Little Man

David has changed so much over the last month I can hardly believe it! He is a little mover! He started the walking thing pretty carefully. He would pull up on furniture and take a few steps between Patrick and I. Then he started wanting to go after the dogs. That gave him a bit of a challenge because they move so fast. It took only a couple weeks before he looked like a pro. He still has to pull up on something to get going, but once he takes off, there is no stopping him (except the occasional shoe or toy on the floor that wipes him out).





David has also been learning to say a lot of new words like light (da-ight), giraffe (gerf), dogs (Da!), and banana (nana...his first word). When he can't say it, he will sign it. He has another good collection of words he can say by using sign language. We have been teaching him words for basic needs like: hungry, more, tired, all done, cheese, cookie, drink, and even things like fish and cold. The picture to the left is David saying "eat" or "hungry" (sometimes used for "more food" too). I think it makes David feel more in control when he can communicate what he wants.