- Chatting! Duvan loves baby-talking. It started Sunday 12/14 talking when just by himself. We let him talk for 45 minutes to an hour after he wakes up, and it's the best! (Sound clips below).
- Left hand discovered! Duvan discovered his left hand Monday 12/22, and similar to his right hand, soon began touching things with it. He started last week to play with his hands in front of him, but he never really stared at his left hand the way he did at his right hand. Now he knows he has two!
- Exploring with his hands. Now that Duvan knows there are two of them, he uses his hands a lot more to explore and play with things. (See picture below).
- Babysitting experience. Duvan had two long babysitting experiences last week. Since dad was defending his thesis, and Mom had to finish working, he hung out with Lis and Heidi last week. He also had 2 hours at home with Dan and Missy. They all enjoyed him thoroughly and loved hanging out with him!
- Interaction. Duvan has reached a new level of interaction, he will sometimes sit wide-eyed in his bouncy seat, looking at us until we look at him and talk to him, and then he will squeal with pleasure and start kicking and waving his arms. The squeal may need clarifiation though. It's always a high-pitched noise that he produced while inhaling (mmm, we might have to record this one too, it's hard to describe!).
- Playing by himself. The times that Duvan can be left alone playing by himself is getting longer and longer. He now doesn't mind being left alone to play for 20-30 minutes without getting upset.
- First mini vacation! Duvan went away with Mom and Dad over the weekend in celebration of Dad's successful thesis defense.
- Health! Duvan has not had any medical issue whatsoever. Jehova Rapha is Duvan's Healer.
- We're so thankful to God for Duvan's personality. He is extremely flexibile and his sleeping schedule is super robust, allowing us to go out sometimes. He happily sleeps in his carseat or in his play yard in any environment. He has no problems with it at all!
We try to read to Duvan at least once a day, and he seems to be enjoying it more and more! Sometimes there more interesting things around than the book,
...but most times he enjoys reading along!
Duvan's friend Micheala (15 months) came to visit on Saturday 12/13, and she lavished him with hugs and kisses - he loved all the attention.
We had another surpise snow-shower, so Duvan got to wear his snowsuit!
Friday was Dad's big defense so Mom planned a little getaway afterward. After dinner, Dad and Duvan let go of the day's worries...
While Mom and Dad got ready on Saturday morning, Duvan hung out on the couch.
Duvan helped pick out a Christimas tree on Monday. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and we all loved the outdoor adventure.
Duvan was responsible for quality control, and made sure that the needles of our tree are not too sharp.
Duvan discovered his left hand on Monday...
...and figured out how to play with his toys using both his hands on Tuesday!
We mentioned above about how much Duvan loves talking now. This morning we sneaked into his bedroom and recorded his morning prayer. ;) Here is a 1 minute ensemble!
Morning chatter (60 seconds, MP3, 170kB)
Marésa on Sunday 12/14 with Duvan in the snow:
Lounging on Mommy's lap Monday evening
