November 8, 2010
Noah is now 17 months old. Time is still flying and he is growing up so fast. I haven't been able to do any updates on new things he is doing because Halloween was so crazy but he is really starting to change and pick up on new things. He is finally starting to sit down and read a book. Not always but it's getting better. He really likes the ones he can lift the flaps or touch something. It had to be really interactive to hold his attention for very long. He is also starting to talk a little bit more. Although, he's still not really saying too much yet. The words that he says are getting a little bit clearer and he uses them on his own a lot but he still can't really repeat me yet. One thing that he is really starting to improve on is identifying body parts. He can now point to his nose, ears, eyes, tongue, hair, fingers, head, toes, bellybutton, and pee-pee on command. He is really into the pee-pee these days and I even had his teachers ask me about it. He sticks his hand down his pants CONSTANTLY. Especially if there is a bottle involved. I guess it's just the age but it must be worse than the other boys since other people are noticing it. I try to stop him but it does no good. The only thing I can do is put a onesie on him. If not, he pulls it out of his diaper and pees everywhere. Lots of fun. We go through a lot of clothes these days.
Noah is doing great in the hands on activity area. He can now do puzzles, he can put the right shapes into his little block thing, he can do the jack-in-the-box with no problem, and he LOVES tools. He has a tool set that he plays with constantly and has figured that thing out too. Now he likes to get the real tools out a help daddy fix stuff. He had the screw driver the other day and was loosening all the screws on the wood strip in the living room.
Other commands that he can follow are putting things in the trash can, putting his bottles in the sink when he is done, and going to the bathroom to take a bath. He loves to put stuff in the trash can so he'll pick stuff up off the floor and hold it up for me to see. I'll say, "Go put it in the trash can." He gets really excited then runs in the kitchen, throws it away, and comes back clapping. Same thing with the bottles. When he's done with it, he holds it up for me to see. I say, "Put it in the sink." He runs in the kitchen and throws it in the sink and claps. Another thing we have been working on is cleaning up messes. He loves to play with water and is constantly spilling it everywhere. I point at it and say, "Go get the towel and clean it up." He'll go get the kitchen towel off the oven and wipe it up. Good thing he loves to clean!!
He loves to take baths since there is water, cups, and splashing involved. All I have to say is, "Noah do you want to take a bath?" and he runs in the bathroom and claps. The only thing that sucks is trying to get him out of the bathtub. He would stay in there for HOURS if I would let him. He has also learned that it is funny to splash mommy so by the end of the bath we are both soaked.
On the eating front, we aren't doing so good. Noah is a terrible eater. He will not eat anything. He likes nothing. One day he'll sort of eat something so I'll get excited that he likes something and the next day he won't touch it. He refuses to eat any sort of meat and just spits it out. I gave up on that and just give him lots of black beans and vitamins instead. About the only thing he will eat is bread and Ramon noodles. Real nutritious. Hopefully this is just a phase and will pass quickly. It makes meal times not very fun for either of us.
Riding his new Harley
One of his favorite things to do - pushing over the end table and scooting it around the house. He actually broke a light socket doing this.
