I have been working so hard to exceed the requirements of being one year old. As you’ve seen, I’m really starting to pull my weight around the house. I try to do the dishes every night after dinner. Mommy usually makes me quit long before I’m ready.
I’m also getting so strong and balanced. Just this week Mommy caught me standing
without holding onto anything. I had
something in both hands, and I just forgot!
I remembered after a couple of seconds, but every second helps build my
confidence. Daddy wants me to start
walking, but Mommy says I can wait. Something
about nothing being safe…
I just learned to go down the stairs. I’ve been going up for ages, but getting down
is a little harder. I made it all the
way down this week. I didn’t even get distracted
and start going back up!
I have an expansive vocabulary these days. Just wait until you hear me. I know the following words: hello, bye bye, doggy, KeyKey, dada (I’m
really good at this one), mama, book, ball, up.
I probably know even more words than this, but that list is pretty
impressive, isn’t it?
I know so many other things, too. I know how to turn on the water, how to put
my bottle together, how to use Qtips, how to use the remote control, how to
turn on the iPhones, how to buckle part of my carseat, how to turn on my music
player, how to open the baby gates, and so many other things. Mommy says it is a good thing that knowing
isn’t always the same as being able to do something. Wonder what that means?
I’m getting very opinionated about lots of things, too. I know what I want to eat and what I don’t
want to eat. I know when I want to be
picked up and when I don’t want to be put down.
I know when I want something and what that something is. Daddy says my grunts all sound the same to
him, but he keeps trying to figure out what I want. I also know exactly how to get what I want
from Daddy. Mommy is a little tougher.
As you can tell, being one is a lot of work, but I’m up to
the task.
I was looking at your latest episode of "DRAMA" and the picture of Austin with the brush caught my eye. I must have stared at it for a long time, with images and projections for the future going through my head. He is, and will be, a very handsome lad. He's obviously very intelligent and aware. I know you must think that all children are that way, but they aren't. You guys are very, very lucky and should be commended for the wonderful job that you are doing. There is someone else in the equation that is very lucky, and that is Austin... to have parents like you two who love him dearly and truly care for his well-being and development. In short... you have a great kid there. It's going to be a major highlight in my life to watch him grow and surprise us all. Gramps.
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