15 Months Old...

I am a few days late, but on October 24, Jack was 15 months old. So ... what can he do now?

• Hide when I go to pick him up at daycare. Yes, that's right. I show up at the door, and Jack runs over to a corner of the room behind the changing table. He never wants to leave!! I guess that's a good thing. He sure does love Ms. Corrine and Ms. Kate.
• Throw a ball. Like I have mentioned many times, he is obsessed with balls. But now he can throw them and (kind of) catch them!
• Go down the slide by himself. He isn't scared to scoot on his bottom right up to the slide and push himself down. This makes park time much easier when it's just one of us with him, because we don't have to push him down the slide and then scramble to the bottom (usually pulling a muscle or two in the process) before he slams into the ground at the bottom.
• Pick up and bring you back the correct object. I was testing this out last night. Even if he can't say the name of something, he knows (generally) what you are talking about, especially if you use lots of descriptive words. He has all of these little stuffed animals that I threw all over the room. Then I said, "Jack, bring me the green snake. What sound does a snake make? Ssssssss. Snake." I spoke very clearly and he knew exactly what I meant! He ran and got me the snake. He was successful with the bear, the snake, and the cow. Not so much with the moose.
• Say no, and mean it. I mentioned this before but it's very useful with food and mealtime. It keeps me from making him an entire meal, or opening up a can or container of something, just to have him refuse it. Now I ask, "Jack, do you want a cracker?" for example, and he either puts his arms up and grunts (which means yes,) or says "No."
• Stick out his feet, legs, or arms when you are dressing him. He knows which items of clothing go on which body parts, and he really tries to help! He is especially good with feet and shoes... because he knows it means going outside. :)