I haven't updated about Reed in a long time. He's learned a few new words over the past week or so, including:

- Ian (sounds like EeeeA)

- Bowl

- This

- That

- Fish (doesn't sound like fish - more like esssgh)

- Book (with sign)

- Change (for diaper with sign)

- Please (with sign - sounds like eeeeeessh)

Other words he's said for a while include:

- Hat

- Bah bah (pacifier, because after he wakes up we always say "bye bye pacifier")

- Cheese

- Ball

- Dog

Here is a video of Reed saying "shoes"... (and more below)...

He is a really happy boy. He loves Ian so much. He wants to do whatever Ian is doing. I'm trying to teach him to not hit, push, grab, etc. which is difficult at this age! Ian is beyond patient with him. He literally never gets mad about it. He just calmly tells me, "mom, Reed's pushing me". 

I hate to sound like I'm bragging, but I'm so very grateful for the two of them. And it just melts my heart to see them get along, have fun together, and not fight (although fighting DOES happen). The other day my friend Jenny was in the backseat between them, and she was pretending to sting them with a toy bug and Ian said "no, don't sting my brother".... I mean.... I just love them.