The holidays are always so much fun, but children seem to make it all the more special. Although Devin is really too young to get what the holiday season means, it is still fun to take him places and expose him to all kinds of fun traditions. He continues to grow and change, but this month he has finally figured out crawling and now pulls up and cruises on the couch too! There is no place on the ground that is safe from this kid--great timing with the Christmas tree up! We had a lot of fun experiences, and this little boy brings so much to our lives.
Before this kid could crawl, he just wanted to stand up by the couch all the time. Now he is steady enough to be there without supervision all the time.
His "eye teeth" are coming in on the bottom (teeth #13 and 14 respectively).
Devin cannot get enough breakfast food. He loves scrambled eggs, grapefruit, and pineapple, as well as macaroni and cheese. But he is still not sure about blueberries and does not really enjoy beets.
His crawling speed has increased every day.
He continues to figure out how to pull up on his own, using the toy boxes and couch to help.
Most things are "emptied" as soon as Devin gets a hold of them.
Just like his brother, he loves to tear up pages, so magazines and books with paper pages are now hidden from his little hands.
He met Santa at Home and Company and did not seem to mind. He smiled a little bit, but showed no fear or crying.
Devin will go to most anyone, even reaching for them, but he will only stay a short time. Within seconds, he will turn around and want Mommy or Daddy.
We have fun playing "ball," rolling it back and forth to each other.
He tried a sippy cup, and after some help, he figured out how to tip it on his own. (When we would start to tip it, he would just let go, so we had to have him figure it out on his own.)
He continues to have a very healthy appetite and still surprises us with the volume he consumes on some days.
He loved to sit in "big church" at BSF and just smiled and looked around while singing.
We had a fun day outside in the Burley for a walk, and later I put a kiddie pool out to play in so his butt would not get wet. Kyler brought him all the balls he could find so we had a miniature ball pit in our front yard.
He likes to move around in the tub, even switching places with Kyler sometimes.
Duncan's water dish has become a favorite toy to empty, so we have to be quick to move it when Devin gets close!
He enjoyed going to the Frederik Meijer Gardens and looking at the all of the lights and plants.
He giggles and smiles when his brother gives him a kiss and an "ugga mugga"
While standing by the couch, he will "bounce" and shake his butt which we call "the butt dance."
He enjoyed Christmas, but he really was not interested in opening presents this year.
He likes to walk holding onto your fingertips.
He enjoyed the family visit in Illinois, but he cried and fussed the last 40 minutes on the drive home.
He giggled every time a puppet got near him in the car seat.
He learned to stand up in his crib, giving me such a great smile in the morning when I get him up.
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