as bad as he used to, but he still will put anything in his mouth. Dog food, paper, gross things he just found on the ground in public...

His playing has gotten more creative. The other day he was sticking his bottle into a measuring cup and then holding the measuring cup and tipping it up and drinking it. It reminded me of something that Jennifer would have done. He also got a hold of one of Kennen's pocket knives and was acting like it was a cellphone. (Don't worry the blade wasn't out) He knows that socks and shoes go on your feet. He likes to try and put them on himself. He knows to open the trash you put your foot on the lever.

He eats about anything now. His favorite foods are pasta, pretty much any kind of fruit, Goldfish, cheese, cookies, ice cream, and he'll actually eat carrots and broccoli. He sleeps through the night (as long as he's not teething or sick). He goes to bed about 8:30 and wakes up around 8am. Every once in a while, if I'm lucky, he might sleep until 9am. He takes a nap about 1pm for about an hour. Cleaning, cooking and getting things done is still a challenge. Austin has to be in the right mood. Some days he's in a "I have to be held" mood and then it's impossible to get much done. But it's a lot easier than it used to be.