Matthew is growing up to such a neat little boy…. he is really getting his personality. He tried standing by himself today; he did it for a couple seconds before he realized he was not holding onto anything and then sat down. Let’s see, new ‘tricks’ he has learned:
Motor
Claps hands together and says ‘yeah’
Puts blocks/boys into toys and pulls them out
Uses buttons on his toys, twists/pushes/slides
Pulls pull-toys
Getting braver with his cruising
Climbs the entire flight of stairs without stopping
Signs ‘milk’ when he is hungry
Helps in dressing self. Pushes arms and legs into clothes, holds up feet one at a time for socks
Shows preference in being naked. Prefers cloth diapers to disposables
Drops toys purposely and then looks for them (out of the crib/bathtub/playpen)
Cognitive
Understands ‘no’
Comes when you call him by name
Understands the concept of sharing and tries to share (or trade) toys or food
Starting to understand ‘be gentle’ when petting the dog or cat
Understands who ‘mama’ ‘dada’ are
Verbal
Says ‘mama’
Says ‘dada’
Says ‘Mmmmm’ when hungry
Says ‘yay’ when he accomplishes something
Cuteness milestones
Blows raspberries on other people’s skin
Sticks his lower lip out
Plays ‘peek-a-boo’ with a blanket
Does long division (just seeing if you are paying attention)
Chases us/animals
Gives hugs and kisses purposely
Crawls to the bathroom at lightning speed when he hears water running
Has a preference for toys that are yellow
Makes ‘kissing/smacking’ sound with lips
Starts banging his hand on the table and kicking his legs if you are taking too long giving him food
It’s amazing how a little person can complete a family. Austin and Christopher adore their little brother, even with him getting into their papers and toys. Austin has infinate patience with Matthew and is always talking about how much he loves his little brother. All my years of infertility feel worth it now… I would walk through through fire for my boys.
Went to Home Depot tonight, got some light brown paint for the front room (formal living room). We plan on painting most of the interior to not only make the house prettier, but to look cleaner, updated and make it more marketable when we do sell it. It’s a difficult room because of the height vaulted ceilings and the wall that goes into the kitchen, but I cannot wait to see the finished result, it will be so worth it in the end!
