Hello little guy!
So, Mommy is sitting here thinking all about the great achievements you have accomplished this past month! I still can't believe how much you have been growing and growing and learning so many new things! Having kids could really never be boring I have decided, not if we as parents pay attention to every new thing that you learn and do because then it is always an example of what God has blessed us with through you! Daniel, you are 14 months old now (and 1 week, actually) and just growing and growing! You did lots of cool things for the first time this past month, including your very first plane ride (actually six different planes) to Hawaii and back, seeing and playing in the ocean for the first time, walking without assistance (even if it has only been two to five steps at once maybe a total of like 10 times so far), seeing and getting scared by your first guy dressed in a big animal costume (the State Farm bear at your friend, Connor's, birthday party), climbing ALL over the place (up on couches, chairs, boxes, tables, the stairs, etc.), climbing DOWN from things the RIGHT way (from couches, chairs, beds, stairs, etc.), opening doors all over our house (you love our door handles because they are the easy ones to open, although you still have to get on your tip-toes), sweeping (you will push the big push-broom all over the garage without any help!), saying "dog", "baby", "eat", "please", and various other words from time to time, and so many other things that I can't even think of right now! This has definitely been a big month of learning new things for you!
You love walking around all over the place with your walker and fire truck and holding onto our hands / fingers. You also still love to go on walks and play outside and you could swim all day and be okay with it because you LOVE LOVE water! A new thing that you have especially enjoyed in the past few weeks has been 'cooking' yummy 'food' for Mommy and Daddy! You will cook up a storm by measuring out puzzle pieces, dumping them into a big bowl, stirring them with a wooden spoon, and taking them out with the spoon or a spatula and serving them up on a plate. You will bring us 'bite' after 'bite' of this imaginary food knowing that we always seem to like it. :o) You also love to tickle people's feet, especially, which you got from your daddy tickling your feet. :o) You will touch their feet real fast and start to laugh, thinking that that must tickle them as much as it tickles you when daddy does it to your toes. Lol.
You eat anything and everything and definitely always seems to have quite the appetite! The other day you ate an entire half of a hamburger, fixings and all. You LOVE meat, bread, any types of fruit, and sweets, of course... :o) You will eat more veggies than you did before, but your favorites are definitely still sweet potatoes, steamed carrots, raw green pepper, and occasionally some others from time to time.
Oh! Yes! The other thing you have been very into lately is cleaning up stuff, which is a very good thing! Mommy sometimes has to get you started, but then you do such a great job picking up your toys and putting them where they go. Yesterday we cleaned up all your toys in the living room and then Mommy started putting away ones in your room when you disappeared back into the living room and came back with a toy and then an envelope that was left on the floor in there, very happily standing up and putting it on your bookshelf to help clean up. :o) Then, you continued on by bringing me one little piece of rolly-polly or trash or string or piece of carpet at a time from near the front door as you crawled back and forth back and forth cleaning up the floor over there. :o) You were so cute!
Daniel, you are GREAT at taking naps! Definitely one of the things you do best! :o) You take two great naps a day, usually at least 2 hours for each one, which is nice for mommy to be able to get things done, take a break, or nap myself, and I have really enjoyed it because you go down so much easier than ever before, sometimes playing with your teddy for awhile before falling asleep.
The other thing you have really been enjoying is dancing, which I actually just blogged about in my last post! You will dance and move to almost any song you listen to, even if it's just to a little rhythm and not even a song! The other night we were watching a Disney movie and eating popcorn (that was your first ever small bits of popcorn and you LOVED it) with some friends and you were dancing up a storm, moving your hips, bobbing your head, swaying, and raising your arms. It was way too cute! :o) Lol. You were cracking us up and I could have watched you dance all day!
Well, there is so much more I could say about you and what you have been up to, but I need to end sometime! ;o) I'm so excited for this next month with you, especially to see what new things you learn! Maybe you'll be walking more than the occasional steps when we trick you into them. :o)
We love you SOOOO much!!!
Love,
Mommy
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