14 Months Old

Little stinker bug is 14 months old!

We took him to the doctor for his 1 year check-up about a week ago.  He weighs 24 lbs, and is 30 1/4 inches long.

He is on the move constantly since he started walking.  He gets around so fast, and is in to everything.  He also has an incredible reach.  Just when I think I've set something far enough back onto the counter where he can't get to it, ole 'stretch' manages to grab it.

He nods 'yes' and 'no' to almost every question you ask him.  Obviously, most of the time he has no idea what you are asking him, but he vigorously shakes his head to answer.  

Yesterday, Nolan took one of Talon's toys he was playing with.  Talon, in a very sweet voice said, "Nolan, can I please have my toy back?".  Nolan shook his head 'yes' and smiled.  Talon held out his hand and Nolan laughed and took off with the toy.  Talon got upset and came tattling- saying he asked for his toy and Nolan shook his head 'yes', then still wouldn't give it back.  We had to have a little chat with our oldest about Nolan's lack of understanding- even when he seems so agreeable!

Nolan is now drinking from a sippy cup like a champ (although he hates to drink his milk out of it).  He eats almost anything you put in front of him (even things you don't), unless it's actually baby food, and he especially loves to feed himself.

He was super excited about the Christmas tree, and all the shiny balls.  I don't know how many I have had to put back on the tree.  With the exception of the tree, all the rest of the ornaments around the house are plastic.  I just didn't want to be cleaning up glass every couple of hours.  He's started leaving most of the decorations alone.  The only one he really messes with now is the arrangement on the coffee table.  He knows he's not supposed to touch it, so he takes his toys and beats the poor thing to death when he thinks no one is watching.  Like I said, it's a good thing the ornaments in it are shatter-proof!  Every so often, I can tell that Nolan has been into it, because half of the ornaments are piled up on one side.  

I was trying to get a picture of him with the tree.  Let's just say, it was next to impossible.  I finally got him interested in a small ornament for about 2.5 seconds so I could snap a couple of pictures.  Of course, he never would look at the camera, but at least it was a still shot, and he wasn't running out of the picture or trying to crawl off the couch.

All bundled up and ready to go bye-bye!