We are filled with optimism this January. This is going to be a good year. The Dude is now fifteen months old, walking like a champ, talking and communicating with everything he's got, and growing like a weed (well, a short little weed....). Mama and Papa have come to the realization that there is no way that we can keep up. He is developing too fast.... the new things are hitting us over the head faster than we can recover from the previous. All there is left to do is sit back and enjoy the ride.
For instance, just this weekend he's started mimicking words that we say (yes, even the not-so-nice ones!!). And all be darned if he doesn't nail them, pretty much every time. Last week he sat with Nonna and put together puzzles (the wooden ones that you match up the animals or shapes) like he's been doing them for months. Mama did an experiment in which she told him to go in the other room to get a specific item, and he marched into the room, looked around for the item, then brought it back to her... so proud. His comprehension is pretty amazing. It seems like all of a sudden a light has turned on in him, and so much is just "clicking".
The Dude is also..... a total goof-ball. He's got a sense of humor, and knows how to ham it up when he has an audience. We happily oblige. And so do all the ladies in the supermarket or store. He seeks them out and gives them that big toothy grin.... it's all over from there. We try to not be in a hurry, because we are usually there for a while.
Yep. It's going to be a good year. So much to learn, so much to see and do, and so many adventures to be had.
We're glad you're here for the ride too. Cheers!
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