Funny things about J

I've reflected on the many changes J went through in his first 9 months in this post. He developed his own rhythm/schedule, made noises, slept longer at night (yay!), turned over and crawled. He interacted with toys and responded when we read books with him. It was amazing!

J is now 14 months and the changes since then have been equally amazing and fun! Here some of J's newest developments:

Hide & Seek

While we were all sitting on the floor in the dining room, J crawls over to the curtain and pulls it over him (I know, I know, the curtain rod could be pulled off the wall and hurt J, just bear with me for the story). He then sits real still and quietly. All the while, his cute little bug and legs can still be seen.

We say, "Where's J?" over and over again.

Finally, J peeks out from behind the curtain with a huge smile (smirk is shown below) and giggle!

He also likes to crawl from room to room while we "chase" him. He laughs uncontrollably when we finally get him. He also likes to chase us.

Laughing when doing something wrong

Last night, J was playing with a ball. The puppy got to it and licked it. Of course, J then wanted to put that same ball in his mouth. But it was dirty, so we said "Heyyyy, don't put it in your mouth, it's dirty!"

You know what he did next? He slowly put the ball to his mouth, and right before it touched his lips, we'd say, "Heyyyy" and he'd start cracking up! If we then walked toward him, he'd quickly throw the ball away, also laughing hysterically. So mischievous!

Self-congratulating

J is getting better at sorting shapes and stacking cups. Yesterday, with his back toward me, he successfully stacked two cups. He then gave himself a hand. Melt. My. Heart.

Spinning coasters

Here's the video of J trying to spin coasters like his dad. He's got the hand position right, he just has to learn to rotate his wrist and let go at the right time -- not easy! While eating out on Sunday, J grabbed one of the cardboard coasters and tried to spin it too. One day he's going to get it right. I can't wait to see his reaction. I'm sure there'll be some self-congratulatory clapping.

What amazing things has your child surprised you with?