14+

So I've been slacking on the Reuben photos lately. The boy turned 14 months last week and is one sweet kid. At home he chatters away from the moment I get him out of his crib til he goes to sleep. I love that he's learned to stop crying and answer questions when I ask him What do you want? or Where is it? of Should we got Outside? That last one he responds to by running to the door and pounding on it til I set him free.

One of the funniest things he does is stand in front of the tv and chant ball, ball, ball til we turn on ESPN. We've tried other channels, like the ones with educational kid oriented shows, but he will continue to fuss til we put a game on. Once on he happily clambers into the nearest lap and cheers on the action. Last week my mom and Reuben had a little chat about not watching ball games on Sunday. Reuben didn't take the news very well. I had no idea these conflicts would start so early :)

Reuben has a demonic love of button pushing and an iron will so all of our electronics live in a constant state of fear these days. He eats like an elephant. He loves reading books and drawing and throwing anything he can lift. And he sleeps like a pro.

He has a passionate hatred of the vacuum cleaner and given half the chance will attack it for all he's worth whether it is on or off. I was vacuuming one day, to his great distress, and he figured out how to pull out the plug. When I looked over to see what happened, he had most triumphant look of glee I've ever seen. Since then, every time I get the vacuum out, he positions himself by the outlet at the ready. If I use another outlet he runs over and pops the plug out. If I try a high outlet, he's figured out how to pull on the cord to disconnect the plug. Every time he stops the vacuum he lets out a victory laugh - Bwa ha ha! It's pretty funny but kind of frustrating to be stymied by a one year old. The carpet is suffering. Sometimes that kid is too smart for his own good, but he's a ton of fun and I love spending time with him.