It was another busy week, ending with two birthday celebrations for little Jason, one with his friends and then one with family the next day!
Dylan enjoyed both (as did Jason!!). He adores his cousins — and, luckily, they love him right back! — and he really thrives on interaction and active and energetic play.
He is quite a good climber now; this past week, he successfully clambered up onto the first step of the playground structure (this step was at least half his height), one of our dining room chairs, the step ladder, Heather’s futon, and Taliana’s rocking horse. It’s a little scary. Not only is he good at climbing, he’s also very fast! At the playground on Friday, he was up several steps of the playground structure and on the bridge before I got to him!
This past week, Dylan has also developed a new relationship with his high chair. Whereas before he resisted eating in it for the duration of a meal, he is now proactively telling us he wants to “neat” and leading us to put him in it! Of course, he still says and signs “all done” when he’s still nibbling his last few bites, but it definitely feels like progress to have him initiating meals in the chair!
He’s also got his dancing shoes on a lot more lately and he’s taken to changing his stuffed animals’ diapers!
New words he’s added to his verbal repertoire these past 2 weeks: “drink,” “cup”, “car,” “help,” and an abbreviated version of “broccoli” (“coffee,” however, remains his #1 word, I kid you not. He sometimes absently sings the word as background to his current activity!).
