The adventures of my little man

I don’t know if we talk a lot or if his teachers at school (who he is with all day) talk a lot or what, but our little boy is a talker, already! He definitely belongs to us! So far these are the words he is saying…

Dada
Mama
Bubba (this is what my niece Jillian calls him)
Ball, sounds like ball
Dog
Elmo, sounds like melmo
Snack, sounds like nack
All done, sounds like ah dun
Bird, sounds like ird
Morning, sounds like mo-ning
Shirt, sounds like chirt
Shoes, sounds like chews
Banana, sounds like nana
Outside, sounds like side
Go, sounds like doh
Bye bye
Night Night, sounds like nigh nigh
No – he has this one down!

Some of the articles I have been reading (I am a google junkie, just ask Luke) say that a 14 month old doesn’t really play with other kids or doesn’t care to notice them. This is definitely not true with our little man. Anytime we go to the park or anywhere and he sees other little kids or big kids (as we call them) he just stops and stares. It is really so cute. He will walk towards them if we are in the park or at a playground. He does like his personal space though – I think he gets a wee bit tired of my 10,000 kisses a day but that is my right as his mom. When his cousins come over he immediately puts his hands up in front of his face and says no….he knows that more kisses and cuddles are on the way, whether he likes it or not.

Colin absolutely loves going to school everyday. As soon as I tell him we are going bye bye to school he walks straight to the front door and waits. If we aren’t fast enough he starts trying to open the door. This kid is serious about school! When he walks into school he sometimes likes to hold my hand or Luke’s hand, but as soon as he gets close to his classroom door, he drops your hand like a hot potato and proudly walks in by himself, no parents needed. Most mornings he will rile up the classroom with his alien baby sounds and motions and pretty soon everyone in the classroom is doing the same thing. Then Colin just sits back and watches and is so proud of himself.

He is such a little flirt too. When you tell him bye bye or night night, he will say it back to you and blow a kiss. Actually he will blow like 10 of them and he wants you to catch every one of them and then he starts giggling uncontrollably (which is the best sound I have ever heard!). At church on Easter Sunday there were a ton of people at the coffee bar and by the food and Colin was blowing kisses like a mad man. Of course this only reinforces the idea that he is the most perfect little boy to all of the women there.

His favorite activities right now are #1 going for a ride in his wagon, followed closely by kicking the soccer ball around, playing on the slides (he went down head first on his belly last week all by himself!), and running around the backyard playing with the water hose, the dogs, trying to pet the cat and chewing on sticks. That’s right, I said chewing on sticks – he sees the dogs do it and he wants to join in. For us, it is a step up from trying to eat the cat food/dog food which he will definitely do if we are not watching. He is a sneaky little man!

I think I have bragged on him enough for today, well not really, but enough for those who are not me as I could talk about him/to him/for him all day long and not get tired of it at all (again, just ask Luke!). I will try to get a couple of pictures of him tonight in our mad dash to get home, cook and eat dinner, play, bathtime and putting him to bed before he breaks down. Wish me luck!
Since I feel weird posting without a picture, here is one just for fun.  This is Colin last Easter (2009).  My how my little boy has grown!