11 March 2013
08 March 2013
19 Months-ish
I haven't written anything substantial in quite a while. Well, that's because I've been busy chasing a toddler around.
Evan has become very daring-- walking on the couch and bed, climbing on the coffee table, running with no caution whatsoever. This has resulted in a header off the bed, many foreheads into furniture (why is it always the forehead?!) and plenty of other bumps and bruises. I'm excited for the weather to warm up so we can burn off some of that energy at the park in the evenings.
He's really good at identifying objects, colors, shapes. He speaks more and more clearly every day. One thing that we find very interesting is that he can identify colors of things that he isn't looking at. For example, in the car, we'll ask, "What color is... the sun, the sky, the grass, snow, Laika, Lars...?" and he knows. We'll add new things just to test him and he knows. I don't know for sure, but that seems really smart to me.
He also has a better grasp on what "yes" and "no" mean. That's quite helpful.
His favorite toys are still books but he's getting a little better at not being 100% book focused.
He loves music and likes to dance. Here are a couple examples:
And, in case the pictures above weren't enough evidence, let me just prove that the kid has some crazy hair.
Evan has become very daring-- walking on the couch and bed, climbing on the coffee table, running with no caution whatsoever. This has resulted in a header off the bed, many foreheads into furniture (why is it always the forehead?!) and plenty of other bumps and bruises. I'm excited for the weather to warm up so we can burn off some of that energy at the park in the evenings.
He's really good at identifying objects, colors, shapes. He speaks more and more clearly every day. One thing that we find very interesting is that he can identify colors of things that he isn't looking at. For example, in the car, we'll ask, "What color is... the sun, the sky, the grass, snow, Laika, Lars...?" and he knows. We'll add new things just to test him and he knows. I don't know for sure, but that seems really smart to me.
He also has a better grasp on what "yes" and "no" mean. That's quite helpful.
His favorite toys are still books but he's getting a little better at not being 100% book focused.
He loves music and likes to dance. Here are a couple examples:
He shows his love for Laika in weird ways... like standing on her, sitting on her, climbing over her, pulling her tail. Maybe "love" isn't the right word. Maybe the right word is "dominance". When she's digging her bed (you know doing that thing that dogs do to make their bed more comfortable), he loves to run over and lay on it like, "hey, thanks for making the bed for me, Laika!" She just looks at him like, "wtf, kid?!" They also have sweet moments together though. Like when he hugs her, or reads to her.
He's gotten really good at things like shape sorting and block stacking. They're little things, but they're developmentally important.
04 March 2013
Kid Photography 101
This is why you should try to capture kids acting naturally and should never tell them to smile.
You end up with a smile that only a mother could love.
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