Another antic: twirling. He'll spin around in circles until he's so dizzy he nearly falls down. If he tries to walk at all after twirling, he'll inevitably list and crash into a wall or furniture. Generally he brushes himself off, laughing and moves on his way. This shot caught him mid twirl while holding up the legs of his pants. crazy kid!
Thank goodness for God's faithfulness - even about small things like keeping me from getting an ulcer. This week Jasper made HUGE strides in going down steps backwards, and today we went to the park and he proactively turned around to go down every step. It was WONDERFUL! I have not taken him to the park much over the last few weeks just because it was really making me overly anxious to be there with him. He still has some room to go to recognize that some drops are just too high - even to go down backwards. But at this point we're in much better shape. woo hoo!
At 16 months Jasper has decided it's time to assert his independence. We were not prepared for this and don't have our punishment scheme down yet. We've determined that hand slapping does nothing but stern talking to (better executed by Drew than me) will reduce the little guy to tears. So for now that is our approach. He has started ignoring us when we tell him specifically not to do something, and he's getting quite proficient at executing the "wet noodle" body reaction whenever I tell him something he doesn't like or try to remove him from a situation he would rather not leave. We're working on making him understand that this behavior is unacceptable, but we've got some way to go.
On a final note, we've pretty much foregone the couch photos on a monthly basis. Getting Jasper to sit there long enough to take a photo is nearly impossible, especially with just one of us. We'll revive it for more noteworthy ages (18mo, 2yrs, etc.).
No comments:
Post a Comment