So last night I asked DeVon how to say ‘I love you’ expecting him to do the sign for hug, but instead he did the signs for mommy and daddy. So sweet!! He’s starting to become mr. independent. He likes to choose his own clothes (he never wins cause he always chooses jammies). We usually eat out in the living room with him just eating off of my plate, but lately he’s asked to get his bib on, then asks to be put in his high chair, then asks for food. So he just sits in his high chair eating food and pushes me away cause he doesn’t want me to help. He’s been able to feed himself for a long time now, but now he actually HAS to feed himself. He hated the snow because every time we went outside, he would fall and his hands would get wet and cold, but he’s so tired of being inside all day every day that he’s gotten past his hate of snow and we play outside every day again. All the neighbor kids are also starting to emerge again so DeVon really enjoys that. Here’s some videos!

Playing New Super Mario Bros.

December 10

For those of you who don’t know what his ‘hulking out’ is (it’s still hard to tell since its not a front view)

December 18

December 24

So Tony made the stuffed dog “fart” on DeVon and he CRIED! We laughed so now he “cries” on purpose

January 8

Since I can never remember the cute/funny things DeVon has done by the time I post, I now have a goal of posting the stories when they actually happen. This one is from last night. Whenever I’m doing anything in the kitchen, DeVon has to sit on the countertop and watch me. So last night I was grating some cheese to make a quesadilla. I sat him on the countertop between the cheese and the sink. I’m grating the cheese and he’s “helping”. I take a couple steps to the right to the sink to wash the quesadilla maker. I wasn’t looking at DeVon at all and I suddenly remembered all the grated cheese was right next to him. I look over at him and of course the cheese is all over the counter now. I take the 2 steps back toward him and step in something cold. A HUGE pile of cheese was also on the floor! I got him down from the counter and told him to put the cheese that was on the floor in the garbage can. It takes him several trips. I couldn’t believe he was actually cleaning it. After the few trips to the garbage can, he leaves to go into the living room. I look down at the floor and was surprised at how well of a job he had done. Then what does he do? He walks back into the kitchen with his little toy broom he got for Christmas! He starts sweeping up the rest of the cheese (more like making an even bigger mess, but he was trying). It was so cute that he had thought to go and get his broom. It definitely made me smile. It’s weird how much he loves cleaning. Hopefully it’ll be several years before he grows out of it.

I know I promised videos but I’m not on my Mac. I had lots of funny stories to tell, but  I can’t remember them! So first I’ll start off with the one I do remember and the title of this post and hopefully I’ll remember the other ones. So for Christmas, Uncle Jake gave DeVon a box of Spongebob golf balls. The box has a big Spongebob print on it, of course. It’s so torn up and beat up that I tried throwing the box away, since we don’t keep the golf balls in it. Every single time I’ve thrown it away, DeVon noticed it in the trash and got it out. Tonight DeVon and I were cleaning his room. Whenever I picked up a piece of garbage, I handed it to him and he ran to the kitchen to put it in the garbage. He took everything from torn up paper towel to an empty soda bottle (once toys to him) and put them in the garbage. I picked up the Spongebob box and told him to go put it in the garbage. He absolutely refused. He just shook his head no, defiantly. I just cannot get rid of the Spongebob box! I can’t remember the other stories still, so hopefully when I do, I’ll remember to write. And I’ll post the latest videos sometime soon