15 months old!

This kid is getting more active day by day. Since he loves the water, I’ll post pictures from the pool today.

At fifteen months old, Aiden still loves to dance and sing. Isaac got a karaoke disc for the Wii for his birthday, and Aiden loves to sing along. His smooth moves are getting more evolved… instead of just a “diaper dance,” he now has some crazy footwork and spins.

 

He still eats really well, pretty much whatever we’ll give him, although he often blanches at the first bite.

He is starting to say “hi” and wave to random strangers in stores, restaurants, church… He loves the attention when they respond. He especially loves other kids.

He has a scary-good arm and is totally in love with balls. He found a giant exercise ball at a friends’ house last week, and he pushed it around chanting “Ball” for a good hour, at least.

He is very curious. He wants to see what we are doing all the time, use the things we are using, walk where we are walking… unless we’re outside and I want him to walk home with me, lol. THEN he walks wherever he wants, picking up whatever he finds on the ground, pointing at birds, etc.

 

He is getting better at communicating. He says just a few words still (Mom, Dad, BaBa for bottle, Hi, Ball, Dah for dog, No, Up, and Haylie), but he sometimes will sign “milk” or “more,” and he’s getting better about pointing or bringing me objects related to what he wants (i.e. bib when he’s hungry).

It’s scary to see what a little boy he is now instead of a little baby, but it’s exciting to see him learn and to see his obvious pride when he does something new. Every day is a new adventure!

Finding the Good

I have so much work to do BUT the school year is almost over!

Isaac’s school is very expensive BUT it’s not as expensive as it looks since we get some back in credit card points by charging it.

I am not looking forward to summer school BUT I feel totally okay spending a little portion of our tax refund to go on a great vacation this summer!

Aiden smudged chocolatey fingers on my white sweater BUT I get a chance to bleach it! Again!

It’s almost Isaac’s birthday! Hip hip Hooray!

These “jean diapers” from a friend at work make me smile every time I see them!

so does this little man. :)

Visiting Great Grandma Chase

It’s interesting to be around someone whose memory is getting worse all the time. I’m not sure she REALLY knew who we were this whole visit, but she was happy to have visitors. She kept saying what a good walker he was for a ten-month old. We corrected her a few times, reminding her that he is 14 months old, but finally we just went with it. After all, he IS a great walker for ten months old! She also at one point told me she knew I’d had the baby but didn’t know if it was a boy or girl, and then she was surprised when we pointed to his birth announcement, which she’s had up for a year, and his first birthday pictures, when she was at his party. Poor Grandma. It must be hard to forget everything.

Our Little Handful

I thought Aiden was getting into everything already, but he is teaching me new tricks all the time. A few from this weekend:

He likes to put on a strongman show where he lifts my five-pound weights with both hands and carries them a short distance. I have to hide them now because he also likes to drop them, and I am terrified he will drop one on his foot.

He learned how to lift the toilet cover. Apparently he thought it would be fun to drop toys in the water. Ew.

He learned to climb on the couch without a footrest! and how to color… on my students’ work. Oops. I’m just glad he didn’t poke holes in the couch. Thank goodness this was on my lap desk (which was also covered in pen).

He mimics everything we do. Isaac is now under strict instructions not to throw balls across the room or way up in the air. This is Aiden lifting up the rug just after watching Isaac do the same thing to straighten it out.

 

He sure is a handful, but he’s OUR handful, and we love him!

(dropping another toy, not dipping his hand in, thank goodness)