Talking but Not Walking

Westin is just about the cutest little guy I know and to top it off he has started saying words, in his 1 year old way. I have been trying to get him to sign some words for a while now, milk, more, please. Simple words to help him talk to me. He has refused to comply even though I'm confident he is paying attention.

Well when you sign words to kiddos you also say the word. Over and Over again I say the word and show him the sign. Well now, instead of doing the sign he's attempting to say the word.

He says: Mo (More), Meh(Mom), Da (Dad), Ni (Nice), and Da-Da(Doggy).

It is adorable. He LOVES dogs, it is almost strange how much he loves dogs since we don't have one. He would traverse any terrain to get to a dog and be able to put his hand out and pet it. He says, "Ni, Ni" when reaching to pet the dogs hair. Thus, the necessity of the word Nice to his vocabulary.


He loves to push his walking bike around the house and anything else he can get to move, such as chairs, boxes, tables, etc. He cruises the furniture at the speed of light and can get himself down off pretty much anything such as the beds, couch, benches, and more. He is also a star climber just like daddy was. If it is low enough for him to put a foot up, he can usually pull himself onto it. He surprises me sometimes.

When he wakes up in the morning I almost always walk into him sitting in his crib with his hands wrapped around the slats and his little legs sticking out the slats with his tiny feet just dangling and kicking. He says, whoa, whoa, whoa!!!

But, walking...no chance. He doesn't want to take the plunge and take the steps to walk without holding on. He could probably do it if he tried but he just doesn't want to try. It's too funny.