19 months
Henry turned 19 months old last Friday. To mark the occassion, I thought I'd share with you some of the things I've discovered about him since we've started going to playgroup:
1. He can stack things. At his 18 month checkup the nurse asked if he could stack things. We had no idea; we don't really have stackable toys at home. We said "Uhhh, sure." The nurse also asked if our home life was happy and we hemmed and hawed so much that by the time one of us said yes, she was looking at us funny. For the record, we have a very happy home. Also for the record, we always manage to somehow blow the important questions. There's probably a big, red flag in Henry's folder now. Anyway, at playgroup there are big cardboard bricks, which one day Henry started stacking. So there you go.
2. Henry can sit in a chair all by himself and eat a snack. At the same time! Which is more than I can say for myself.
3. He can eat apple slices. He nibbles his way through the middle of a slice then shoves each remaining half in his mouth while I stand next to him quietly having a heart attack.
4. He likes bug-shaped graham crackers, but seriously, who doesn't?
5. He's way more naturally social than his mom is. That's not really a surprise though is it?
6. He can stick a whole ping-pong ball in his mouth. I couldn't be any prouder.
One of the four year old girls who attends the same playgroup came up to me this morning and said "Hey! It looks like you brushed your hair today!" I told her I had, then I asked her if it was an improvement over how my hair usually looks and she said very vehemently "Yes!". I'm going to go sit on the couch and work up a complex now.