First (and Second) Kiss

When I picked up N at daycare today, we were sitting around visiting with the other kids. One of the girls (who is 6 months older than N) came up to him and gave him a hug and kiss. I figured this was his first kiss from a girl who is not a relative. Then the staff told me the other 18 month old girl gave him a kiss in the morning! He's a popular boy.

N finds his toes.

On Monday, we were reading N's counting book. The last page is a picture of toes for number 10. When we read it, I asked "Where are N's toes?" and he grabbed his toes! First time he's pointed out one of his body parts.

So big! revisited

I've talked about N and the "So Big" game before. This week, he was at my sister's place and he was playing it with his cousin. After a while, Sarah turned to do something else. N started chattering away and somewhere in the middle called out "So big"! Of course, I can't get him to do it for me.

More Foops

OK, I've written about N and his foops before, . He usually does them on my stomach when I'm nursing him to bed, or on my arm when we're playing... even on his own arm. Today he was standing by the couch and realized he could just lean down and give the couch a little foop. He thought it was hilarious and did it over and over and over again. My friend Rachel (who gave me the name foop) was over and though it was quite entertaining. He's a little comic.

Signs

OK, now I know N is using his sign language. We live on the flight path for the airport, so lots of planes fly overhead. I always tell N "There's a plane" and make the sign. Earlier in the week, we were up in bed and a plane flew over. N reached his had in the air and made a pretty good plane symbol. Then on Friday, we were eating a blood orange. We'd finished half of it, and N definitely made the sign for more!

First Haircut

On Friday, before our family photos on Sunday, N went for his first haircut. I didn't think he had enough to cut really, except for the crazy long hair over his ears.
R's barber was mentioning the last time R was in that it was about time. So, since R was getting his hair cut anyway, we brought N along.

Lou was really great. He already had an envelope marked to save some of N's hair (not something I would have done, but very thoughtful) and was wonderful with N. Actually, it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. I was expecting lots of tears and one little boy quickly making his way off the chair. Instead, he sat on my lap and was quite happy with the whole thing. Although he kept turning his head around to see just what Lou was doing back there.

The cut looks great, and Lou did cut quite a bit of hair off. Again, who knew N had that much to cut!

Family photo and walking

OK, now R and I have both seen it... N is walking! Only a few steps at a time, but he is walking! We went for family photos today and he decided to walk around the studio. Right after I told the photographer that he didn't.

Yay N!