More words are being formed. Laura heard "monkey" as her and Anthony were reading a book with monkey photos. (Insert joke here since I am hairy like a monkey)

Last week he started giving closed mouth kisses. Much nicer than the open mouth kiss. Sunday he did eat oatmeal all by him self. Took about 20 minutes but he used a spoon and fed himself with little mess.

Letting them eat by themselves is dependent on what they are eating. I Couldn't find the remote Sunday night and asked Laura where she saw it last. She thought he put it away in the drawer. Sure enough, he hid the remote where it is supposed to go.