14 months old

David turned 14 months old on the 24th of April which means we've been here for at least two months. He's changed so much in two months. These days, he walking like a champ, almost running at times and crawling by exception only. We've learned a ton of new signs (elephant, pear, cheese, open, close, ice cream, orange) in the last few months and he's made up some of his own. Key and pacifier are the two made up ones that come to mind. His sign for "key" is the motion you would make w/your thumb and pointer finger to unlock your car door with the clicker. He makes a sucking sound with his tongue for pacifier. It's too funny. He's also started to ask for things without us asking him first.
It's also amazing how much he understands. We are finding that we are already spelling words, especially, i-c-e-c-r-e-a-m. I'll tell him to put his cow in the basket and he'll do it. He also knows what a platypus is. Due in part to the book, My First 300 Words, David is starting to find construction vehicles fascinating and since they are doing a great deal of construction around us, there are plenty of excavators, forklifts, and dump trucks to point out.
David makes the best sounds. My favorites are the owl and the coyote. The owl says whoo whoo, and the coyote says arhoo. He also picking up words quickly. Aside from "crack-ah," he knows juices and go. Last night while cleaning the kitchen, we told him what the rice cooker was and he said "cook-ker" several times.
Can't wait to see what's next.