More words

He's been saying "all done" like crazy lately and appropriately too. This morning he added another word/phrase to his repertoire, "thank you." The girls who watch him at the gym both heard him say it when given his milk. He's such a polite baby.

Huxley's Chores

Huxley loves the sweeper. Here's a video of him making an attempt at sweeping the kitchen. At the end he has to inspect what the sweeper caught, and mommy has to take the sweeper away.

Huxley's Latest Tricks

Lately, it seems like he's just exploding with new tricks.  Everyday he does something new.  Here's a recap of his latest and greatest accomplishments.

Praising himself:  Whenever he gets a shape into his shape sorter or almost gets a shape into the sorter, he gets a big smile on his face, looks at me, and starts clapping.  

Pointing:  A while ago he figured out he could poke things with his finger and that was great fun.  One morning he rediscovered the lights in the house and kept pointing up to them.  All day long, he pointed at all of the lights he saw.  Eventually this led to pointing to other objects aside from lights.  

Walking:  He started walking a few weeks after his first birthday.  When he first began walking, we called him Franken-Baby.  He wobbled back and forth with his arms out to the side.  It didn't take long for the wobble to turn into a run.  He's so impressed with himself that he'll put his hands behind his back while he walks.  It looks like he's strutting.  

Climbing:  After he started crawling, it didn't take him long to start climbing up the stairs.  Now he's moved on to bigger obstacles like the play center in his toy room, chairs, and the bathtub. 

The refrigerator:  He loves to make giant water messes at the refrigerator.  It's wonderful.

Grunting:  Instead of crying, he grunts for whatever he wants whether it's his water or goldfish crackers.  

All done!!

That's what Huxley's been saying lately. It normally takes some prompting, but he's started saying "all done." Although, it sounds more like "ah done." Close enough.

Adventures in food...

Now that Huxley's a year old, he's able to try new food that could have possibly caused an allergic reaction or an upset tummy. Here have been our latest adventures in food.

New Foods: Peanut butter, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, smoothies, oranges, grapefruit, pineapple, watermelon, cookies, & spinach quiche. He's had spinach before and hasn't like it but loved spinach quiche. When he was done eating he took his leftovers and mashed them together with his hands.

Favorite Restaurant: Red Robbin - He loves it because he gets to eat crayons and play with balloons.

Messes: He loves to throw his sippy cups on the floor, and they of course explode. The only sippy cup he will drink from happens to be the exploding kind.

Huxley's Security Blanket

A nurse practitioner recommended placing a burp rag/diaper in the crib with Huxley as soon as he rolled over.  Ever since Huxley was four months old, he's slept with his burp rag.  The past couple months he's developed a deep attachment.  He takes it with him into the bath tub which makes bath time very messy.  When he gets out of the bathtub I have a dry one waiting for him.  He also likes to have it during dinner time and while he's playing.  If he needs to have his hands free to play with a toy then he shoves the rag in his mouth - a convenient storage place for everything.   

Huxley's First Wagon Ride

Today was the first nice, warm day since Huxley got his wagon for
Christmas. After a long day of teething pain, the wagon was just what
he needed to cheer up!