Climber, movies, and doctor visits

So, I know, I'm sporadic when posting. That's probably b/c Blake doesn't like it when I sit at the computer when he can't come and help (a.k.a.-bang on the keyboard, use the mouse, etc) and I now have a part-time job nannying. It wrecks havoc on our computer when I do let Blake help and I have to try to figure out how to undo stuff he messes up. Good thing we have a password to log onto our computer after its been idle which he hasn't been able to crack :) He crawls up on the chair and helps himself, so we tend not to keep a chair here anymore. We do have this tiny little folding stool that we sometimes use, but it is hardly comfortable!

He also climbs on the chairs and gets up on the table now. I used to be able to leave him on our main floor without much concern for him, but not anymore. This morning I was using the bathroom and I heard a ceramic cup crash to the floor. Thankfully, it didn't break, but it was full of water, so another thing to clean up. Of course, Blake just gives me a smile when I come out and has no knowledge that I'm not happy about that.



Climbing with one hand--can't let go of his precious cell phone!



Success.

Why won't you let me crawl on the table???

What? Do you have a problem, Mommy?

So, I rented "The Help" yesterday. I enjoyed the book, so figured I would watch the movie. Not sure why I do this b/c the movie is always such a disappointment after reading the book. The way they gloss over each event, change things, add things, and leave out parts just makes it kind of frustrating to watch. I feel as though I'm just watching a super brief synopsis of what I read, which is exactly what I'm doing, but it sure takes the enjoyment out of it. I feel this way after every movie where I've read the book first and I wonder how the person watching this who didn't read the book could really understand what the author really wanted to portray. Anyways, that's my two cents on watching a movie after reading the book. On the other hand, since the book is so detailed and explanatory, I also don't want to watch the movie first and have the plot of each great part of the book ruined and just have to read the detail of scenes later....so I guess I have no great suggestion other than--go read!

I've lately gotten into reading Agatha Christie novels, but they are quite short, so it only takes me a couple days to read them, but I do enjoy them.

Onto the last subject of my post--doctors! I do miss Blake's doctor in Indianapolis and wish we could have continued going there. So, after finally getting our insurance paperwork and after my procrastination in getting an appointment, Blake and I finally headed to get his very late 12 month appointment (which includes shots--poor baby). The doctor basically insisted that Blake should be saying 5-10 words right now. In her defense, she did make it seem like Blake was just fine but she stressed the words a couple times and now I'm kind of obsessing about it because Blake says 3-4 words. Yes, Daddy, (Mama on so rare an occasion that I'm not even sure he knows he's saying it???), and...hmm, I know there was one more but I'm blanking...

Anyways, he was kind of at the low end of her estimates for things like, how many body parts can he point to, does he know what you are saying for certain things, etc. I can't tell if he really don't know, or if he is just stubborn and won't do it when I ask. I have definitely noticed this in him whenever trying to teach him stuff. Sometimes he'll do it right away, like point to his nose, and other times he just ignores me and absolutely will not point to his nose. Actually, he usually won't do it twice in a row either--kind of like he is saying, "Mom, I've already shown you that I can do it, I don't need to do it again. Lay off."

Now, what I would have appreciated the doctor saying is, "All babies progress differently, so there is nothing to worry about." Pretty sure my old doctor would have said this, not made such a big deal about the correct number of words he is supposed to be saying right now. Or maybe, "Boys tend to be slower with language." Anyways, either way, it bothered me b/c no one wants to be told their baby is behind. Also, not sure if I should go back b/c if she acts this way on something I know I shouldn't worry about, how is she going to be on things where I need to totally rely on her b/c I am clueless...ok, in her defense, she did make it sound like he was fine, but she just made it sound like he needs to be improving for his next appointment, which is obvious I guess. But shouldn't doctors be careful about how they approach stuff like this to new parents who tend to worry about any little thing?!? Ok, enough about that. I think Blake's fine, but I've tried to push the language thing a little more recently, but like I said before, he's stubborn. He won't try to say something and ignores me when I try to work with him if he isn't in the mood. He's always been like this--hopefully this isn't a future sign of what his teenage years will be like...yikes!