Fan Boy

Robbie has always had a fascination with ceiling fans, so much so that we said he had a "fan club" when he was younger.  A couple weeks ago I put a ceiling fan in his room, and his  fascination has seemingly become an obsession.  Now practically every room that he goes into that has a ceiling fan (and some that don't), he signs fan and wants us to turn the ceiling fan on.  While we can't be sure what triggered this, whether it be that it's been warmer out and he sees the fans on more and he thinks they should be always on; or for some reason having one in his room again (he had one in his room in the condo) has caused his obsession. 

One kind of odd but very nice effect of putting a ceiling fan in is room is that about a week ago if we turn it on and put him in his crib to nap or to sleep for the night he doesn't throw a fit about it.  Not only has he not been throwing fits about it, he has actually been pointing to his crib and wanting to lay down in it.  It seems unlikely that it is a coincidence, but it also seems odd that something so simple could make such a big difference.  Either way we're happy that he goes down in his crib calmly, even though he is usually busy talking to the fan for about an hour when we put in down for the night before he actually falls asleep.  Added bonus: he sleeps through the night most of the time, which means we get more sleep too. 

Water Boy

 We've said before about how much of a water baby Robbie is.  Even when he was avoiding baths like the plague, he still enjoyed playing with water outside the bathroom.  He really enjoys playing with the hose, whether we spray him or he sprays the hose himself.  By the end of it he's usually pretty wet, but happy as could be.

He had been smiling a second before I took this picture, the bottom of his shirt is soaked

Playing with puddles

On Friday we went to Kelly's best friend's graduation for her masters.  It was pouring rain when we came in, so we got pretty wet.  Robbie did pretty good considering we were there for about 2-1/2 hours.  After we got out Robbie wanted to stretch his legs, he had no problem just walking around with all the people around.  He eventually found some puddles left from the rain and had a lot of fun playing in them.  He was tentative at first but once he went in he didn't want to leave! He was having too much fun splashing in the water.

Little wet foot prints

Robbie's First Baseball Game

Robbie went to his first baseball game last night, and he did pretty good considering it was pretty cold out.  We even got a certificate from fan services so we can say when his first Indians game was.  Robbie also had his first ever taste of popcorn and even fed daddy some.

House Warming / Mommy Birthday Party

We finally had out house warming party, we were hoping it would have been a little warmer so we could have enjoyed the yard, but we had fun anyway.  Robbie had fun walking around socializing, he really enjoyed the cake we had for mommy's birthday.

Robbie Chases The Cats

Yesterday after I got home from work Robbie was in a mood to terrorize the cats.  I'd hear him squeal and then I see Tolkien and Willow run followed by Robbie as fast as his little legs could carry him (with out falling) carrying a cat teaser toy, repeat.  I finally got the video camera out and took this video.

Outdoor Fun

With all the nice weather we've been having Robbie got to enjoy some time outside much earlier in the year than I would have thought.  Of course now he is constantly pointing to go outside.  The top video shows Robbie playing in a rocking car at the play ground near city hall.  Below shows him playing with a ball that seems like it would be too big for him (no we don't normally let him walk on the concrete without holding one of our hands, we don't need him falling on that).  I enjoy going outside with Robbie, the problem is most of the time he wants me to carry him and take him where every he points and grunts to.  He's slowly getting better at actually walking on the grass with someone holding his hand, so I don't have to carry him quite as much (which is good he's heavy).

 

Imitation

Robbie has been imitating people quite a bit lately, took this video of him helping mommy hang pictures.

Water baby

Robbie really enjoys taking his baths, when he does he splashes and plays with his duckies.  He likes it so much that he tried to take a bath in the family room with his clothes still on.

Is Robbie a Baby Einstein?

No I'm not referring to the video series, it just amazes both Kelly and me how much Robbie seems to be ahead of the curve.  He has gotten quite good at putting his animal puzzle pieces where they are supposed to go.  He may not be able to get them in the correct orientation very often, but he knows where they are supposed to go.  He really is just a little sponge and wants to know what everything is.  He even seems to be analyzing the child safety locks we have on some of the cabinets.

It also amazes us how smart he is with his food.  He will not eat it unless he has a utensil to use.  He also knows how to feed the fish and insists on doing it every night.  He found a piece of cat food on the floor recently and instead of putting it in his mouth like most kids his age he picked it up and put it in the cats' food bowl.  I'm still trying to figure out how he knows the right combination of buttons to push on our universal remote to watch a DVD.  He is very mechanically inclined - like me I guess.  

Footsie

I really love it when I'm sitting at the table eating and something brushes up against my feet, I can't help but laugh.  Whether it's a kitty tail, or daddy's leg or foot; I just start laughing.  Daddy took this video of me laughing when his foot touched mine, I found it hilarious.  Do it again, Daddy, do it again!

Peek-A-Boo

Robbie really loves playing peek-a-boo.  Just  moving my head from one side of the bed post to the other can get him giggling.  He really loves it when I play it with him around his "work bench".   I look at him around the side then look at him through the window and he just laughs like crazy.  He gives himself the hiccups quite often when we play peek-a-boo there (picture below).  Here's a video we took of Kelly putting a blanket on him and him pulling it off.

Peek a boo

Robbie has really gotten into playing peek a boo lately.  He especially likes to play it with his workbench toy.  I'll look through the window at him then over at the side, then back again and he just squeals and laughs like crazy, he's even given himself the hiccups he laughs so much.

A night out

We all got to go out with my parents.  We went to the Pepper Mill to see the Pop Tarts perform. They couldn't get enough of Robbie, mentioning him several times during their performance, before we left.  He had a good time, and was busy walking around.

Swingin'

Mommy took me to the park today and I got to go on the big boy swing!  I had plenty of fun in my baby swing at home but I outgrew that pretty fast, I am a big boy for my age you know.  Mommy wasn't sure how I'd do with it, but I took to it like a pro, I held on and mommy pushed me, it was great fun.  I've even had my sun glasses on, mommy says it's to protect my eyes from the sun (the sun makes me sneeze if it's too bright), but I just think they make me look cool.

I stayed on the swing for over half an hour, and only got off when Mommy made me.  She said I was getting red, but I didn't have a problem with that cuz that's my favorite color!  She forgot to put the sunblock on before we left.... next time, I'll remind her!