Lets go up the slide

Dan took this video last Sunday when we were at his Aunt's home in Highland. It is really a big kids play area, but Eddie figured out a few months ago how to climb up the plank and go down the huge slide. But now he was up for bigger adventures. He decided to climb up the slide, and actually made it the whole way. I have watched several of his cousins that are years older, fall or face-plant while trying to do this, but Eddie did it on his first try, no problem.

I can't believe how big he is getting. He will be 15 months old on Sunday. He has worn holes in the toes of all of his shoes (the leather/cloth kind), so I bought his first pair of big boy shoes yesterday. He is able to walk in them, but he is very heavy footed as he stomps around with the added weight.

It was also time for him to get another haircut from his Aunt Ashley. And this time instead of just a baby trim, she did a full big boy haircut with scissors, razor and even the salon chair. He looks like such a little man I can't believe it.

He hasn't learned to say any more words, but his understanding has come a long way. He knows what certain things are like...binky, sippy, breakfast, froggy, let's go, fold your arms, etc. It is so fun to say "Eddie, bring mama your sippy cup." And then watch him find it and bring it to me. And when we say prayers to watch him fold his arms. They usually don't stay folded the whole time but he knows he has to be quiet.

Church has actually gone a lot better the last few weeks. We decided that when Eddie would try to run away or be loud, one of us would take him into the foyer and pin him in our laps for 30 seconds to a minute. I feel bad for all the people in sacrament who could still hear him screaming, but after 4 or 5 times, he got the message. Now all I have to do is count, and by the time I hit 2, he will stop. I'm sure we'll still have more timeouts in the future, but it's nice to see some progress. Now he will fold his arms during the prayers and claps after every song. He makes church a lot more entertaining for us and for anyone who sits near us.