Monthly picture time!
We'll have to cut John some slack in this batch of photos. He was still sleeping five minutes before these were taken. Dad woke him up, got him dressed, brushed his teeth and plopped him down in the kitchen with me and Keillor.
John still sleeping with his eyes open.
Kiss from Keillor!
Keillor rolling onto John's leg.
Keillor taking up too much space.
Furry bench.
As usual, this month was packed with excitement.
John has been pushing boundaries lately. He knows what is right and wrong, but often prefers to test out the wrong approach. For instance, Dad caught him standing on a wicker basket near the fireplace mantle yesterday morning and John quickly sat down acting like he was just relaxing and minding his own business. Then he slowly climbed off without being asked. A few minutes later, John brought a remote to Dad that was on the mantle. He was clearly proud of what he'd done, but did not realize that Dad knew the only way for a little kid to get the remote was to stand on the wicker basket again.
John's athleticism is improving. He loves to play catch and is often able to throw a ball to where he intends. We have a toy bus that he loves to ride around the house, as well. It's not intended to ride, of course, but Johnny is still small enough to sit on it. When the weather was still warm earlier in the month, Dad would always find John riding one of the tricycles on the playground at school when it was time to pick us up.
The kid still eats or tries to eat anything. Like his sister, he loves mustard. So much so, that we have to squirt a little bit on his plate and then return the bottle to the kitchen. If it's left on the table, he'll just keep asking for more.
His words are coming along, but Dad seems to be the only one that understands them. He's very good at saying no. Other favorite words (luckily) are "please" and "thank you." The speech and behavior specialist at school is a little worried about John's language, so he's actually going to go see an audiologist in December. Maybe he'll get tubes in his ears like Big Sis!
John has enjoyed watching a few movies along with the family over the past few weeks. For the first time, he's sitting relatively still on the couch or ottoman for 20 minutes at a time. His first full length movie (watched over the span of 5 or 6 nights) was Frozen. We think he was amazed to see that there was a movie to go along with the books, stuffed characters and music he's been hearing since he was born!
As for me, I've been enjoying some big kid things this past month. I don't always take afternoon naps at school any longer. My favorite teacher, Minnie, keeps me up with the two older kids and we work on handwriting or other "big kid" activities. Mom and Dad have been super impressed with the writing samples I've been bringing home. Of course when they ask me to do the same thing for them at home, I say no.
Star Wars continued to be a fascination this past month. We started to watch The Empire Strikes Back over the long weekend, but decided it was a bit too scary. We may try again next weekend.
Dad and I have been to five or six basketball games already this season! The other night at a game in Boulder, I stopped coloring, gave him my book and crayons, and said, "I think I'll just watch the game with you for a bit." Dad mumbled something about the brainwashing finally working while wiping tears from his eyes.
Monthly questions as asked by Dad:
1. Who is your best friend? Stella, Aria and Aubrey (all at school)
2. Who is John's best friend? Keillor
3. Who is Keillor's best friend? John!
4. If you and John were in a helicopter together, where would you travel to? Montana
5. If Mom or I couldn't take you to school, which Star Wars character would you like to have drop you off? Luke Skywalker - he's the best!
6. Favorite dessert this past month? The painted cookies [see yesterday's blog post]
7. John's favorite food recently? Pears
8. John's favorite word recently? No
9. What does John do most often that gets him in trouble? Climbing on the wicker basket
10. Buffs basketball, Regis basketball or Badger football? Regis basketball
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