Counting

N has started counting. Well, not sure you can really call it that. I often count to three when we're doing things - throwing the ball, jumping, getting ready to run - that sort of thing. N does it now, but only uses the number two. So it goes like: "Two, two, TWO!"

Oh, and just to keep up on tooth count, 4 molars are in and the canines are starting to poke through.

OK

N's new favourite word. He says "OK" to pretty much anything. I'm hoping he'll keep this up and not move to "No".

Silly

N is getting to be a very silly little boy. He thinks it's hilarious to shake his head back and forth and make himself dizzy (or at least I think that's what he's doing it for). He's started to spin around as well. Really more like a slow walk in a circle at this point.

He also likes belly-flopping on the bed. He stands up, yells and babbles away, and then let's himself fall. Often onto my stomach. Laughs and laughs. He'll let himself fall backwards too. I'm always nervous he'll get too close to the end of the bed when he let's himself fall, so I'm always moving him to the middle. I suppose I should be discouraging this, but he has so much fun. Until he knocks out a tooth or something I suppose.

This weekend, he's also been trying to wink (squints both eyes) and snap his fingers (opens and closes his hands).

Hiding

There's a song in Kindermusik where you shake these clackers (not to be confused with clackers from my youth). Then you hide them (behind your back) sing asking where they are and then again when your child finds them. N loves this song, and likes to hide his clacker under my legs while I sit on the floor. I make the where sign while singing the song.

This week, he took an empty package from his dried fruit, stuffed it way in the paper tray of the printer, and made the where sign! His first sign that isn't an object (milk, dog, cat etc.).

Swimming lessons

We started swimming lessons again. N loves the water, but during the first class, he wanted nothing but to sit on the edge of the pool. Crying every time I took him to the middle, or tried to get him to float on his stomach. or back.

Fast forward 2 weeks. He now laughs and screams (happily) through the whole class. When the kids stand on the side of the pool and jump in after a count of three (with parent's help), he bounces at each count and screams "Weeeeeee" when I finally pick him up to "jump" in the water. He's even blowing bubbles in the water. Really, he's blowing raspberries in the water, but same result. R needs to get off work early enough one night to film it.