His vocabulary continues to expand and he enjoys using his words. My favorite word he's starting using in the last month is "Mama!" It's so great to finally hear him say it and actually be referring to me. If we point at a picture of our family and say "who's that?" Dylan correctly identifies Mama and Dada. Other new words he has that make a mama proud are "help" (which sounds a lot like up) and "please."
In addition to all the new words he's learning, he has really taken off with animal noises. If you ask him what an animals says\does, he will let you know....and he's learning a new one almost every day! So far (and I'm sure I've missed some), he can do:
Lion, Cat, Dog, Sheep, Monkey, Snake, Bear, Chipmunk, Kangaroo\Rabbit\Frog, Bee, Seal, Elephant, Bird, Donkey, Cow.
Dylan also enjoys pointing to body parts and we're working on expanding his knowledge of that. He's known nose and eye for a while (says them too) but can also point out ears, mouth, teeth, hair, feet, toes, and belly button. Between animal noises and pointing out facial features, we can keep him entertained for the minutes we need to finish our meals after he's done eating.
Walking is still a favorite past time of his but it's gotten so speedy he looks like he's always running. Dylan has also been trying really hard to hop. He'll bend his knees, crouch down and then stand up really fast! He hasn't quite figured out how to get his feet to leave the ground but he still thinks his hopping is pretty humorous.....we get a kick out of watching it too.
After we lost so much sleep during and after Bermuda because of cutting teeth, we haven't had issues with it recently but he did get a third molar in and the 4th will be happening any day now.
Fans and balloons have been obsessions for a while but over the last couple of weeks he's added another - airplanes. That boy's sharp hearing can detect any time one's in the sky and then he tries to spot it. He never misses one (unless the clouds deter him)!
Mike and Dylan have spent a lot of time raking over the last month and Dylan absolutely loves it. We have a small garden rake that he has claimed (gets very upset when we try and use it) and is very excited every time we go outside and he sees it in the yard. Of course, we had to get the traditional kid in the pile of leaves pictures so here they are!
The Toss In
Anyone Seen Dylan??
He wasn't really sure about it all but was a good sport none the less. Happy 16 months kiddo!
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