Fayed is toward the end of his 14th month now, and he's learning, developing, and changing all the time. He is trying to talk, in his own way. I tell him to say "box" and he says "bah!" I tell him to say "duck" and he says "duh!" Sock is "gock" and the list goes on. He has also become a really good helper. He likes to have little tasks and he remembers where things go. He helps me unload the dishwasher, throws things in the trash, and tosses clothes to be washed down the stairs. He also helps me find things that are lost (and most of the time, he is the one who "lost" it), like the remote, my cell phone, or his other sock or shoe. He's just started "coloring" - he really loves it, but we have to be careful to keep him from eating the crayons! He's becoming a lot better in the car as well, I can even sit in the front seat most of the time now! Unfortunately Fayed has been sick quite a few times this winter; he's met lots of new babies and it seems that every time he meets one, he picks up their cold. He's become a lot more social and plays with his little friends quite well now. It's getting a lot easier to take him out - he loves running around the mall, riding on toddler rides, and we even took him with us when we went to see a movie earlier this month. He has become a little more of a picky eater, and usually he won't have more than a few bites during a meal - sometimes he refuses to eat altogether. He does like a variety of food though, and he has no problem even
eating spicy food. He'd just rather be running around playing, and he's grown into a tall thin little boy because of this.
On Mother's Day this year, Shafeen and I took Fayed to the Minnesota zoo. He'd been to a zoo before, last summer, when he was only around 6 months old. Needless to say, he had a much better time this year at almost 18 months! He'd been in love with the ducks in our back yard for weeks now, and I knew he'd love seeing more animals in person. We saw fish, birds, lizards, snakes, leopards, bears, flamingos, camels, and many more...but Fayed's favorite animal at the zoo that he couldn't get enough of - ducks! He also had quite a time with the wolverine - it walked back and forth, staring him straight in the eyes and would jump up at the glass right in front of his face. Fayed did great, he skipped his nap time and never even got crabby. I can't wait to go back to this zoo and the other one many more times this summer! 
Fayed is toward the end of his 14th month now, and he's learning, developing, and changing all the time. He is trying to talk, in his own way. I tell him to say "box" and he says "bah!" I tell him to say "duck" and he says "duh!" Sock is "gock" and the list goes on. He has also become a really good helper. He likes to have little tasks and he remembers where things go. He helps me unload the dishwasher, throws things in the trash, and tosses clothes to be washed down the stairs. He also helps me find things that are lost (and most of the time, he is the one who "lost" it), like the remote, my cell phone, or his other sock or shoe. He's just started "coloring" - he really loves it, but we have to be careful to keep him from eating the crayons! He's becoming a lot better in the car as well, I can even sit in the front seat most of the time now! Unfortunately Fayed has been sick quite a few times this winter; he's met lots of new babies and it seems that every time he meets one, he picks up their cold. He's become a lot more social and plays with his little friends quite well now. It's getting a lot easier to take him out - he loves running around the mall, riding on toddler rides, and we even took him with us when we went to see a movie earlier this month. He has become a little more of a picky eater, and usually he won't have more than a few bites during a meal - sometimes he refuses to eat altogether. He does like a variety of food though, and he has no problem even eating spicy food. He'd just rather be running around playing, and he's grown into a tall thin little boy because of this.
