Our Little Talker

Declan has changed so much in one month! At some activities he is starting to calm down a little. For instance he will actually sit and watch some t.v. (white sitting buckled into his high chair). He won't sit still on a chair yet. He really enjoys watching the wiggles. He also like big bird. I don't like him watching too much t.v.. He is watching t.v. while I am writing this. It is Saturday morning, and every kid gets to watch cartoons on Saturday morning!

We've been going to the early years center a lot lately (about once a week), and we have also been going to story time (every Thursday). He is beginning to sit for a while during the circle times. This is a huge change. At the beginning he would sqirum away within the first minute. Yesterday we stayed for circle time at the early years and he actually is starting to participate. He layed down and she said to, he clapped when she said to...he tapped his knees, he waved etc. It was quite adorable! I was very proud of how well he did.

Another big change is that he is beginning to talk. Up until this past week when we asked Declan to say something he wouldn't...he didn't know how. Now he actually repeats words that we ask him to say. He now can say please when he wants something. This is a huge change because now that he can say more words, my expectations have risen. He is now saying things like up, out, down and all these words that are asking me for something.

One bad thing that he just started yesterday was saying 'no' in a mean tone of voice when I ask him to come to me. Boy did that annoy me and I really want to nip it in the bud without bringing so much attention to it that he does it all the time.

Declan is such a social little guy. We always get tons of comments about him being so happy, with a big smile, who is not shy at all. He'll enter a room with such confidence. He'll try to comfort kids that are sad. He'll share with other kids....though I am seeing a little bit more of an attitude in the last couple of days. He gets this mean little face on when a kid tries to take something that he has in his hand. Then he'll pull it back. That is a tricky situation because you want him to be gentle but you don't want kids to walk over him....so he is learning to stand up to himself. Is it better that kids come and grab his toy from him and he just stands there and lets them, or is it better that he grabs it back? I don't know?

I think I'll add some pictures from the last little bit.