Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Cullen: Fourteen Months Old

It's been too long. My baby boy has grown up so much these past 2 months. He's a little troublemaker, getting into anything and everything he can get his hands on. He's now running, not walking, around. He still loves darting up the stairs; if we forget to put the gate at the bottom of the stairs, he's halfway up before we can turn around. He knows what he wants and he is not too happy when he doesn't get it. He points constantly to let us know what he wants and says "THAT". If "THAT" is something he shouldn't have, God help us, he throws a mini fit. He also throws a fit every time we try to put on his pajamas after a bath. He is always bruised because he's completely fearless and bonks his head a lot.
He's also a total sweetheart. He's still a big cuddler (for a few seconds at a time) and gives us hugs constantly. He also gives real kisses and blows kisses as well. And he gives high fives (when he feels like it).
He just stopped taking a bottle. Up until this week, we would give him cups of milk all day but a bottle before bed. He started rejecting the bottle at night, so now it's gone for good. He's a great eater and likes almost everything. Spaghetti, turkey, cheese, and he loves fruit...we're still working on veggies.

Favorites:
Balloons
Hats
Dogs
His animal figurines
Making the horse sound
Swimming
Tennis raquet
Chucking the tennis ball across the room (his arm is actually pretty impressive)
Reading books
Stacking rings

Words:
Mama
Dada
Shoes
Balloon (Ba'woon')
Hat
That
Dog
Cow Moooo
Kitty Cat
Good job (accompanied by clapping)

He's enjoying day care. Here is a picture of him on 'sports day'. They also have PJ day, water day, popsicle day, etc.
We had a 13 month photo shoot with Sarah Cramer. She did an amazing job. Here are some of my favorite pics from the shoot.