Baby Update (Just shy of 1 year/3 months)

[mizarchivist]

My last post mostly sums it up, but with the additions of 

• Hi (haaaah) No (neeeeeh) Animal noises now include tiger (rawrrawr!), cow says mmmmmeh, and purple_terror's trying to get him to make pirate Arrrr noises. He definitely has a wider animal noise vocabulary than English one. My mom pointed out to me yesterday that I did the same thing at his age. I'm entirely amused. 
• Most animals are bears, most birds are ducks, but he corrected a bit when I tried to explain goose, not duck. 
• Hearing the word wave, and waving
• If I'm doing something that's not 100% paying attention to him, his favorite tactic to get me to focus is to hand me a book. Cle-ver. It's like... he knows. 
• More/better mimicking. Preferably if I'm doing something silly like shaking my head and making noises. Best kind of baby humor. 
• The long awaited 15-16th teeth showed up.
• Massively improved walking. When he's let go to explore (usually wandering around town- today was Harvard Yard), he gets very grumpy with being picked up or put back in his stroller. At some point, I'd like to see how far that lasts before he tires out. The obvious problem is that I'll fall over first. 
• The downside is the headstrong, zomg, and sleep regression. I'm chalking it up to his brain growing so fast, he just can't stay asleep. 

Hm. I guess that's it for now. Yay for hot tubs. (Why am I still sitting here?!)

Comments

[beah.livejournal.com]

Wonderful D!

[trouble841.livejournal.com]

I can't believe he has 16 teeth but no hair yet!

Adorable pic!

[mizarchivist]

Funny, that. He actually isn't wholly bald. It is just so super-fine you can't really see it unless he's mashed banana in. Then you mostly see the banana. QE was pretty much bald til kindergarten, so this might carry on for a while, so I should figure out that Jean Luc Picard outfit for next Halloween. Or an Arisia.

[trouble841.livejournal.com]

I had very little hair till I was about 2.5. wouldn't know it now.

I haven't seen you in forever -- I need to fix that!

[mizarchivist]

It's always great to see you.

[catness.livejournal.com]

Book baby!!!!! <3

[gosling.livejournal.com]

That is a seriously adorable picture!

I'm amazed they sleep at all the first couple of years, given just how much cognitive and physical growth is happening... At that age, sometimes it seriously felt like Squiggle in particular would level up dramatically several times over a week. Now he just gets seriously taller some weeks.

Still weapons-grade

[drwex]

And, yeah, books.

I have observed kids in other less book-focused households than yours and mine do similar things with whatever toys are to hand. They're sort of remembering "last time this was in my field of view it also included parental attention. let's see if that works again." And they do it with blocks or rattly toys or stuffed animals.

It's a good sign of cognitive development, even if it's incredibly tiring.

Re: Still weapons-grade

[mizarchivist]

Also 3 singing pigs say LA LA LA...

Re: Still weapons-grade

[asciikitty.livejournal.com]

No, no, that's not right. Pigs say "oink" all day and night.

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

It's so unfair that the toddlers have more energy than we do!

[mizarchivist]

I know