- His Mommy: He is a 100% Mommy's boy, and I mean 100%! He will not let me get more than about 6 inches away from him without throwing himself on the floor, kicking and screaming until I pick him up! He wants to be on my hip 24/7, even though he has a house full of fun toys to play with!
- His Lovey: He carries at least one with him ALL THE TIME!! He may even be more attached to his than Ceili is to hers!
- Firetrucks: He absolutely loves his ride-on firetruck and just about every other firetruck he sees! Maybe we have a future fireman?!?
- His doggies: He really loves his doggies...however, he is NOT fond of other dogs at all at this time!
- His Sister: Ceili & Keaton really are so sweet together, even if 98% of the time she is pestering him and he is screaming because she is touching him!! The little bit of time that they get along, they are the best of friends! He loves to follow her lead, and I just love it when she is sitting on the floor watching a show and he lays down next to her on his belly to join her!
- His Daddy: Although he doesn't typically prefer Daddy over Mommy, he does get extremely excited to see Daddy when he gets home or comes in from working out in the yard! As soon as he hears the garage door open, he gets excited and runs around saying "Da Da, Da Da!!" It is so neat to watch him interact with his Daddy, and I am so lucky to have chosen such a wonderful man to be the Daddy to my kiddos - there truly is not a better man I could have chosen!!
- Cuddles: He is such a cuddly little guy and loves to just sit and cuddle...he reminds me of how I was when I was younger. My mom always called me her Laphound...and I constantly find myself calling him MY Laphound!! If you ever are in need of a hug, this little guy is the one you want around...that is, if you can get him off my hip first!
- Purses: He absolutely loves to carry Ceili's purses around on his arm, perfectly situated in the crease of his elbow! He is so proud of himself when he shows you that it totally melts my heart every time!!
- Babydolls & Dollhouses: You can definitely tell Keaton has an older sister - when I am upstairs doing laundry and he walks away, he can almost always be found in Ceili's room playing with her babydolls or dollhouse! He will be such a wonderful Daddy someday!
- Swinging: He loves to swing on our playset in the backyard - he already swings on the big boy swing instead of baby swing! He wants to sit and hold on like the big kids, and he actually does a great job!
- Eating: Keaton loves to eat just about anything!! Such a difference from his sister, he will eat almost anything you put on his plate...except mushy stuff like mashed potatos, applesauce or macaroni and cheese!
- Straw cups: As much as I hate these cups because they leak all over the place, he absolutely loves to drink out of his straw cups! I think he likes to use these because Ceili uses straws in a lot of her cups...and he will do anything to be like her!
- Music & Dance: Keaton loves to listen to music and dance!! It is so fun to watch him dance to ANY music he hears...even if it's just my generic ringtone on my phone! He loves to listen to his lullaby CD before bedtime - as soon as he hears the music start, he calms right down and listens to it as he falls asleep! He also loves it when we sing - especially Daddy's favorite song from his childhood, which goes a little like this:
"I'm a little pile of tin...Nobody knows what shape I'm in...Got 4 wheels & a running board...I'm a 4-door, I'm a Ford...Honk, Honk, Rattle, Rattle, Crash, Beep, Beep!"
- Books: Keaton is constantly bringing us books to read!! He would just sit on your lap and read books for hours on end!
- Talking: He doesn't say much yet, but the things he does say are "Mama", "Dada", "Nana", "Dog", "Down", "Done", "More", "That". He also knows that a lion says "Rrroarr!!"
- Body Parts: He know most of his body parts, including his head, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, tongue, ears, belly, belly button, hands, arms, feet, toes, and legs!
- Peek-a-Boo: He loves to play peek-a-boo, whether he just hides his face with his hands or hides behind furniture! He could play this for hours and hours, if only adults could stand to play peek-a-boo that long!!
- Toilet paper & Trash: Whenever Keaton does wander away from my side, he likes to go in the bathroom and unroll the toilet paper and drag it all over the downstairs of our house! He also loves to throw things away - whether is really is trash or one of his toys! I always have to check the trash before I throw something away to make sure no toys are on top!
- Climbing: He is a great climber and can get up the stairs in about 10 seconds!! By the time I realize he's by the stairs, he is already up them by the time I get over there!
Wow! Those are just a FEW of Keaton's favorite things! He is a shy little guy, which I am hoping he will overcome within the next few months. He has a huge phobia of strangers...which I guess isn't a horrible thing, but it sure does make working out at the gym difficult! Keaton has such a big smile and an even bigger personality! He is such a joy to be around, even if I never have a moment to myself while he's awake!! He's got the same beautiful blue eyes that his big sister has and hair that his about as blond as can be! He is definitely such a blessing to our little family, and we are so lucky that we were chosen to be his Mommy & Daddy!
Below are a few snapshots of Keaton lately...just being Keaton!!
(notice his lovey even sits with him at the table!)
(he decided to pull the entire roll of toilet paper all the way from the bathroom, through the kitchen and into the living room one night! again, notice lovey is in his hand here too!)
(here he is playing peek-a-boo with his empty snack bowl! again, lovey is in his free hand!)
(here is our little guy that we thought would never walk - he proved us wrong and is EVERYWHERE nowadays!!)
(here he is playing in the baby pool one HOT day...he loves to splash and play in whatever water he can find!)
There are a lot of other pictures I need to post from all of our recent activities, and with luck, I will get them up soon!! Stay tuned for pictures from Ceili's birthday, vacation, the Louisville Zoo, riding in the Jeep, Ceili's soccer, and a lot of other fun things that have kept us BUSY lately!! 