A Time of Transition

Seth is 13.5 months today, and as I think about where we are, I can only conclude that we are in a time of transition. It's hard...for me. I am having a hard time being patient waiting for Seth to grasp some concepts. In my head I know he will pick it up when he is ready, but at the same time wonder if he's ever going to get it! This is where the lack of patience comes in. :o)

For the past month we've been transitioning Seth off of the bottle. It seems he will drink water from a sippy cup or a cup with a straw, but not milk. Milk must be in a bottle and it must be warm. Yesterday I put away the bottles for good and am only giving him the sippy cup or straw option. Needless to say, he's not getting much milk right now. He just isn't interested. It doesn't help that he hasn't grasped the idea of holding his own cup. So my day consists of offering him something to drink, if he takes a sip, great, if not, oh well. I just make the cup available to him and figure if he gets thirsty enough, he'll drink. I want to get him a new sippy cup that holds more than the ones we have now, maybe one with a straw since he does well with those....unless it's milk, of course. I am in full realization that this is partly my issue. I just want him to get the hang of it already. In my mind, everyone's kid has been drinking out of a cup unassisted for months by now. Seems like my kid is the only one and will be going to kindergarten with me still offering him something to drink. ha.

Seth is still transitioning to walking as well. He walks around the table while holding on and can stand not holding on to anything too. He has a firetruck that he can stand behind and push (to learn to walk). He has taken a couple small steps with it, but then decides it's much faster to get on his knees and push the truck. So, it's a process and I'm not upset that the walking hasn't kicked into gear yet. I'd rather he learn how to pick up his cup and get a drink unassisted.

On a positive note, Seth has begun to mock me a little (occasionally). If I make the noise for his trucks, he'll make the noise. If I clap my hands, he might clap. He even started to move his head like I move my head when I'm being silly with him. It's funny. The things he picks up on! Last night, for the first time, I think he was sad to see Evan leave. Evan had to lead his FPU class, so he hugged Seth goodbye. Seth started to cry a little but I thought it was because he was tired. Eventually he went over by the door, whimpering, and I heard "a-da" which is the closest thing to dada I've heard yet. Interesting. He likes to get behind us when we're sitting down and "sneak-up" on us. He thinks that's funny. The other day he was drinking water from his sippy cup and it made a funny noise. He started laughing so hard and each time it happened, he'd laugh. I thought, oh man, here we go...boys being entertained by sounds of bodily functions. It must be in their DNA.