Creating order in a CRAZY world!

Kai has been very busy learning new things this week. So busy, in fact, that he's even started to actually eat (or at least drink, which is half the battle!) and has had two days in a row where he's drank more than 10 ounces! I know you must think it crazy that I think it's incredible my 14 month old son is now drinking 10 ounces per day when our neighbor's son is 1.5 months old and is consuming close to 36 ounces a day! But, you've got to celebrate your victories when you can.

Crazy World in Order

Part of all the learning Kai's had this week has been starting to make some sense of the world around him. You can really see him start to understand the way things are. For instance, he REALLY understands what to do with a hammer when you pick it up. I'm not quite sure how or where he could have learned it, but he knows (as the video only proves!)

He also knows what you're supposed to do with a stuffed animal....carry it around in your mouth like Cosmo does, of course! He's increasingly carrying things with just his mouth. It's amazing to see Cosmo and Kai play together. I expect I might see Kai starting to be on all fours again soon, just to be like Cosmo!

He is beginning to understand what you say and can follow along. He started to play peekaboo with RJ and every time RJ said "do it again," Kai obeyed. He'll clap when you tell him to, I just haven't been able to actually get it on video yet (it appears you need both hands to clap and then what do you do with the camera??).

He also knows what it means to march. He was fascinated one morning when RJ came down and started marching around the house. Kai thought it so interesting he of course had to copy RJ. And his laugh says it all about how he feels about putting this crazy world into some sort of order in his head. He's starting to get it and you can tell it makes him feel good!