Springtime in KC

Our fourth floor garden is full of blooms. We took an early morning walk to take pictures before the blooms start fall. Last year at this time, Jake was 3 months old and he was memarized by them. He still thinks they're pretty cool. He says "pretty."

He's walking!

We went to pick him up at school and his teachers said that Jake has been walking all day! I didn't believe them at first but it is true. Jake is walking and walking and walking. For a month now, he would walk taking 3 to 4 steps at a time when STRONGLY encouraged with claps and "yeahs". But not any more. He does it on his own. With his new found skills, he has also found his freedom. He has developed a very strong will to go wherever he wants. Oh boy....

SARS Pit of all SARS Pit

We take Jake to various indoor amousement areas. My husband and I call them SARS pit. A little disclaimer, we are not saying there are any SARS. We just think that is funny. We've gone to the one in Zona Rosa and Oak Park Mall in Overland Park. We decided to take him to the one in Indendence Mall because they have a huge play area with a merry-go-round and a food court.

Well I don't have to tell you that Jake started yelling for joy when he saw it. We were there for at least an hour playing and eating. When you have a rainy and cold Saturday and wonder what to do with your active child, you should try it. Here he is on the merry-go-round with his dad-o.

Jake loved the merry-go-round. The first time around, he was enjoying the ride. The second time, he was studying the horse. The third time, he wanted to know how the horse was going up and down. Jake is very analytical.

He is finally walking!

Jake took his first step on March 18th! He has been standing and taking few more steps since. Mark and I worked with him tonight to get him to walk more. He loved the attention and did very well.

We took him took him to the park today since it was 70 degrees in Kansas City. As you can see from the picture above, he loved the park. I am sure we will be back.

14th Month Birthday

Jake caught a sparrow, tore its head off and ate it. Ok, not really. For his 14th month birthday we got him a red velvet cupcake with cream cheese icing. He thoroughly enjoyed it as you can see.

Happy 14th month, son.

Not a Walker but a Talker

Jake is now 13 months and still insists on not walking. He can "cruise" meaning that he can walk holding onto things like the wall and furniture. He has started to stand on his own without holding onto anything.

He has been increasing his vocabulary and say about 15 words but understand a whole lot more. He learns new words every day and beginning to pronounce them more accurately. The doctor says that the reason he may not be walking yet is because he is concentrating on learning words. Apparently babies can't do both. Why not???

He loves Teletubbies and says "La La" which is the yellow Teletubbie when he wants to watch the show. We will begin weaning him off the bottle. We've been waiting until he is well. He's had a cold FOREVER. He even developed a rash from it.

He is getting all four canines at the same time right now. Poor kid. He got his first tooth when he was 5 months and he hasn't stopped since. I wonder what he'll do when he no longer has tooth aches?

He loves to go to a play area in Zona Rosa. The indoor facillity is a mall that has a play area made up of big fruits that you can climb and crawl. There are lots of children and Jake loves it. He literally screams in joy the whole time he is there. Below is a picture of him on a slide made out of a peach.

He is starting to transform into a boy from a baby. He is starting to test his limits. I think it's kind of cute now but I'm sure I'll won't later.

Dado

Jake is really starting to talk...alot. He spoke his first word, with intent, at the doctor's office. He looked at Mark and said "up" when he sat him down at the examination table. That was around 5 months.

Now he is making up words. He is starting to call Mark "Dado". He said "hi do" to me on the phone. Instead of Mom, up, he says "Mup." He is also becoming quite a parrot. He is very good at repeating words.

We had spaghetti the other night. Here he is enjoying.