All About Liam

It's been a while since I've shared an update about what Liam is doing these days.

• He knows his body parts and can point to them (or yours) when you ask him. 
• He wants to do everything that Karsten does.  
• He knows what he wants and gets frustrated when he doesn't get his way - he has mastered throwing himself down on the floor and subtly looking up to see if you're watching and being concerned.  
• He's become picky about which vegetables he will eat.  This is new territory for us because he has always been a great eater, but lately, he is not a veggie fan.  We're hoping it's a passing phase.  
• He's expanding the animal sounds he can make - new this week is MOOOOO!  
• He must have his turquoise minky blanket (that I made) to sleep.  
• While he's still not talking a lot, he's learning a lot of sounds and using actions/signs to communicate what he wants.  
• He's very vocal when Karsten takes a toy he's been playing with or does something that he disagrees with.  I call it his 'I've been wronged' screech.  I'm sure it will become NO before we know it.  
• While he likes to play with Karsten, he's also content to play with a puzzle or train by himself.  
• He's ticklish with a contagious laugh.  
• We think he has a corn sensitivity, so we're avoiding corn as much as possible.  
• He typically runs when he's going somewhere - going to find Karsten, he runs. Walking down the hallway, he runs.  You get the idea.  
• Likes to wave and say hi to people, but if he's put on the spot to say hi, he'll clam up and be shy. 
• He'll mimic our intonation when we say something.  The other night, Scott was calling Madison by saying 'Maaadddiiisoonnnnnn' and Liam repeated sounds in the same singsong tone.   He clearly thought he was calling Madison.