Brandon Gilbert

We’re only two months from the big 0-1 and it’s unbelievable how much my little guy has grown since he was born. All the new stuff he does on a daily basis just amazes me. He learns new skills so quickly that I can’t even keep up. Here’s a list of new things going on with him:

1. 3 Teeth; Two bottom fronts and top left.
2. Pulling up on his own on objects other than Mom and Dad, though he doesn’t pull up in his crib.
3. He has two toy boxes in the living room. He has quickly graduated from not knowing how to get the toys out to pulling the box over to spill them out to now sitting by the box and pulling them out one at a time.
4. He’s walking like a champ holding onto Mommy or Daddy, but this past couple of weeks has been moving holding onto other things.
5. He’s been singing along with the radio, though without words…mostly humming.
6. He’s starting to get the hang of waving bye-bye.
7. He’s learning to clap and recognizes the word “clap” from our Your Baby can Read DVDs.
8. He has learned the “High Five” and enjoys it quite a bit….unless he’s in an ill mood.
9. He’s feeding himself well with finger foods and occasionally with a spoon.
10. He, unlike his father, apparently likes Mexican food, and had some chicken, refried beans, and guacamole from Las Maracas this past Sunday. He ate as much as his Mommy would give him, and since it was her idea, I made sure she was on Diaper Duty for the rest of the day.

It’s so funny how fast time goes by, and I know it will only continue to do so. I mean, he’s still in diapers, and I’m already hearing verses from ” Cat’s in the Cradle” in the back of my mind. I’m really excited for all his progress, but I’m struggling to keep up. He’s a lot more mobile and demands a lot more of my time, and so I haven’t updated this as much. I’ll try to be better about that. He also has entered into a phase full of tantrums…speaking of which…