Some Signs that Case is Growing Up (sniff, sniff):
1. Recently, Case has been wanting to drink from a "big boy cup" - which means a cup without a lid. Josh, the ever-adventurer, has been encouraging him to do this with water. I'm glad he was the brave one - I realized it's fine for Case to practice, and he's gotten quite good at it. No spills pretty much unless he decides he needs to dump it...which happens less and less.
2. Case wants to sit at the table in a big chair - not that babyish high chair all the time!
3. He has began stringing words together. Okay, so only 2 at a time so far, but still, we are impressed. "Hi, Dad!" and "What's this?"
4. He now knows what dog poop is and avoids it. Saturday he almost ran into some. He stops shorts and says, "Stinky!" Then turns around and runs the other way.
5. The other night though was the big sign that Case is growing up. I told him it was time for bed, and he didn't want to be rocked. He just wanted to be put into his crib and laid down on his own. He has been doing that every night for the last few days. No rocking. No songs. No stories. Even though in the past, bedtime was a chore at times, I of course now miss it. I'm sure this stage won't last forever, but we'll see.
3 comments:
awwwwwww...well, at least he talks! At 13mo Braden doesn't say ANYTHING except "dadadadada" and some mumbled mush....he has said mama before but it usually comes out like "baba"...so strange....anyways, those are really cute stories!
i have heard that boys are usually less verbal than girls and i've seen that with case. the girls we know that are his age are super verbally advanced - i can understand them and they say many-syllable words.
Casen is such a sweet boy Amanda, I am glad you are enjoying each stage of his growing up.
I know you are sad to see him getting more independent, those are hard times - especially for Mommy.
A Big Plus - learning to avoid the dog poo!
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