16-Month Update

Daniel turned 16-months-old today!  Each month I post this, I think about how active he is... he continues on that trend!  He is our busy boy, and he keeps us on our toes.

Here are some developments Daniel enjoys and has mastered:
The joys of climbing... on everything
Runs... everywhere
Stacks blocks
Eagerly takes his clothes to the dirty clothes basket in his room when asked
Eagerly takes his diapers to the garbage when asked
Enjoys coloring/scribbling with crayons (generally at restaurants)
Loves cleaning - laundry and vacuuming, especially
Carrying large items or heavy loads

He recently began waving good-bye to...well, everything.  A few examples: he waves to his toys when he leaves the room, the dogs when we leave them at home, daddy when he leaves for work, his dirty diapers when he throws them away, and the water as it drains from the tub.

He also continues to nod yes and has started shaking his head for 'no'.  He doesn't always fully understand the questions, but will often answer anyway.  The other day I said (when he was demanding something), "Can you say please?"  He happily nodded his head yes!

Speaking of his demands, we recently have started asking him for nice things (a kiss, high-five, etc) in exchange for something he wants.  We're surprised at how quickly he switched from whining to trying to initiate a kiss for something he wants (see video below).  Much better!

We switched over to Daylight Saving Time last week, and after two days of getting up an hour early, he switched back to sleeping 11 hours at night (7:30 pm- 6:30 am).  He takes one nap a day, generally around 12:15.  He generally sleeps at least 90 minutes, but it's not uncommon to have a once or twice a week 2 1/2 hour nap.  We love that he sleeps so well and is on a predictable sleep cycle!

He continues to love to give hugs and kisses.  We absolutely adore it when he cuddles us at night in his room before bedtime.  It makes saying goodnight a little harder for us because we don't want to leave.  He goes down for bed so well!  He often waves goodbye to us as we walk out the door.  It's adorable!  That's Daniel - our adorable little guy!

Our little climber

Waiting for Daddy to come home

He even gives kisses to the animals in his books

Putting his clothes in the dirty-clothes before bed