Typical Toddler

I haven't had too much to post about lately but I do have a few new pics of Dominic. He's progressing nicely. Still no crawling or walking, but he is moving all around. He can go from sitting to lying down to flipping over onto his belly and pushing back up to sitting. He can even get up to all fours on his own! He doesn't stay there long, but he's figured out how to do it! He loves to give kisses, and by kisses I mean he devours your whole face and covers you in slobber. But it's sweet. He babbles all the time too. He does say "Dada" now and while I don't think he's actually trying to say "I did it", he says it ALL THE TIME. So, he's trying to say something and it comes out sounding exactly like "I did it". It's hilarious.

His Kissy face

I didn't have the video camera, but here is a series of photos taken within about 2 minutes to catch how much this kid is moving!

Up on all fours on his own!

He's really turning into a typical toddler (well, except for actually "toddling" around). But we've gone out to dinner a few times over the past few weeks and he's grabbing menus and tossing them off the table. Grabbing and eating crayons. He sneaks the salt shaker a starts shaking salt everywhere. He even figured out how to get a box of candy hearts open on his own! I've realized I really need to keep my eye on him all the time. He might not be walking or crawling everywhere, but he's moving and is just as curious as any other 17 month old.

My little valentine

It's really fun to see Dominic and Mitchell interact these days. Because Dominic is stronger and more mobile, Mitchell has a lot more fun with him. He loves to tickle him and sort of wrestle around with him. And Dominic thinks Mitchell is the funnest thing ever. It's really sweet. I was worried for so long that Mitchell would resent Dominic for all the attention he got the past year, especially with his surgery. But he doesn't at all and actually adores him. I'm sure they'll fight as they get older, but for now they're very fond of each other.

Brothers :o)

We're all still battling colds around here. It seems like we all have colds for the entire winter season. I'm ready for Spring! Excited we're almost into March! Since we were all a little under the weather after a busy weekend visiting family, I decided we were going to have a pajama party day. We're staying in pajamas all day and we made a big bed on the living room floor out of pillows. We're just watching movies, reading books and relaxing all day. Sounds good to me!

Pajama party!