Noah is 15 months old and kind of a little terror. He is very adamant about doing things his own way. If you ask him to do something, most of the time he'll do it. But if you make him do something, he will start screaming as if he were being tortured. Do the "terrible twos" begin in the 2nd year, or is it after he turns two? Either way, I'm thinking that it's going to be very, very bad.
Other than the little tantrums, Noah has been lots of fun. :) He still doesn't say much other than "ball" and "daaa" - which is sometimes used to refer to Peter, but his understanding continues to develop. When I say that it's dinner time, he usually walks to his highchair and wants to get in. When I say it's time to put on his shoes, he'll walk over to his shoes. Sometimes he'll even start tapping one of the shoes with his foot; his attempt at putting them on I guess. If I say that we need to take off his shoes, he'll bend over and touch the velcro straps. I've been having a lot of fun testing out what he understands. I know that he understands "no" but it already has lost its effect when it comes out of my mouth. Once upon a time when I said "no" or "don't do_____" he would at least stop and look at me. Now, nothing. When his Uncle Eugene says no though, Noah not only listens, but he also looks like he's about to cry.
He's also been expressing more love, which is so fun. When I pick him up from daycare, he usually gets really excited when he sees me and will practically run to give me a hug. Sometimes, when we're at home just hanging out, if either I or Peter aren't paying attention to him, he'll randomly come over and hug us. If he's in a particularly huggy mood, he hugs for a long time and very tightly. :) It just melts my heart every time.
The pictures above are from when we were in Boston for a few days. Every morning we had to take Noah outside to walk around and play. If we didn't, he'd start getting very cranky and crazy. It kind of reminded me of having to take a dog out for a walk, and in fact when we took him out to play, there were lots of dogs out there too on their walks! Noah was really excited about the dogs and wanted to touch all of them. Maybe one day we can convince Peter to get a dog. Preferably the kind pictured above, in black and tan.
That's all for this month...not too many exciting milestones recently. Hopefully by next month, Noah will have a more developed vocabulary by then. Or at least one that includes "mom"! I'm the one doing the bulk of the heavy-lifting and all Noah ever wants is "daaa". What about "maaa"??
Moms have the thankless job now, but when Noah's older, he's going to be so thankful for Mommy. By the way, I think the "terrible twos" for us were the worst between 1.5 and 2.5 yrs. Threes weren't bad at all, so you can hope he's getting the terribleness out of his system early! But then again, Peter was the most notorious toddler this side of the Mississippi.
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