New Things

Since Jack's first birthday, I've noticed some serious cognitive changes in him. He is more balanced, has better hand-eye coordination and is becoming more clear in making sure we know what he wants.

He's also started throwing temper tantrums. They are mostly funny (and I do laugh) but I feel too terrible to take a video of it to post.

Most of all, his little personality is really starting to show through. He loves to dance and when daddy plays music videos and dances crazy, Jack seriously tries to mimic him. Today, Todd started waving his hands up in the air while running around in circles and Jack tried to copy him and succeeded in waving his hands and stomping his feet.

Jack also gets very, very angry with his toys when they refuse to cooperate with him. Mostly this happens when he tries to get the big heavy toys out of the toybox and he can't quite lift them. He will throw the surrounding toys across the room in a fit of anger and scream at his toybox. This, also, is quite entertaining and I desperately try to not encourage the problem by laughing.

Today, Jack learned two new things. He learned that he can bring something to me to open (he would just get mad before) and he learned how to climb in and out of a laundry basket.

(I hope the video works. I don't usually have to edit in HTML)

I'm so very proud of him and cannot wait until his language skills further develop. As of today, he is up to: Mama, dada, kitty, what'sthat (wuzzat while pointing), Zelda, hello, and nana. 

Enjoy the videos!