Wednesday, December 3, 2008

independence day in december

IMG_1725Today Gabriel woke up feeling independent. He went to his drawer, picked out some clothes, removed his jammies and diaper, and got dressed. All by himself. IMG_1726

(He was in the mood for swimming) He managed to get all his limbs in the appropriate places and it was perfect. Perfectly backwards, but whatever.

My little guy is starting to show his independence a lot these days. Since he progresses at his own pace, we don't always notice. Then, I think back to this same time last year and think 'ahhh yeah, look at how far he's come!' It's enough to make a mama proud.

In addition to recognizing letters and numbers, counting, knowing his colors and shapes, he has some favored phrases:

"Stop it!" "No!" "Look!" and my personal fave "Quiet!" (accompanied by a stern look and a finger point). He's also very polite and always says "please" and "thank you" without prompting.

Hooray for progress!

Hooray for proud little boys!IMG_1727

3 comments:

Tanya Leigh said...

Woohoo! And to get all the limbs in the proper holes... that IS something! Yay Gabriel! :)

jfbast said...

i love the outfits they come up with in their early dress-myself days. He was feeling it, can't blame him.

Anonymous said...

Looks like a proud moment mom. What a cutie!. I got the be quiet finger today. It was really hard not to laugh right out loud. I loved watching him today as he has such a roomful of friends who love to play with him, look out for him, and genuinely love him. But then again who wouldn't?