Haven't updated the blog in a while, I know.... been too busy playing with the boy, enjoying my time off school, etc.
John has changed so much over the past couple of weeks. He is talking a lot more, and has some actual words: mama, dada, dog or doggie, yay and yum. He doesn't say yay and yum all that frequently, but we've heard them! John's receptive language is also very good. He understands so much, it's really awesome. John loves playing Pat-a-cake and Itsy Bitsy Spider- he'll raise his hands up for "down came the rain" and also for "out came the sun". Of course, it is very adorable and we think he's a genius. He's finally started waving 'bye' and being less shy/clingy when we're out and people talk to him. Also, John has taken some independent steps! He's been cruising on the furniture for a while and has taken a few steps away from furniture. Won't be long now!
Vacation has been fun so far. We traveled to SC at the end of May for John's Poppy's 80th birthday party. Every Wednesday morning we go to the public library near us for the Babies program (for little ones ages birth to 18 months, but the youngest ones there are usually around 6 months). John really enjoys that since there are other kids there in various stages of development. Today we took John to the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn- it's a sort of a wildlife refuge place, with farm animals as well. John really enjoyed it. He has started really being into animals, so it was a treat for him to go today. I'm sure we'll go back in the future.
Today's pictures are small because there are so many of them: some from Poppy's party- sitting in a kid chair, laughing at Katie, Bill's cousin Carol's dog, sleeping on Caroline, Bill's cousin; from the Yellow River Game Ranch- feeding and petting some deer, looking at a bear, posing with Daddy, looking at goats (the little one was very interested in the stroller), feeding a cow, looking at some ducks, feeding hungry burros, some big fat pigs!, a bunny, thank goodness for water bottles! and sleeping in the car- exhausted!
Look for video later in the week, possibly, or maybe next week.
3 comments:
John really enjoys life! All the pictures are so cute! Can't wait to see this "genius" again.
Grammy
Loved all the pictures, the one's of John feeding the animals are especially sweet. Hope to see you soon, probably sometime next month.
Love
Nana
As always, we love seeing the pictures and videos of baby john john! And, as always, I wish I could hold him and play with him and pack him up and take him home with me!
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