Climb'n to the Top

Wow, I can't believe it is almost March! Where to begin...Odin is really starting to like day care. Jim changed his schedule so now he is home with Odin on Mondays and Odin goes to day care Tuesday through Friday. He is learning all kinds of new things:) (some good and some bad!). Just the other day he was hitting his friends, but the following day he did not hit his friends. I think it was a one day thing, not sure! He is a climber. He climbed onto the dinner table a few weeks ago. At day care they have soft climbing blocks so he gets to climb to his heart's content. Today he fell off the climbing blocks and has a rug burn on his forehead. We got our first 'injury report' today. Not bad, it has been over a month!! But he is definitely testing Jim and I. He is constantly standing on his little toy chairs or his ride on toy trucks. He also likes to ride Gretta like a horse. We are VERY persistent in telling him to sit down, but then he points his finger at us and tells us something. It is very hard not to crack a smile and laugh!! His mouth is going none stop now. He says some words that we can make out, the rest is jibber-jabber. We are convinced that once he starts talking it will be in full sentences! He is using his signs in conjunction with saying the words. It is amazing how much he knows and how easily he can catch on to things. We purchased a series of videos, "Your Baby Can Read". It is a cool program. It teaches children to associate written words with objects. Odin is doing well. It came with a series of flash cards and he can pick out certain words when asked. He is very smart, he takes after his father!! Jim still takes him swimming once a week. He is really starting to move around the pool now with his bubble. We are looking forward to summer when we can go swimming at Grampy and Grancy's house!