New words!

Eric has really been trying to talk lately. He has a few words that he is saying now! Of course, they are baby talk, but he knows what he is trying to say and is associating the word to the correct item!!!! They are: Dog, Ball, Book, and Star. Of course these words are added to the old ones he was saying: Momma, Dadadada, Papapapa, bobbob (Robert), abbba (Aunt Brandy), and occasionally Nana.

He has also been pulling up on things and standing up. I think if all goes well, he should try to start walking by the end of the month. He has been crawling all over the place. His play dates with Jonas and John Mark have really helped his development and is strongly encouraged by his doctors and Sooner Start ECI.

Eric has also dicovered popscicles! He LOVES them! He also loves sweet corn and apples that are the Gerber graduates freeze dried fruit and veggies. Last night, he tried watermelon and like his mommy, LOVES it too. Except he can't put salt on it like me! He really likes water which is good. Eric still has no teeth, so we are running into problems with him eating. In his mind, he is old enough for teeth and wants food that we eat. But, since there are no teeth in his mouth, he should really eat baby food. He REFUSES, so mostly he gets his bottles, which he is starting to get tired of.