Well, we have been so happy with all the gains and milestones that Kellen continues to make...he is talking up a storm now, and is able to put a couple of words together. For instance, he can say "Bye-Bye, mama (or daddy)", "Hi, Kitty-Cat", "No more", etc...however, with all of these new words, comes the start of his major independence and I fear, the start of the terrible two stage. Recently, his 2 favourite words are "NO!!!" and "MINE!!!". He likes to use these two words about every 10 minutes. Everything he sees, he will run over to, and say "MINE!"...and he makes it clear when he doesn't want to do something...he says "NO!!". I thank daycare for this! Needless to say, my patience is being put to the test! For the most part, he is still (thank goodness) very good at being distracted so that it doesn't become a meltdown...also, we are teaching him some manners. He has to say "please", "thank you" and more recently "sorry". Ahhh, parenthood!
His new-found independent streak is also pretty funny (when you are not pulling out your hair!). He likes to say "No Night-Night" when he is in his crib...this is what you hear while you're watching television! And, if you are trying to do something for him (like put on his shoes, take off his sweater), he says "NO!" and will insist on doing it himself....which has yet to fully work out!
With all the craziness, I must say, I love this phase! It is so cool to watch him doing all these things and trying to figure out how things work. He is so curious and is amazing at figuring things out. I also just love hearing him talk to you....melts my heart everytime!
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He melts my heart too! I love it when he gets on the phone and says 'hi', 'bye bye'...what a voice. This is just the beginning of 'independence day', Claire. It goes on, and on, and on,...
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