Friday, March 09, 2007

Football or tennis?

Drew continues to get better at reading, which means that he plays with books on his own and will sit for longer periods of time and listen to us reading. It is so much fun to watch him with books, and it is a special treat to have Drew in your lap for a story!We were reminded again this past week at our doctor's appointment that we should "keep an eye on Drew" because he'll try to "get into things." That elicited an eye roll from me and Jana because Drew is always trying to get into EVERYTHING! Of course we need to keep an eye on him! He's being frustrated here by the safety locks on our cabinets that prevent him from getting to all the exciting dishes in the kitchen.
Drew's hair continues to grow in, but he is still nowhere near needing a haircut! In this picture you can see the two cowlicks that he's still sporting and you can also see the line of hair that they create. Whenever he gets out of the bath, Drew rocks the mohawk until his hair calms down a little.

Drew and I are always happy to see each other at the end of the day! We've had a lot of fun playing together each night this week.

Drew can take a couple steps independently, but he still primarily relies on his walker. We sometimes hide the walker to see what he'll do, but then he just drops down and crawls. He's so mobile without walking that we're having a hard time getting him to concentrate on walking. It seems like he could go and walk all over at any time, but he just doesn't feel like it!
Whenever Drew walks around the house, he always looks back to make sure that we are watching him. He loves to be the center of attention!
I really like Drew's casual look here. He's got the sleeves of his shirt rolled up because he's playing hard, he's got his cool khakis and shoes on, and he's got two of his favorite objects in his walker: his football (it's white) and his tennis ball (it's right next to the football). He's all set to walk around the house saying his favorite word: "Ball!"
Drew was reading the book about 10 ladybugs and he especially liked touching each of the ladybugs as he turned the pages.
Drew's very focused when he's reading and he didn't even seem to notice that I was moving around him snapping pictures. I wonder where he gets that focus while reading from? :)
Drew has outgrown all his onesies, so yesterday Jana had to go and buy him big-boy white undershirts! He's in a 2-4T t-shirt, and they fit him pretty well. Upon seeing him in khakis and a white t-shirt, I decided that we needed to match! In this picture I held up the two balls and asked him which one he liked better. Can you see him pointing to the football? YES!!

When Jana came in close to take a picture, Drew did what he usually does and decided that the person NOT holding him was more exciting.
Last night I did some cleaning around the house, and in order to keep an eye on Drew I strapped him in the Baby Bjorn. He has filled the Baby Bjorn out quite a bit since he was first born, and he's heavy!! He still loves to be in it though and he watched my every move as I went around the house vacuuming and dusting.


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