John--14 months old

John turned 14 months old on May 30th. We were in Ohio for his 14 month birthday. John did great with the traveling. The only hard part is that he LOVES his crib. He slept ok in the pack-and-play but didn't nap very much or get into a deep sleep in the van while we were driving.
When we are at home, John sleeps great. He takes a two to three hour nap every day and is typically in bed around 8:00 at night. He will sleep until 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning. He sleeps all night most of the time, but occasionally wakes up for a cup of milk.
Speaking of his milk, JJ is no longer using a bottle! As of May 11, John started using only cups. On May 2nd, John was promoted to the older nursery class at church. He is doing great. He sits in his little chair and seems to enjoy the class. When we hand John something, he will say "thanks" and is able to sign "please." On the 14th, Burt handed John a cracker and he said "Thanks Da."
John loves to play outside. He likes to slide down the slide. I will say "ready" and he says "set, go." He also loves to play in the boys' little pool. He likes to splash and play with the buckets and water toys. He is starting to pay more attention to the birds and squirrels outside. He will try to catch them when he sees them.
John is talking more and more now. On the 28th, Gigi was singing with him and he said "over." He also said "Gigi" and "Dave." On the 30th, we were taking pictures of him and he said "cheese." When Papa walked in the room he said "Papa."
John also figured out how to go down the two stairs in our living room this month. He started doing it on the 13th. He sits down and goes down the first step backwards. Then turns around and scoots down the second step. It is very cute to watch.
Here are some pictures of our sweet boy!

Playing in the mud (5/10/10)





Playing with a car (5/22/10)


In the pool (5/22/10)


Watching daddy mow (5/24/10)


On the slide


Reading at Papa & Gigi's house--14 months old (5/30/10)