New Teeth

Mr. P cut his two bottom molars previously, and cut this two top molars shortly after at about 15 months. Last night, we just noticed that he's now cut his top two cuspids (or canine teeth - the sharp pointy ones). In general, teething hasn't seemed to bother Mr. P too much. However, the top molars and these top cuspids seem to be really bothering him. He hasn't been sleeping well and he's definitely been more on the cranky side. So, we keep the motrin flowing and hope they don't take too long to come in. Poor kid.

Mr. P's Favorites: Signs

At about 9 months, when Mr. P began waving hello we started focusing on introducing "baby sign language." We've got a DVD and tons of books with examples of babies signing. But, Mr. P didn't really seem to show interest, so we I slacked off. He always really liked looking at those books though, which I assumed was because they're loaded with pictures of babies. Then, all of a sudden at about 10-11 months old, we were reading one of the baby sign language books and out of no where he started doing them! Since then, he's slowly been adding to his "vocabulary."

Some of his favorites include:

Fish (Have I mentioned, he's obsessed with Finding Nemo?)
Dog
Kitty
Ball
Baby
Light
Bunny/Flower (they're the same sign)
Bath time
Brush teeth/toothbrush
More
Hot
Shhh!
Ice Cream
All done (not perfected yet, but getting there!)

He's just starting to do these now:
Thank you
Banana
Apple

On a related note, he's also blowing kisses, giving high fives, clinking glasses (like when you toast) and giving fist pound explosions, including the sound effect. Of course, the last one is all thanks to HH and it's the cutest thing ever! Now HH is trying to teach him 'noggin' which consists of them bumping heads. Sounds dangerous to me...

Mr. P's Favorites: Foods

Favorite foods:
tacos (soft shell with ground turkey that HH makes are a clear favorite)
ravioli
grilled cheese
chicken nuggets
peaches (he'd eat a whole one if we ever let him)
lemon slices
mandarin orange slices
anything with either ketchup or ranch dressing on it
ice cream (any flavor will do, he'll even eat sliced up prunes if they're with a little vanilla ice cream)
saltine crackers
goldfish
fig newtons

You'll notice there are no veggies on this list! He used to be really good about eating veggies, but not so much anymore... I guess it was only a matter of time.

Now that he's got his four molars in, he's having lots of fun chewing up new foods. His hands still do most of the work, but he usually insists on having a fork with his meal to assist in the shoveling. I swear, I think he's the cutest when he's eating (except for when he's flinging his sippy cup or throwing food on the ground!).