October Home Movies

Who didn't at one point in their childhood turn an old box into a castle, fort or cabin. Mom recently bought a freezer for the basement and Whitaker hasn't stopped playing with the box it came in since. After cutting out a door, windows and peep holes..Wah-La! Whitaker's first fort!

So one of the perks of living in a basement, excuse me "terrace level", is that it will always feel like well, a basement. And in a basement you keep all the really cool big toys. Mom got this little tykes roller coaster for my niece, and Whitaker's finally old enough to enjoy it! Poor kid is going to go in toy shock when we actually move back to reality (aka 2 bedroom shoebox apartment and toys like roller coasters and forts don't fit). Until then, my kid has a roller coaster in my family room and that's OK. :)

One of the things that I neglected to do on Whitaker's 1 yr post is list his stats... so here it is!

Size:
32 inches
28 lbs.
6-7 shoe
5 diaper
18-24m Shirts & Pants

Gross Motor Skills:
Walking
Turning in circles
Getting off the couch/bed on his own
Playground: Slides! He goes down head first.
(this kid is fearless)

Fine Motor Skills:
Turning Pages on Board Books
Learned sign language for 'No More or All Done'
Bring a spoon to his mouth
Doodling with a pen

I'm sure I'm leaving things out- but those are the highlights. It's amazing how each week it's something new! :)