8:45 am

It's 8:45 am and Novak is still in bed. He's usually up by 7, 6 even.

I snuck in and took this picture. He is so sweet when he is asleep. (he's pretty sweet when he is awake too)

It may be an interesting day...

Swinging with my best buddy!

Novak loves to swing. And he absolutely loves Nile.

And Nile loves Novak.

May Day

I have had a busy few days. Tonight I was feeling unmotivated and stressed.

When I came to bed tonight Nate had left this on my pillow.

I love this kid. Even without knowing it, he knew exactly what I needed to be reminded of tonight.

words...at 19 months

My Novak...

Becky pointed out to me that in the last month or two she has put up more blog posts than I have.  What can I say, life is busy.  Busy is an understatement.

But I did think it was fitting to take a few minutes to sit down and capture a snapshot of Novak at this moment in time.  You might recall that a little over a month ago (just a few short posts ago), Novak got tubes in his ears.

At the time, he wasn't walking at all, and he wasn't talking much.  I had heard anecdotally that kids often started talking more when they got tubes.  We had learned at his first referral appointment that he failed all his hearing tests.  (which he has now passed with flying colors, yay!) 

So for Novak, the last month has been, well, "ear-opening."  A month ago, Novak's verbal library consisted of:

• "wa-da" (water)
• "da-deeeee" (daddy)
• "ma-ma" (mama)
• "daaaaa" (dog)
• "ba-ba" (Papa)

And that was about it.  Now, just a few short weeks later, his vocabulary has grown:

• "mil" (milk)
• "neigh-ni" (fan) <-- This one doesn't make any sense, I know...
• "wing" (swing"
• "binky" (binky, his pacifier) <-- This may be the clearest word he speaks
• "lie" (light)
• "gama" (Grandma)
• "Neigh" (Nate)
• "Ni-ni" (Nile)
• "Na-na" (banana)
• "lello" (yellow)
• "boo" (blue)
• "emma" (cousin Emily)

He also makes sounds:

• growls (like a bear, lion, or pretty much anything he doesn't know the sound of)
• "hoo hoo ha ha" (monkey)
• "oof, oof" (dog)
• "murm murm" (truck)

So I'd say this is great progress!  We're still working on the walking part, although he did take some steps for Papa and Grandma this weekend.  

I won't get into the "terrible twos" which are starting just in time...suffice it to say he has learned how to communicate when he is not getting his way.  

Where's Novak?

Novak was really enjoying this game yesterday. I love the expressions on his face!