Walking!

Tuesday evening (Nov. 30) Ivan decided it was about time to walk. He took about 4 steps over to his dad, then 4 more from his dad to me. This happened at about 7pm. As tends to happen, this wore out our little adventurer and he climbed up on his dad's chest and fell quickly asleep at about 8pm.

As the saying goes, early to bed, early to rise. Ivan got up at 2am to explore again. Being as worn out as I could be, I sat in the rocker as Ivan proceeded to pick items out of his toy box, stand from seated on the floor, and walk them to me. I was impressed with his ability to walk, but overwhelmed with my desire to rest. I'm hoping this doesn't become a trend. 2am is not my best hour.

We officially have a Toddler NOW! :)

For your enjoyment, here is a list of Ivan's words:

1. Thank You (Det-too) : Ivan's first word, though he used it randomly for a very long time, I think he's starting to understand what it means... maybe.

2. Dog (Dug) : Ivan uses this for any animal, including seagulls.

3. Dexter (Det-ur) : He associates this with his dogs. I think he learned this one because I'm always calling that little Dexter down for something.

4. Diaper (Diaper) : He is really good at saying diaper. go figure.

5. Mom (momomomomom) : I'm not sure about this one. He says it a lot though.

6. Dad (dud) : Sometimes it's dudu or dude but he really loves his dud.

7. More (Mur): Another recent development.

8. Poo (Boo) : The first time he said this I was wondering when we had said boo to him... very soon after, I smelled that it meant poo. You live you learn.

9. Eat (eeeeee) : This is usually said with a very nasal twang.

10. Grandma (gama) : He said this one yesterday, and I'm still trying to decide what he really said. It was definitely in reference to grandma.

AND YES:

11. No (No) : Everyone's favorite. Yes, Ivan has learned to say no... and says it very randomly.