Silas' Timeline

June 2012: Can say any manner of complicated sentences and understands abstract concepts. Here's an example of something he said yesterday. He doesn't like climbing the stairs or going down them because his legs are so short and it takes a lot of effort for him. At the top of the stairs he held his arms out and said, "I wish I had butterfly wings.  Then I could fly down!"
January 2012: Speaks in many full sentences.  When asked how he is doing, he responds with "I'm doing well."  Also is a tease.  If you ask him what his name is, he will say "Gideon" with a very sly smile.  He also called horses cows for a long time because he got a kick out of us correcting him.
December 2011: Counts to 11
June 2011: Learns how to make animal sounds and also says "I want a bite"
May 18, 2011: Vocabulary is growing and he's combining words into phrases such as, "this one," "that one," "that way," and "open the door"
April 7, 2011: Current vocabulary includes "momma," "dad," "baby," "no," "ya," "hi," "hello," "this," "that," "oh," and "nummers" (delicious food)

Circa March 27, 2011: Prefers walking to crawling
March 2, 2011: Takes first step
December 18, 2010: Crawls for the first time (three "steps")
December 1, 2010: First tooth pops through
October 30, 2010: Says "mama"
August 10, 2010: Rolls from front to back
August 1, 2010: Laughs
July 1, 2010: Rolls from back to front for the first time
May 31, 2010: Smiles intentionally
May 9, 2010: Umbilical cord falls off
May 8, 2010: Does first "push-up"
May 4, 2010: Silas is born at 2:15pm