14 months old

Matthew smiling in his stroller on our Saturday morning walk to Starbucks

Matthew's favorite activity - opening and closing cabinets/doors

JoAnna, Andy, Kristy, and Taylor at the Central Market cooking class on Sat night.  It was Andy's Christmas gift that we just now used.  I love it when I give gifts that I can enjoy, too.

Preston and Matthew at the Northway Baptist CDC Pool Party

On Saturday, we went to the daycare pool party.  Matthew was crying in the car when we pulled up (possibly because of his teeth) but as soon as he saw Ms. Monica, he got in the best mood.  He swam in the pool with his friend, Preston.  Matthew and Preston are about the same age (within a month) and they are best buds.  One day Matthew was pushing a chair one way and Preston was on the other side pushing it back.  They seemed to pair up since they were on the same development level.

Matthew is teething, AGAIN.  It seems to be bothering him because there were several times this weekend when he was in a crying fit.  Once we gave him tylenol and orajel, he calmed down into his normal happy self.  We try to only give tylenol when he needs it.  

He is walking around the house as if he has been doing it for a while with very few falls.  He likes to open and close doors and walk from room to room to see what he finds.  He grabbed Rusty's ball and leash and Rusty got excited.  He couldn't throw the ball so Rusty just grabbed it from Matthew's hand.  Matthew thought that was fun; he also likes to feed Rusty from his high chair.  It's hard to find foods that Matthew will eat but Andy made ground turkey with spaghetti for dinner tonight and Matthew loved it.