It is hard to believe my baby boy is 18 months old! Where has the time gone? He is such a big boy these days. Gone are the days of spooning food into his mouth, he does that all by himself now. He is getting really good at using a spoon and a fork. We have moved out of the highchair to a booster seat at the table, which he seems to enjoy. We also just tried out our new umbrella stroller, and he seemed to be okay with that, too. We hear "I get it!" and "I did/do it!" a lot at our house. I am so proud of his independence, but sometimes I wish he'd accept just a little help from his Mama and Daddy! He is a strong, brave little boy though, and he is determined to to it all by himself. The picture above was taken on February 13. Kirk and Bella spent some time together with Jeremy while Erin and I went shopping. Jeremy said they played well together, and Kirk was excited to show Bella how to "SLIDE!!"
Kirk is giving Bella a hug. She looks thrilled, huh?
Although we made a pact to not buy any more toys until Kirk's birthday, Jeremy came home from a trip to Wal-Mart with a gigantic basketball hoop. Kirk does LOVE basketball and likes to shoot hoops at day care. It is a little too big for him, so Jeremy pulled it over to the slide so he can climb up and shoot. Amazingly, it didn't take Kirk long to figure out how to climb up the slide holding the balls under his chin! He shoots them and then slides down and gathers them back up, climbs back up, and shoots again. It hasn't gotten old and he still claps for himself every time. We have even taught him to pump his fist and cheer "Whoot! Whoot!" He is hilarious! I love to hear him say "baskee-ball!"
So I used to get a sly little grin when I said "cheese" for the camera, and this is what I get now--crazy, scrunched up faces and uncontrollable giggling. It's okay, though. I think I laugh harder than he does!
