table dance, anyone?

We were fever free today, finally. Maybe he'll get over his sniffles soon as well.

Dennis learned to climb up onto his play table today. He'd done it before, but he had to push another toy up to it to use as a step. Today he just hiked up a leg, laid his torso on the table, and sort of rolled on up. When he got up there, he was delighted with himself. So delighted, in fact, that he promptly stood up and Riverdanced across the table. David caught him before he danced off the edge. We tried over and over to show him how to back up to the edge of the table on all fours and swing his legs down to the floor and stand up. We're not sure how well he got it. We did learn that we can't leave him alone in there anymore until he knows how to safely get down off the table. And it is past time to secure the bookshelf, which David recently bought the necessary fasteners to do. I don't expect we have much time until he decides to try to climb it as well. Still no sign of trying to climb out of the crib, thank goodness, but I have giant pillows all around it on the floor just in case.

He ate from a bowl today without flinging it, which I consider progress. He uses his spoon more and more at every meal! I was reading up on his milestone requirements for his age, and I discovered that, by tomorrow, he should be able to imitate actions, scribble a little, and might be able to use up to six words. Check, check, and check. His word count is closer to fifty now, possibly even over that. Every day he learns new ones. I'd like to think he's brilliant for his age, like every mom thinks of their child, but I don't know any other almost sixteen month olds. This is all new territory for me. He has cousins that are older, sure, but I didn't think to really pay attention. They were the first babies I was ever around, and everything they did was enthralling to watch! I didn't associate skills with age. Heck, when Dennis was a week old, I was impressed by his ability to make spit bubbles! But I think it's perfectly ok to be thrilled with my child's accomplishments, as long as I don't brag too much around other moms, right? So is that what I'm doing with this weblog? Not intentionally! Again, I don't really think he's better that other children, I'm just so proud of him because he's mine! And because he's perfect, of course.