14 Months

Preston turned 14th months last week! i am trying to remember some of the things he can do and say now. it's amazing how his little personality, likes and dislikes, even hobbies are emerging before our eyes.

from what we can tell, preston loves cars, and i don't mean toy cars. he has plenty of those that he doesn't play with right now, but real cars. he loves pointing them out to us and say 'car! car!' he loves getting close to the wheels, pointing, touching if he could get away with it, and saying 'vroovroo.' i am not very good at remember sounds, but essentially, car noises.

preston also discovered our blender in the kitchen and loves pulling it out of the cabinet and pressing the buttons while making blender sounds. this boy is so good at imitating sounds, whereas, i am challenged in this area. must be a boy thing? we have to cover it up with some towels so he doesn't see it and keep pulling it out to play.

he also loves playing with the handheld vacuum and will grab it every chance he gets, and once again, make vacuum sounds. he insists that we turn it on and vacuum the floor with it. then he'll happily go about his way while we move the vacuum around the floor. what a bossy little boy!

we noticed that preston seems to be a very clean boy, or at least he likes the act of cleaning. for example, he'll grab wet naps out of his bag and wipe down tables and the floor. he'll pick napkins up from the floor and throw it away in the trash. the other night, i gave him his clothes after i took it off of him as we were getting ready for a bath and he walked right over to the laundry basket and tossed it in there. i give him his diaper too and he'll waddle to the diaper decker (now in the bathroom for odor reason) and toss it in his diaper pail. when i fold clothes, he helps hand them over for me to fold. i am loving this so far, let's hope he is a neat and tidy boy as he grows older.

being more mobile this past month. i think preston is really enjoying exploring his surroundings. oh and now preston has 12 teeth, his molars on the top and bottom have come in. life is starting to get a little easier..no more pureeing food, lugging around the car seat, or feeding him or changing his diaper every other hour. being a new mom was challenging for sure, but there are days when i look at his baby pictures and miss him at this baby baby stage. so the best advice is to live in the moment and enjoy every second of the baby, whether it's difficult times or good times. you will miss them all just a tad once they quickly grow out of it.