As far as talking go...he jabbers A LOT, but I have yet to perfect that understanding between toddler language and parent. He'll be looking at me and saying something over and over, and I just sit there looking confused trying to guess what he's saying...if I'm lucky I get a pointed finger. He does say quite a bit that I can decipher (mostly B words) like ball, bike, bye, bottle, bubble, & balloon. He does say mama now, but he still uses dada more then anything. Of course he's picked up on NO and does so while shaking his head. His most recent word is "gone" which he says when he's done eating of thinks that what were feeding his is all gone. Of course our most favorite word of all, as well as his, is "tractor". I don't know why he picked up suck a complex word, but he says it all the time. Tractor pretty much means anything with wheels: car, truck, train, motorcycle, lawnmower, actual tractors, etc. Even when I don't see the motorized vehicle, as soon as I hear him say it, I know there is one nearby that he's spotted. There is a tractor down the road at the golf course maintenance shed that he knows is there. Whenever we are out walking and we start heading down that road he will immediately start saying tractor and pointing in the direction of tractor. No walk is complete without a stop at the tractor. I've been working on telling him the actual names for the different vehicles, and I think he's picking it up because I hear "tarsz" and "choo choo" thrown into the mix.
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| He's started methodically lining up his cars and pushing them |
Without warning Finn finally became and eater! Ohhh it's been wonderful to just feed him what I've made up and not have to worry about making anything different of special. He must be hitting a growth spurt because if I let him he will snack all day long, along with his meals. We've become quite the pair eating at regular 2 hour shifts, and luckily he's helping me eat all the fruit I get every week.
Everyday I'm discovering how much he really understands. Sometimes I think he's still a little baby, but then I will say something like, "lets go downstairs", and he will head right and start going down the stairs. Or "Should we go get some breakfast?", and he always goes over to his high chair and waits to be put up. Of course he loves going outside so if I saying anything about outside he runs over to the closest door waiting to be let out.
His latest obsession is with planes. I laugh because only a few months ago when we flew to Florida, he could have cared less. But now he's constantly pointing up to the sky, even before I'm aware their is a plane flying by I see Finn searching and pointing at the slightest hint of a sound.
It's been fun watching more of his personality coming out. He will now smile when asked (it's a weird quirky thing), and he loves to wrestle. Dad of course is his favorite person to wrestle with, but mom has to do during the day. He climbs up on EVERYTHING, and is getting more and more daring. He's in nursery, and has been for about a month due to callings. It's been a wonderful break not to have to juggle him around for the last 2 hours of church, and I think he's happier too with all the toys and snacks he gets. He always comes out with crumbs on his face and clothes...too funny!
Pretty much he's a live wire, and a silly happy boy, that we can't remember life without. Life is good when you have a Finn to share it with!
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They grow up so fast. :) I remember when life was all about Jack, and then I became pregnant with Hank, and I wasn't so focused on every little thing he did. It's sort of good for them, because they learn to be more independent. I did feel a little bad though because Hank never did get my undivided attention the way Jack did at first. Oh well, they certainly made up for it between themselves. It's so good to hear all the ways Finn is growing up. Thanks for sharing!
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