Oh. My. Gosh...HOW is it possible that I have just snapped the 12th and final monthly monkey pic?!?! Where do I begin with this update?! He's still not quite walking yet, but he is "walkering" with random toys/objects that he can push and walk behind; he mostly still just crawls since t
his is so much more efficient for him. He is absolutely obsessed with ceiling fans (or as he calls it, "schfaahn...") at each of the granparents' houses - thankfully, the Grandpas humor him with endless patience turning them on...off...on...off...same goes for light switches! He is just fascinated by this right now! He loves when we take him to Giggles N Hugs for a quick night outing, meeting Tony there after
work for dinner and playtime. He's gotten a few more teeth on the bottom, bringing the current count up to 6. He's graduated to a bigger carseat, but still has to face the rear for another year :( He LOVES eating, especially foods that he can feed himself, and you know when he's full when he tries to feed YOU instead! He's starting to enjoy his toys, though remote controls and cell phones are still his preference - and his favorite thing has got to be music.
He bounces his head and body every time he hears it and even knows how to turn the stereo on in the bathroom, often times starting to bounce before the music actually starts, just because he knows it's coming! He loves playing peek-a-boo, even hiding behind a blanket by himself, shouting his version of "there he is!" when he reveals himself. Even though he can't talk, he definitely comm
unicates - when you pick him up, he sort of "directs" you where he wants you to take you, giving a "giddy up" motion with his legs and leaning with his arm stretched out in th direction he wants you to take him. He may not use actual words yet, but I am convinced he thinks he is talking, in his own adorable gibberish. Some words are actually recongnizable in the right context, like "thank you" when he hands you something, repeating what we say (though it sounds nothing like it!) Also, he points to h
is nose when you ask him where it is (most of the time, at least). It's amazing to me how much is already in his brain right now, how much he really understands, but just can't communicate to us. It will be such an wonderful thing to hear this little guy start talking in the coming months - and I have a feeling in a few years he is going to be a major question-asker :)
Of course, I couldn't resist dressing the little guy up as a monkey for his first costume! I dressed up as Jane, too, but couldn't convince Tony to join us as Tarzan ; ) 
I absolutely love dressing up on Halloween myself, so I was so happy to be back in a costume this year, as last year, I was just 5 days post c-section! 
