evan at 14 months

tomorrow, evan is exactly 14 months old.  where does the time go?

milestones:

walking...no, :(

oh well, he's very mobile.  the fastest crawler i've seen, and cruises from place to place like a pro.  *sigh*  must be patient with the walking thing.

just like dillan, i've started signing with evan.  i'm not as pro-active as i was with dillan, but he's learning and it's definitely proven worthwhile.  i definitely recommend signing as a way to ease frustration and encourage communication. 

he can sign/do the motions for the following:

lion
elephant
bird
fish
dog
more
milk
food {he made his own sign up for this one}
all done
swing
bear
monkey
book
ball
where is it?
so big
no
bow hello
blow kisses
wave
pray {he even pretends to close his eyes}

the best is when we play the cd from dillan's vbs, and he starts to do the motions the best he knows how.  it's the cutest thing. 

he can say:

ummah
mama{food}
bye bye
and mimics other sounds.

he's such a boy.  loves playing with cars {will make the vroom sound while playing}, stacking and knocking down, and throwing balls.  it's so weird how different he is than dillan!

i can't believe that he's growing into a toddler.  my baby boy evan, i love you.

another thing he likes to do is make the "ahhh" sound after he's had a lot to drink.  usually it's not provoked, but in the case of the video, it was because i missed the moment.  {as always}

i had just taught evan how to throw a ball, and he's all into practicing his new skill.