I want to update the blog about Levi. He grows and changes so much every single day. I need to document where he is right now.
He is almost 14 months old.
He is obsessed with eating utensils. He must have one in his hand when he eats or when he sees anyone else eating.
He is obsessed with bananas. When he sees them in the store in the produce section or in someone else's cart, he freaks out. He eats them, but actually loves holding them and squishing them between his hands more than eating them.
He is obsessed with ducks and socks. He says "a duck a duck a duck a duck" over and over whenever he sees a duck. It's surprising how many of his books have a duck somewhere on one of the pages. He feels the same way about socks. He says "a sock a sock a sock a sock" over and over when it's time to put on socks.
Of course, he's obsessed with books. I think that's well-documented. We probably spend the majority of his waking hours reading books. If I start reciting one, he'll run to the book shelf and find that book and bring it to me. He particularly likes books with animal sounds or dinosaurs.
He holds anything up to his ear and says "O" for "hello" and pretends to talk on the phone. It can be a remote, a toy car, a ball, a rubberband, a piece of food, it doesn't matter.
He loves to be outside and throws his body down the playground slide head first. He is friendly to other kids.
He loves new experiences and meeting new people. He has a strong attachment to mommy, but that is a good thing! It allows him to feel confident and secure. That is why he isn't hesitant to explore and meet new people. He will have no problem going into nursery in March.
He still wakes up several times a night. If we have a good night, he'll only wake up twice. He still nurses. He only nurses when he wants to go to sleep, so it's about twice during the day and then several times at night, depending on the night. He'll probably continue to nurse as long as I'm OK with it. I think we'll re-evaluate at 18 months, but for now, it's a good thing for him. I think he's had amazing benefits because of it, including never being sick enough to go to the doctor.
He loves his blanket that Grammy made for him. I'll say, "where's your blanky?" and he'll go look for it and bring it to me. He usually likes to have it to run his hand over while he's nursing.
He understands an incredible amount. I'll say, "lets go upstairs and do the laundry." He starts heading up the stairs before I even move. I'll say, " we need to clean out your nose." He'll head into the kitchen and reach up for where we keep the booger sucker thing. I'll say, "lets go get something to eat." He'll head into the kitchen and try to open the pantry or fridge.
He says "Emma" over and over, but he means either Emma, Lauren or sometimes Dad. As soon as he wakes up in the morning, he says Emma, Emma, Emma because he wants to see his sisters. He LOVES them to pieces and they feel the same about him. Lauren is rough with him and chases him and makes him laugh hysterically, while Emma reads to him, holds him, and loves on him.
He hates being in his carseat and riding in the car. I hope he grows out of that one day!
He has a fickle appetite. He doesn't eat a lot, but has enjoyed whole milk now that he's one. His favorite food is probably chicken and other meats. He also likes pasta.
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| When we went to Red Robin for Landon's birthday, Levi kept pointing at this thing and saying, Duck. |
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| Enjoying a bite of his first corndog at Sonic. |
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| Always willing to share his food. |
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| He loves musical kid DVDs. He likes to sit on his slide and watch and sometimes dances around. He brings me a DVD and the remote when he wants to watch something. |
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| He loves the girls' Ipods. He likes to take selfies. |
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| A great selfie. |
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| Being silly with Lauren, of course. |
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| Talking on his remote control "phone." |
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| Playing with Emma, who will kill me when she sees this picture. Not a good representation of what she usually looks like. :) |
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| Eating some chicken and sharing, of course. |
