14 Months!

*Climbing onto EVERYTHING. Suddenly our house doesn’t seem as baby-proofed as it usually does. And while we (thankfully) don’t have any stairs in our apartment, he’s obsessed with them.

*Total thrill seeker. He’s going to be my kid that ends up in the ER half his life. He likes to climb onto the couch and launch himself over the arms. I just have to be there to catch him before he falls onto his head and breaks his neck! He will also climb onto Nathan’s bed (it’s just the bed and box-spring, so it’s not super high) and just walk off the side, whether someone is there to catch him or not. And he thinks it’s hilarious.

*Getting to the point where he enjoys antagonizing Nathan. This makes my refereeing job very difficult. Spencer will watch and wait until Nathan leaves the toys he’s playing with unattended for a moment and then run up and snatch one and start running away (because of course Nathan is all “Spencer! NO! and starts chasing him) and giggling. Stinker.

*Has officially dropped his morning nap, though every couple of days he needs a 30 minute rest in the morning because he gets up SO EARLY right now and he just can’t handle life some mornings.

*So affectionate. When he sees me first thing in the morning after John has gotten him out of bed, he runs up and grabs me around the legs and gives me a big hug. He is also the one to run up to John for a hug when he gets home from work. It’s seriously adorable.

*Finally cut some more teeth!!! It’s only been 5 months since the last ones. He now has a grand total of…4 teeth.

*Starting to like books other than when we read before bed. We’ve caught him several times sitting on the floor looking through a board book and it’s crazy adorable. He’ll also pick a book, shove it in my face and plop himself down on my lap, ready for me to read it to him. Most of the time we only get through 1 or 2 pages before he’s up and going again, but hey, it’s something.

*Loves music and loves to dance. It’s hilarious when he gets going because he loses his balance and falls over. ;)

*This boy LOVES his Daddy. He says “Dada” (I’m a little jealous) and cries every morning when John leaves for work and is the loudest in his excitement when John comes home.

*Signing a little bit more. We are getting “All done” and “More” mixed up (they are very similar) but he started doing the sign for “Milk” when he’s in his high chair. Otherwise he just goes to the fridge and pulls on the handle and whines at me until I give him his cup. ;)

*Keeps us on our toes and laughing! Love you Little Man!