Everett can take about 4-5 steps before going down to his knees and crawling the rest of the way. He seems pretty sturdy and controlled in his steps unlike Emery at this age who took a few wobbly steps until she fell over. Everett has started trying to cruise the walls and furniture, staying on his feet for longer.
Everett can say several words such as: go-gur [yogurt], cah-cuh [cracker], hah [hi], bye, nigh nigh [night night], gir [girl], coo [school], di-duh [diaper], bo [bow, as in rainbow], ba [ball], doh [throw], Ada [Emery], no!, no no [neigh neigh, as in what does the horse say?], dih dah [fig bar, a favorite snack], dada, mama, ba-doo [balloon, and also uses this to refer to a light], and probably others I haven’t picked up on!
Everett still has four teeth, two on top and two on bottom. And the two top molars have poked through, before any teeth in between! He’s drooling a lot, so it’s possible he could get several breaking through in a short amount of time.
Everett loves TV remotes and he knows which ones actually do something - so you can’t trick him with an old one. He also likes cell phones (and cordless phones, and ipads, etc.), but again the same logic applies; old ones aren’t good enough. And if you take one of these away from him, the reaction is exactly the same as if he’s fallen and hurt himself; the tears and crying are hysterical. What a passionate kid!
He often gets told no and has been known to shake his head no and wag his finger at us, Emery, and even other babies. He also says no while doing exactly what he’s not supposed to do - Emery did the same thing and I wondered if she just thought those things were called “no.” Haha.
Everett can throw a ball (or any toy for that matter), and also roll a ball and put it a box or bowl. He likes to ride his ride-along car but he can only seem to push himself backwards. So he will even get off, turn around and head back the other way (backwards). He likes to strum Blake’s guitar (and also drop picks and the occasional tiny pool ball inside it.)
Everett loves bathtime and even knows the sign for bath and uses it when we look at our picture book with a bathtub in it.
He adores his big sister and laughs hysterically at all sorts of silly things she says. She can often get him going with some silly phrase or word just on our drive home from school. If you ask him: Where’s Emery? He answers: “coo” [school] - even if she’s in the room! But when he wakes up from his afternoon nap and it’s time to go pick her up, I’ve heard him say: Ada! Coo! [Emery! school!].
This little guy is turning into such a fun and busy toddler!
