Before I forget!

I have to document more this week, because Dex does so many new things so quickly, and I have to remember it all! Today he was doing way too many cool things. (at least...cool to me, anyway..) The best is that he learned to say "night night". He went up to my mom today basically asking for a nap. He is such a smartie. He is so funny because he copies everything we do, and things I don't realize that he picks up on. Today he found a dryer sheet on the floor...and he started going around to all the glass tables wiping them with it.lol (he must have copied that from grandma...lol) and then he took it and started rubbing it in the carpet vigorously...which made me laugh, because Derrick is always trying to get the carpet super clean when Dex spills or myself....and Dex does watch him clean the carpet. A LOT.

There were things I thought prior to being a parent..that I see now is just craziness..but I never knew how hard it would be to do even things around the house, because at this age, they want you in there sight at almost all times. Even, then....I can be in the kitchen outside of his baby gate, and he will be upset because he can't get to me. He will scream and hold his hands up till I pick him up. And let me tell you, it is NOT easy to do dishes with a huge 14 month old on your already horrible hips. (let me remind you...there is still no baby gate at our stairs...so i can't just set him down...our stairs were built before new children safety codes I believe. You can't just put the gate up..it will have to be rigged somehow because of the railing...and we will have to put mesh stuff around the slats as well..so he doesn't fall through...needless to say..due to my back becoming that of a 90 year old woman..this must get done asap.)

Being the tv junky that I am, I also thought..I will so be able to watch a show or two in the background while playing with Dex...obviously that will be just fine. NOT SO MUCH. I don't think I have had anything but baby programs on for the past 3 months. I put on the Ellen show one day, and he brought me the remote basically yelling at me to change it to his dvd. How do I know this is what he wanted, you ask? Because he pointed at the tv yelling with one hand and had the remote flailing at the dvd player in the other. He knows you have to point it at the dvd player to work..but he doesn't understand how to do that yet..Being Derricks son, I am sure he will know soon. He knows how to press play on the dvd player itself though...which cracks us up...because if the tv isn't on..he keeps trying to press play thinking it will work. He is so funny.

Another cute thing he did today was helping me take some ornaments down. Just the ones at the bottom he could reach. It was so cute because he wanted to hang them back on the tree, because he knew they were supposed to be there, but he would just place them on a branch because he didn't know how to hook them on. I am telling you, the kid is a genius. lol.

I started showing him these flashcards with pictures of things you see every day so he could start to learn more..and I showed him the picture of the airplane, and he grabbed the card from me, ran to the window, and started looking up at the sky pointing! lol! He thought I was telling him there was an airplane outside because tons fly over my parents house, and they always show him all the airplanes. C'mon, he is seriously awesome at comprehension.(and they say baby formula isn't as good as breast milk...jk..i know it is..hehe, but still, didn't affect my babe!) I'm not even sure who "they" are...but they are out there..haha

Alright. I think I got it all down...

Holidays.....

Holidays are here, and they are way more fun now with Dex. When we put the lights on the tree, it was awesome to see his little face light up as well. I can't wait till he opens his presents on Christmas Eve with the family. We are having Christmas Eve at our house this year with both our immediate familys. Christmas Day up at Silver Lake with Derricks extended family, and the Day after in Grand Haven with my Step-father in laws family. They have an enormous family get together of around 40 people. So it should be pretty crazy.

What is Dex doing these days you ask? Well, let's see here. Lately he likes to ask for his baabaa in a whisper. For some reason he thinks it's pretty funny to say "baabaa" in a hushed voice, like it's some awesome secret only the two of us know. He understands full sentences, and it always amazes me to see if he will follow through with what I say. For instance, "Do you wanna give the treat to the doggy?" and then he looks at me all excited and takes the treat over to her. Or, "Do you wanna come sit on my lap?" and he gets all excited and lifts his arms for me to pick him up. Or, "Do you wanna go find Daddy?" and then he usually squeals with delight. It's probably his favorite thing to do. He knows daddy has a mancave, so that is usually his first spot to look. He pushes the door open squealing and almost sounding like he is talking in tongues sometimes. Creepy I know. He better learn to talk soon. He is getting good at mimicking. He was watching a kid program and they were saying letters, and he said the letter "R" right back. He also knows how to say "moo" for a cow...and for meow, he says something like "maww" for a cat. We also have a farm book, and he can point out the tractor each time.

He does so many cute things I feel the need to document it all, so I can always remember it. He was tickling grandpas feet the other day, which was super fun for him. He also is a clever little guy, and was looking through a book, and the litte bear was was upside down so he turned the book around so the bear would be right side up. He felt accomplished after that. Dex is also obsessed with the Einstein Dvds which we are going to have to cut back on! It got to the point where the tv wouldn't even be on, and he would come up to me with the remote whining..and I was like..hmmm...I don't think so..So we are trying to limit that, because we would just have it on in the background for him because of the classical music. But he gets so warped into it, he just sorta stands there in a daze.

Dex also loves playing in his new tunnel with Triz the cat. Triz is everywhere Dex is since he was a new born. They are good buddies, except when Dex touches the cat wrong and he attacks him with his claws..but other than that...they love each other dearly.

Now, off to nap before the little one gets up from his.