DeWareWolfe: Birthday Edition!

Julian is here, and he wants to say hi.



He has a very special birthday greeting!



And then there was a very special birthday greeting aftermath.



Julian has had a great summer, especially the parts that involve being outside!




He's had time to read a few books,



and go to a few parties,



but now that August is over, it's time to think about school.



Now with bonus movies: The quest for the perfect hat, part 1:



And part 2:



Plus, a boy who knows his foods.



Happy birthday, Grandpa Tom!!
For a trip down memory lane, check out last year's birthday post.

Tods 1: The first day

Snack time!

Julian calls the snacking to order! Julia, Kelly, Julian, Maisie and Maya


Mmmm sippy. Kelly, Julia, Julian and Maisie. In the back: some moms!

Notice the cubbies in the background. What big kids!

Playing in the fountain downtown

(he loves splashing in this one and is always very displeased about having to go home, even when his pants and shoes are completely soaked.)

Julian is learning more words at an amazing rate: cheese, door, out, all done. He also went down the slide on the playground at daycare all by himself yesterday!

Pretty much the same thing

Although Julian can't say the word "fish", he knows how to move his mouth just like a fish does. He will start doing this whenever he hears the word fish, or whenever he sees a fish in a fishtank, in a book or anywhere else.

Last night Julian was walking by the television, and suddenly he started doing the fish thing. But it wasn't real fish on the TV:

Vocabulary

At 15 months, Julian can say a lot of words:

uh-oh
hi
bye-bye
mama
dada
up
down
ball
light
duck
dog
banana
milk
eyes
bird
more

He also knows a few signs:
more
milk
eat
thank you (though he only does this one if you do it first)

And although he can't say their names, he can make sounds like a:
car
fish
monkey

Julian knows

Julian knows so many things! He knows where his tongue is:



He knows how to build, and how to destroy:





He knows how to clean, and how to do kung fu, sometimes even at the same time:



He knows the sign for "thank you":



He apparently knows the cavalry war cry of the ancient Huns:



And he knows where Daddy's shoes go, or at least he thinks he does:



But most importantly, he knows who his parents are.