Malachi Update

Malachi is now 15 months old, so a quick update...

The first exciting news is that he's going to have a cousin - a boy cousin at that! 

When we were in MN at the end of March he got to eat his first kolache!

 Significant because of my family's heritage and that we often call him Malach the kolach. 

His new sign is "help" which often gets used when he wants to go up or get onto something.

Playing in his room - with the toy of the day (grill brush) and in his jumper that's too small. :)

 His best friends (besides his mom of course) are definitely the neighbor kids. 

This is also the face he has been making lately - my sister calls it the "cod fish".

 Visiting our relatives in Pella for a few days.

Stats:

Clothes: 12-18, 18-24 months. Into size 5 shoes. Can finally wear the Reeboks he got for his birthday!

Food: Eats whatever we eat unless it's salad. Doing better with the green vegetables. Discovered my neighbor got him to eat green beans by putting butter and salt on them. Ah... Loves Trix and strawberries. Getting tooth number 13!

Sleep: Sleeps all night from 7:30 pm to 6 or 7 am. Still taking two naps - 9:30 and 2 each for a little over an hour.

Activity: Loves to climb and explore everything. Everything. Likes going down the twisty slide at the park feet-first on his belly.

Speech: Ma-ma, da-da, nae-na, ball

Personality: Really outgoing most of the time but has been very clingy lately. Because we're getting ready to move and he can sense a change? Or because he's getting teeth?

Likes:

Food - Trix, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and cheese quesadillas

Toys - Non-toys like the silicone grill brush, a funnel, bag clips, pots, cell phones

          Real toys like his school bus, percussion set, and wooden puzzle

Books - Max Lucado boxed set

Games - hm... I don't know

Dislikes: Playing in a room by himself for very long.