Yeah Cloth Diapers

Well today a little miracle happened at our house. My 15 month old left our family room and crawled (because he still refuses to walk) to his room. This was fairly strange behavior because he was playing just fine. When he got to his room he went straight to his changing pad (which is on the floor), sat on it and looked at me. He was wet and wanted to be changed!!! He wasn't even poopy. So we'll see what this means and if he does it again. I tried to praise him profusely.

He continues to try and "clean" things around the house. He has also started feeding himself with a spoon pretty well. He can do it well with his left hand. His right hand is another matter. He sort of tries to catapult it into his mouth. Sometimes it works for him depending on how "sticky" the food is.

He has also started getting on to his little tricycle more. He is very cute as he rides it around. He gets off of it by inching himself off the back end. It works.

So this has sort of been a string of posts about what little man is doing. I guess that is the main thing going on in my life. Everything else is a Christmas surprise for people. Congrats to our friends who have recently given birth or announced that they are pregnant. I think I know about 7 people expecting between May and July of next year. So much life - it's very fun.

My son - the cleaner

Well I have been enjoying time on the Internet while my son slowly explores all the "safe" areas of the kitchen. He's been at it for about 45 minutes now. It is messy but he is having a good time. My favorite part is when he takes the dishrags and wipes things down. He's been doing this often recently and it is just TOO cute. He isn't really cleaning - but he's trying. Actually Montessori does have a way to teach cleaning so I guess I should pull out that information and teach him how to do it - he would love it.

He still refuses to walk. He is still a little unsteady but he really could probably do it if he tried. He "accidentally" takes a few steps every once in while between chairs or other close objects. He is also getting better at signing. Although I think he thinks the sign for "more" means "food". I get the point. He certainly knows the signs for bath and milk - two of life's greatest pleasures in his estimation. It is almost bed time so we will need to wrap up this playing session. He sure has had a good time though!