We have a walker and a talker! After turning one, Bert’s new trick was pointing. He started
pointing at everything he saw. And sometimes, especially if it's an animal,
he makes an excited noise and points. We started transitioning him to a
sippy cup and more table food. He’s proven to be a very picky eater (just like
daddy!). But, he loves hot dogs and mac-n-cheese. No luck with fruits or
vegetables…
We took a family beach trip to Destin, FL with my family and Rob's family. Hopefully, this trip will be the first of many annual trips We stayed in a condo in Sandestin right on the beach. It was so much fun, and we loved spending time with both sides of the family. Bert was hilarious on the beach. He didn't like the feel of sand on his toes, so every time we put him in the sand, he'd lift up his legs up like a flamingo!
Bert took his first steps around 1 year, and for the next
few months, slowly added a few steps at a time. He moved from the infant room
to the toddler room around age 14 months at daycare where all the kids were
walking. I think it encouraged him, because over the course of a week or so, he
began walking all the time. His first word was spoken around age 13 months
“ball”. He’s babbled a lot before, and we thought he maybe said “mama” and
“dada”. But with the word “ball,” he points to a ball, so we know he
understands what the word means. Right before he turned 15 months, he started
saying “No”. Haha! Sometimes he shakes his finger and says “no, no, no”, which
I think he got from daycare! We’re definitely getting a preview of the
“terrible 2’s”. He does this pouty/mad face, and
it is so hard not to laugh at him! He’s imitating our words more, and will try
to repeat what we say.
First Zoo Trip: We took Bert to the Ft. Worth Zoo over Labor Day weekend to
see the animals, since he seems to love watching animals on TV. He loved the
monkeys, and he pointed and squealed at them. He also loved the fish. We’re not
sure if he really knew that the larger animals (elephant, giraffes, etc) were actually
animals...
First Haircut: We finally took Bert for his first haircut. I actually tried to cut it myself several months before this, and it was disastrous! He did really well, and afterwards, we've been calling him "Friar Bert".
