N. goings-on

• He has started doing mwah after you give him a kiss.  This morning when I went to get him, I peeked in the door first, and he was kissing his stuffed animals and making the mwah sound!
• He's been throwing more fits lately mainly when he gets frustrated because he wants something but can't communicate what he actually wants.
• He is always reaching for my hand, grabs it, and then takes me wherever he wants
• He's been kind of shy lately--he'll often cling to me when someone says hello and at the library he won't play with the toys at story time unless I go with him, where as he used to rush over to play.
• He loves songs and rhymes especially humpty dumpty.
• Whenever you say crazy feet, he stomps his feet as fast as he can over and over.  It's so cute.
• He loves throwing balls and chasing after them.  He also loves playing with his cars and will push them around saying vroom.
• Now when he plays peek-a-boo, he actually hides his eyes with his hand and closes his eyes so tight.
• He's become my little helper in the kitchen while I cook.  Today while I was cooking and breaking up the ground meat for tacos, N. was next to me on his stool banging on the counter with a big spoon he took out of the drawer.  He also has helped me stir and knead dough when we have made french bread.
• He discovered the stair wells a few weeks ago.  So, whenever we go down to the lobby to check the mail, he wants to go up the stairs instead of the elevator.  The other day, he climbed up 8 flights of stairs--quite the workout for me and him!
• Last for now, he starts waving goodbye at dad the second he puts his backpack on--I guess he knows he's leaving for school.