things I love about Jake Aug 2009

• He is a chatterbox! He talks all day long even when all the babies in daycare are crying around him.
• The way he scooches (is that a word?) backwards on his bottom to sit up from crawling.
• His combat crawl is awesome - he's so fast and deliberate when he moves.
• His laugh- baby giggles are the best!
• His new bunny puppet. He reaches out and hugs it and talks in a really funny voice - it's like he is talking with a very sore throat but he isn't.
• He plays peek-a-boo. Once daycare told me they just say the word peek-a-boo and he will start covering his eyes.
• He opens his mouth and says Ah when we brush his teeth (his papa taught him to do it). And he is actually not bad at brushing his teeth by himself - after getting a thorough cleaning from mama or papa, of course.
• The way his face looks when he sleeps. He sticks his chin up and his mouth forms into a frown.
• That I can nibble on his toes when he sleeps.
• He 'wais' for his bottle. Well - kind of - he claps his hands together anyway. Kind of reminds me of the way that Thai people train their dogs to wai.
• When he wakes up smiling.
• When he strokes my hair. He does often pull it, but actually does so gently.