'Onies

Matthew and Hayden in Hayden's wagon.

Part of the fun of going home was getting to play with Hayden. He is acquiring quite the vocabulary.
'Onies--ponies
moon
tractor
Grandpaw
baby
dog
Dollie Girl (their dog)

He knows lots of animal sounds.
Oink--he shouts this when he looks toward the barn where the pig lives
Grr--Dave and I taught him that the tiger says, "grrr."
Baa--sound the goat makes
Bok-bok--chicken sound. He yells this when he sees chicken figurines.

But his favorite sound of all is the "brrrdg" sound of a car.

He points out lots of pictures in his Sesame Street books.
Kitty
Grover
Elmo
Bert
Ernie

He can parrot most words and does a great job with Dave and a pretty good job with Miranda.

Mine. One of Hayden's favorite games. He picks out an object that is not his--like Grandpaw's glasses or remote control. Hayden smiles and declares, "Mine." Then you engage with him, "No. Mine." A huge smile spreads across his face when he knows that you've taken the bait. "Mine." And the game is on.

Hayden had his one year check up this week. He weighs 30 pounds (in the 99th percentile) and measures 33.5 inches (the 99.5th percentile).