Garrett is officially 16 months old today. I know, how time does fly. Well, the days are long, and the weeks are short. Garrett is busy. Very busy. He loves to chase Bobby and will often point at him and say "woof woof". He loves to be outside. And even more than being outside, he loves water.
He plays with the watering can, watering the grass and pretending to water when the can is empty. He loves to help clean with a rag and a bucket of water (that is an outside activity, actually, most of the water activities are confined to the outside). He loves to stick his hands in the stream of water from the hose. And he loves to be in the pool. He voluntarily sticks his face in the water. He is still learning to keep his mouth closed when he does that. A little pool water never hurt anyone.
He runs and climbs on everything. He spins in a circle until he falls down. Generally, he makes very happy sounds, and lots of them, all day. He is also generally covered in dirt and very sweaty. It is a good thing he loves bath time, because he needs it!
Garrett says ma, da, up, done, woof and quack. Occasionally we hear ball, dog, and wa (water) and an all encompassing word for what and want. What he lacks in verbal skills, he makes up for with very enthusiastic head nodding.
Garrett waves and points, blows kisses, and covers his eyes to play peek-a-boo. He also can be very affectionate, giving hugs and kisses on the lips (still occasionally a head bonk of love). When he feels like it, he can identify his nose, mouth, hair, teeth, ears and toes. He also seems to know what just about everything is, happily pointing to things when asked. Scary how much they understand!
All of this fun rolled into one kid. I know, how lucky are we? I did fail to mention the screaming fits of a little will resisting being broken that have been known to accompany 3 meals a day, and the newly perfected whiny voice that drives me up the wall. Even still, we love him to pieces.
And for those on teeth watch... he has 3 molars. We are still waiting for that stubborn bottom right one. But while we were waiting for that one, the top left canine sneaked in. So, we are up to 12. That molar is literally barely under the surface. It will pop through anytime now... bringing the total to 13.
