16 months
frederick turned 16 months this past saturday. he is getting to be such a big, smart, independent kid! as of a week or two ago he is pretty much a full-time walker – he walks like a little stiff robot zombie. you can see the pride in his face when he’s just wandering around our place by himself.
speaking of our place, we moved to palo alto back on january 15th. it was our best move yet (third time’s the charm i guess) and frederick seems to be taking it very well. he sleeps and naps well in his room despite the fact that it is brighter in there than his old room, loves going up and down the 3 stairs to the living room, loves the patio, loves his new bathtub – he is a happy kid here! i for one am glad he has a little outside space to explore and happy to be just 15 minutes from tessa.
another new development this month is that frederick has become a total daddy’s boy – he is always looking for christian and prefers him to me if we’re both around. this morning we were sitting eating oatmeal and he refused to accept any from my bowl but was begging christian for his – even though it was identical! i think this is due to the fact that christian takes him on long bike rides, trips to the playground, and rough houses with him – he loves all three and he loves his ah-da!
recent developments include saying “what’s that?” (wu da?) to just about everything, being even more obsessed with balls than i ever thought possible, and learning some new words and actions. he knows where most of the parts of his face are and his feet, he loves dogs, he makes a vrooom noise when he sees a car/bike/anything with wheels, and he says “go go” whenever he sees an airplane.
by far the craziest thing lately is his love of balls. i cannot tell you how much this kid loves balls. every morning when i’m listening to see if he is “really” awake, the first word i hear come out of his room is “BALL!” all day long it is “ball ball ball”. sometime i think he’s just saying it but then i’ll look around and see that, yes, that crane at the baby park does have a ball on it, or yes, the lights in our complex are shaped like balls. he is a ball sleuth!
his second current obsession is the container of cooking utensils next to the stove. he is in love with wooden spoons, spatulas, tongs, whisks. maybe he’ll be a cook like christian! he frequently wanders into the kitchen and squawks until you pull down the ceramic container so he can lovingly pull all the utensils out, bang them around on the floor and walls, put them back in, pull them back out, etc.
not to say all is positive but despite the beginnings of toddler tantrums and a somewhat unreliable nap schedule, frederick continues to be the joy of our lives. we couldn’t have asked for a better little buddy!
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