1. No, Nathan isn't quite walking yet. Every so often we catch him off-guard, and he proves that this delay in walking is a matter of will and not ability. The other day I was talking on the phone while playing on the floor with him. I put the phone on speaker and held it out, and that was all Nathan needed to take off walking--to catch the phone. Forget a carrot in front of a horse; this kid chases technology. He took probably a dozen steady steps before he realized what he was doing and fell on his bottom again. I think he considers scooting faster and less effort, but this gives me hope that he won't be scooting between his college classes a few years down the line.
2. Last night, we were going through our typical routine putting the boys down. Patrick insists on an ever-increasingly-detailed bedtime routine, one that now includes counting as we put his excessive sheets and blankets on him (don't worry, they never stay there for long). Patrick has been obsessed with numbers lately and counts every chance he gets. He easily counts to twenty and beyond.
Well, Matt was pausing between numbers as he grabbed the next blanket. "One..."
And from the other crib, we hear, "Too! Twee!"
Stunned, we stared at Nathan. He grinned his cheesiest grin for us.
Matt continued. "Four, five..."
"Siss!"
At this point, I was watching the whole thing with my jaw on the floor. Nathan continued to chime in at the correct times with ten, and several of the teens (they all sounded kind of alike, so I can't guarantee they were all the right ones in the right places).
Since then, we have prompted him several times to begin counting by saying, "One..." Sometimes he refuses to bite and grins that silly grin instead, like he's deliberately not doing what he knows we want him to do. Other times, though, he shows off by telling us several numbers in a row, always the next number after the one we've said.
That's right. Our eighteen-month-old can't (won't) walk, but he knows the majority of his numbers up to twenty. I don't see a whole lot of sports in his future, but some math competitions? Quite likely. That's my boy!
Also, new pictures, finally.
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Cute stories! Nathan is such a smart, talented little guy. I'm sure his walking with catch up with his math skills before long. :)
So good to hear something from you about the boys. Since Nathan likes to count you might try to count steps walking. Give them a hug from us. be careful what you say in around that boy. He has a good memory. Love to all.
Looked at the pictures earlier this month, but forgot to put a comment on the blog. Great story about Nathan. Love most of the pictures you posted.
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