The Evolution of the Fro

One month

Two months

Three months

Four months

Five months

Six months

Seven months

Eight months

Nine months

Ten months

Eleven months

One year old!

Special father/son time

So now that Joe is fully mobile, chasing time with Daddy has taken on a new angle. It's usually takes place after dinner, either before or after his bath. So he's usually naked.

pre-bedtime chase! from teampeveler on Vimeo.

Although after his bath he wears his towel on his head like a little hoodie cape, which he then plays with and eventually ends up shifting around until his eyes are covered and he bumbles around like a little drunken ghost.

Anyway, the other night, after a very hot and somewhat stressful day, Joe was doing his usual running around, and Frank was lying on the floor of the hall. He and Joe were playing as the bathtub filled, and Joe, as a diaperless child will do, peed. On Frank's head. Then could not get traction in the wet puddle, and so fell in it repeatedly. Frank headed to the shower, and Joe toddled along after him, and invited himself to shower, too. When I went to give a towel to Joe after he was clean and fresh-smelling, he looked like such a proud & happy boy, whose dad took him along with him.

one domain at a time

While Joe is clearly making use of language, it's the gross motor domain where he really shines. This morning he dominated the slide.

It's all in the inflection

Joe is now at that super fun toddler stage, where he is a whirling ball of energy & ideas, by very few words. Most things are "Da." Or "DA!" And if he's not sure, "Da?" I love it.
He's also mastered "Uh-oh" in context - whenever he or something falls. Or he throws/drops something. So lots of opportunities for uh-oh.

da (inflections) and uh-oh from teampeveler on Vimeo.