Jack has added a couple of new words to his vocabulary in the past week: Door (do-oh), inspired by his obsession with opening and closing every door in the house, and No, said with intention at times, and just for fun at others. He also jabbers away constantly with great intent. Thus far I have been unable to translate just what he's trying to say but it usually sounds something like: "digidigiridididigigigrirgllgrrigee. Ahhh." He also growls, especially when he wants something. He is an effective communicator these days, using an combination of pointing, reaching, grabbing, growling, and saying "dat." And, he is understanding more and more of what we say. He will stop what he's doing when we say his name and "no." (not to say he won't start up again a moment later..) He puts things "in" when we ask, comes over when we ask, gives hugs and waves on command.
One of his new favorite activities is to put lids back onto things-- the blender, tupperware, his crayon box. Speaking of crayons, he is now making attempts to draw when we present him with crayons or a pen. He holds them in his right hand and he is so very careful about how he places the end onto the paper. He continues to be a very deliberative little boy, in whatever he is doing, be it putting things in, putting my headband on his head (I can't begin to describe how cute he is when he does this), or looking for a piece of food that has dropped in his high chair. Oh, and thinking of food-- he loves to feed the dog, and will call her over ("da! da! da!) in order to give food to her. She, it seems, is liking Jack more and more these days.
Come to think of it, so are we! He is a wonderful one-year-old. And tonight he treated me to sleepy snuggles, falling asleep in my arms after nursing. Sweet innocent face, long lashes against his cheeks, busy hands soft, relaxed, curled against my chest. He smells very, very good.
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