walking & biting

I never thought of these two things together, but Jacob has taken up both recently. He's been on the verge of walking for a couple of weeks now. Over the weekend, he had his record of 14 steps in a row! This week it's back down to just a few steps before crashing. He's so funny - he gets so excited when he's walking towards us that he sort of flings himself at you to catch him, so you have to constantly be ready. I've been trying to get pictures of him taking some steps, but whenever I get the camera out, he starts crawling towards me and grabs the camera. He does that just about every time I get out the camera. UGH!

He also started biting which has upset Jason more than it has me. I understand that biting is a normal childhood behavior, but I wish he wouldn't do it! He's bitten me a couple of times, but apparently he's begun biting his friends at school. Ahh, another fun phase. Not quite as fun as the "I'm frustrated!" phase he's already in. He is constantly exploring (and naturally has lost interest in most of his toys) and gets frustrated when he can't get to something, or is not allowed to get into something. If he's ever told "no" he flings himself backwards and starts fake-crying. Talk about annoying! I hope that phase goes quickly.

Other tidbits .... his current favorite book seems to be Barnyard Dance. He laughs hysterically when I read it, and it's one of very few books that he'll actually let me read all the way through with out demanding we read a different book. No favorite toys that I can think of since he's seemed to ditch them all in preference for rummaging through our pantry or pulling things off the bookshelf!