Both boys are talking so much these days and able to communicate most of what they're thinking or want. It's been so fun to see them putting signs and the words they do know along with pointing to create "sentences" or full thoughts. One of the things I remember was Blaine asking for a goldfish by making a fish face. I think it was last month he put together say "bye bye dada" clear as a bell. He has also started using words along with a sign like more ("mah") and all done (non non). Some of his other new words this month are "siiiide" for outside, toy, "go-ggy" for doggy or "buppy" for puppy, "gookie" for cookie, "iiice" for ice, and he will repeat almost anything we tell him to. He can also recognize letters A-D with flashcards. We're impressed!
Another cute thing this month was listening. Whenever we would hear a siren, train, or loud car I would freeze, look out of the corner of my eyes, and put my finger up to my ear. I know this because Blaine started doing the same thing! It is one of the cutest things he does. He freezes, gets a serious look on his face, and looks out of the corners of his eyes while holding his finger up to his ear. He really loves firetrucks and trains and calls the latter "chooooos". He's really good at spotting them from the car. We've also talked a lot about going on an airplane this coming month to visit Baby Ellie. Now if I say we're going on an airplane soon, he says Eh-ee. We'll see how it goes! Blaine also continues to amuse us with his gestures and facial expressions well beyond his years. His latest one this month is a shoulder shrug when he doesn't know something. I can't for the life of me figure out how he learned that, other than just picking it up from us. It's darling! He also sometimes throws in an arm raised up while shrugging as well.
He is looking a lot like a boy these days. He's slimmed down a lot and his face is thinner. He walks and runs like a boy, too. He's had a few rough days this past month and I think the culprit could be molars. A couple of weeks ago he woke up Sun.-Tues. and wailed for 1-2 hours straight. So unlike him! I'm still not sure what it was other than molars maybe. Rough days though. He's still a good sleeper, but sometimes stays awake chatting a bit. Despite the later nights, he's still up before 7 every day though. We usually do a nap between 12:30 and 1 and he often sleeps close to 3 hours. He's still been a bit pickier about food lately and is less willing to try what we eat for dinner, etc. Still no vegetables and the only fruit he really likes is bananas. He also doesn't eat anything frozen or cold. I can't get him to eat smoothies and he's not even interested in popsicles yet. I had hoped for a quick and easy summer snack, but we'll see.
Blaine continues to show his tender heart and is always concerned when someone is sad. BJ even told me about a sad character on a TV show that Blaine was saying "ohhhh" with concern about. Both brothers pat each other on the back when they're sad. There are still several time outs in a week over throwing out of anger, but overall Blaine is such a happy and joyful boy. I really look forward to spending each day with him.
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