Tales from the Crib

I thought of doing another tales from the crib post since my last post about AJ's development was 5 months ago.

So AJ is now 16 months old and is a grown little man. He's not just walking but also likes to run. He loves playing around other kids in the village too which is very good for his social development. I'm glad that he's outgoing and not shy around other kids even if they are older than him. Later today there's a trick or treat event in our village so I'm excited to dress him up and be his personal photographer. Its his first Halloween party so this has got to be in our photo album.

Few months back we introduced to him the colorful plastic spoon and fork while we feed him so he'll get used to it and so he'll identify them with eating. Of course its a mess (as always!) but its fun and we get to laugh every time he's being silly but also tells him that throwing food is bad. Brushing teeth is another story... he's got a total of 14 of them so brushing his teeth is inevitable and a whole lot a challenge. I sing, I count, even try to fool him that we'll go and see an airplane after brushing his teeth just so he'll open his mouth. I also tried placing him in from of a mirror so he'll smile at himself so I can brush his front teeth. Its a challenge 3 times a day!

After his diaper change in the morning, he picks his shoes and tries to put them on. He already knows that he has to wear shoes before walking around the house. He also helps when we dress him up. He's the one who pulls down his shirt and lifts his foot on his own when we're putting on his shorts. And when his diapers are full, he lets us know that he need a change by removing his diaper and dragging it while walking.

He's also started talking and gibbering a couple of months ago and here are some of his most common words:

Mommy: ma-ma-mi
Daddy: dada
Milk: ik
Light: ayt
Dog: a-a-a-a-a
Cat: a
Hot: at
Diaper: aper

Things he loves to switch on/off:

Light
TV
computer cpu and monitor
cordless phone

Watching TV is one of his favorite things to do. He loves watching Blue's Clues and every time he sees someone singing or dancing.. he dances along and sings also (gibberish of course!). One role play that he enjoys is cooking. Yup, I think we made our future chef here... This was also very evident when we went for another photo shoot and after doing some shots with big bear, books and a baseball cap... we gave him a spatula and casserole full of plastic veggies and what did we get? A very pre-occupied little chef.

photo shoot at the picture company