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Ashland has been saying a lot more things. He says “cat!” every time he sees one (this was really his first word). He also points and says “This!!” — exactly like the way immi does it! — when he wants something. He also pointed at my knitting project bag and said “cute!” (learned it from immi no doubt). And then when I asked him if he wanted “more” of his dinner, he said “Done!”.
Ashland suddenly got much better at walking. He can also make a turn walking, and bend over to pick stuff up off the floor. He’s still a bit faster crawling though.
Almost walking, but not yet. …But he’s gotten really good at standing!
He is talking more though. When he sees a diaper, he says “di-di” (We don’t make up baby words, but immi has called diapers di-di and this one stuck around since ‘diaper’ is such an ugly word anyhow. Only one other modified word that gets used is “nu-nu” for noodles.). Also, when he gets sleepy, he rubs his eyes and says “nite nite”, when he is feeling sensible enough to know he is tired. He’s been imitating more words too — when I asked him if he were “all done” with his meal, he said “all done!”.
Ashland said “Hi, Mom!” when I sat him in his highchair for breakfast! …And I don’t think that he has ever heard anyone say this exact phrase (immi just says “Hi!” and she calls me “mama” and not “mom”) ever.
He also pointed at a sticker of pink cat and said “The Cat!”. …so perhaps Ashland is really starting to talk. Or not, we’ll see!
He’s been imitating new word or two every other day or so. Today, the new one was “Meow”.
It’s about 10 pm here, and Ashland is fast asleep. He goes to sleep around 9pm and wakes up around 8 am. Sometimes he wakes up early in the morning, but I just have to find his pacifier (he’s usually lost it by then) and he goes back to sleep.
We’ve noticed that Ashland is really interested in (and quite good at!) imitating. He has imitated a few words, and some musical rhythms (it’s good enough to be recognizable sometimes now). He also actively engages in interactive play — he tries to help out immi with her project (usually involving organizing smaller objects into various containers), and he initiates playing Tug-of-war. He has also learned to tantalize Miss Monroe with a shoe lace — this makes Miss Monroe go nuts over catching the string’s end and Ashland very happy (I don’t let Ashland play like this with Oskar because he has his front claws intact, I think that the chance of accidental scratch is too high…).
Also, I think that he is starting to recognize some words. When I say “No, Ashland!!” (which is really often…), he looks at me and shakes his head side ways. And when I asked him if it was time to change his diapers, he promptly crawled over to the diaper basket to grab a changing mat.
Todd has been [patiently!] teaching Ashland how to pet a kitty (and not pulling out their fur, ripping off their ears etc.).
…And he has gotten much better about it.
Ashland said a first word! Unsurprisingly, it’s “cat”. When Todd asked Ashland “Is that a cat?”, Ashland said “Cat!”. And then later that day, he grabbed a immi’s plastic kitty and said “cat! cat! cat!”.
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