Since I did not blog in so long, there was a lot I didn't write about. I'm trying to catch up. This post should have been done at the beginning of May.
Jackson likes to build tall towers with his large Duplo blocks. He's gotten pretty good at it and I noticed as the tower gets taller, his face works harder too. Take a look:
Did you see it? It was hard to get a good camera angle because of where he was playing so incase you didn't see it, here are the highlights:
He's so funny! When he starts building the tower, he doesn't turn his lip up but as the tower gets taller, the lip goes up more. I haven't noticed him making this face when he's concentrating on anything else. We'll see if it carries over later. He's a funny guy!
We're back! Finally! It has been WAY too long. I can't believe it has been 2 and a half months since I posted last. This is not ok. There is so much to update on, I don't even know where to start. Let's begin with video. Here is Jackson playing. He is now 19 months old.
Jackson is doing so much now! He talks all the time and definitely has preferences for just about everything. The words he has now are:
mama
dada
Willow (wiwo)
nana
papa
grandma (mamama)
grandad (dadada)
yes
no (mo)
up (upa)
down (ddd)
bath time (ba ba)
thank you (tha tha)
uh-oh
baby
hi!
keys (ca ca)
car (ca)
dog (huh huh) like a dog panting
duck
basket ball (ba ball)
ball (ba ball)
water (wawa)
Jackson also knows the sounds that the following animals make:
dog
cat
duck
cow
sheep
goat
horse
pig
elephant
tiger
lion
dragon
dinosaur (the last four all make the same sound)
Jackson's favorite foods right now are:
milk
cheese
strawberries
ham
beans (any type except the green ones)
olives (green and black)
Jackson's favorite toys to play with right now are:
balls
bubbles
drawing
Duplo Legos
puzzles
Farm Mash-Up and eggs
Jackson also loves to vacuum as can be seen in these action shots.
Jackson loves taking Willow on walks. It usually takes us about 20 to 25 minutes to walk 2 blocks and back because of slow walking, trying out different surfaces to walk on, feeling the tree trunks, and pointing out every moving car, truck, van, bus, airplane, and helicopter that goes by. (That's a lot when you live in the city.)
Jackson also still loves to read books. He prefers board books and likes to read really any book. He will read the books independently but loves when read to.
Jackson really likes brushing his hair, putting chapstick on, and putting lotion on my legs.
(I have to say, I feel like I'm writing a personal ad for Jackson and for all my SPED people, I'm writing his PLOP).
Jackson LOVES to dance and listen to music. He likes Jim Gill's songs and Super Simple Learning songs.
Jackson gives us kisses AND hugs now, which is the best! Now we're just waiting for the "I love you".
