Big Helper!

Case is becoming so active! He is 14 months old and has decided that ‘pulling up’ is for woosies and he's going to skip that step entirely. Instead he is trying to just flat-out-in-the-middle-of-the room stand on his own. Currently we are working on mastering the stairs. He can go up, but down is a bit harder. He is a crawling machine and loves to be chased and chasing others (sorry pets). He has even started to pretend. Whenever he pretends to drink or eat he makes little chewing noises and ends with a fake a satisfied sigh. It’s adorable to watch! He knows how to give five, wave hi and bye, tell you in gesture how big he is, give kisses (when he wants to), say dog and cat. He can even make snake noises and bird sounds on request.

Plus Case is becoming a big “helper.” Some of his favorite chores are laundry and dishes. But he also loves to throw things away and shut the trash can. He loves them so much that I leave a trash in a pile for him to dispose of whenever we are in the kitchen. His culinary skills are developing at warp speed because I can’t seem to cook anything without perching my baby on my hip. Of course he can turn lights on and off and open and shut doors like a pro. He is eating with a fork and is quite proud of himself. Spoons are a bit harder to manipulate because everything falls off, but a fork, now that is fun.

Other disgusting curiosities include a fascination with the toilet and everything that goes with it. He loves watching “stuff” go down the drain and then shutting the lid. Of course he is still a ladies’ man and is up to 5 teeth. Yup, life is busy and he is a busy bee.