And now he's standing! Don't worry, he's only been doing it for a few weeks. :)
Baby D now has four teeth, with at least one more trying to break through, and has the most adorable little smile with his giant chicklets and little gap between his teeth. He's got dimples and giant, bright blue eyes and crazy blond hair and is just so squishable! Strangers cannot get enough of him--I have had two separate men (that's right, men) in the past month say that my children must have been purchased from a catalogue.
And what's really fun is that he looks so little but is so mobile! We had a little get-together with other moms and babies from our ward and Derek was crawling all over them. Literally. Almost in a taunting way. Stealing their toys and making a break for it.
Derek is also just so very happy, usually. He loves to shriek and laugh while he's crawling or getting his diaper changed or when he's playing and has the best little giggle that comes out all the time.
And it's a good thing, too, because Baby D is not at all easygoing. He has already made his dislikes clear and they are intense. He refuses to eat anything from a spoon--he will feed himself for a while but usually loses interest after a few minutes (and absolutely will not stay in his chair after Luke has finished and has gotten down)--and often resorts to a full-face scrunch to avoid having something put in his mouth. (He can also resort to some effective spitting if he feels it's warranted) He also has the worst case of FOMO I have ever seen in a baby and gets very offended when he gets left behind. But above all, his hatred for his car seat is unparalleled.
It's a good thing he has such a nice, un-opinionated, easygoing, calm, malleable older brother as a role-model, right?
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Derek is also just so very happy, usually. He loves to shriek and laugh while he's crawling or getting his diaper changed or when he's playing and has the best little giggle that comes out all the time.
And it's a good thing, too, because Baby D is not at all easygoing. He has already made his dislikes clear and they are intense. He refuses to eat anything from a spoon--he will feed himself for a while but usually loses interest after a few minutes (and absolutely will not stay in his chair after Luke has finished and has gotten down)--and often resorts to a full-face scrunch to avoid having something put in his mouth. (He can also resort to some effective spitting if he feels it's warranted) He also has the worst case of FOMO I have ever seen in a baby and gets very offended when he gets left behind. But above all, his hatred for his car seat is unparalleled.
It's a good thing he has such a nice, un-opinionated, easygoing, calm, malleable older brother as a role-model, right?
Oh man, he's so cute! I miss you guys so much!
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