Top teeth are here

So T's top teeth appeared this week. I first noticed it on Monday but it may have popped over the weekend. He has been a little fussy/clingy for the past week so I know it may have been bothering him.
He is saying Mama a lot more recently and constantly mimicking us which is hilarious. He has about four tricks that GT and I find really cute. First he kisses. He kisses all the time and knows it gets our attention. We love it. I think we overwhelmed him with so many kisses this year that he thinks that is just another word in our vocabulary. Sometimes T goes up to strangers and gives them kisses. It is very cute. Second T will look away for a second and close his eyes and then look back at you for a game of peek-a-boo. He does peek-a-boo with the shower curtain and other things as well. Third he will look at you and then close his eyes tight and then open again. It is really funny. Finally he will wave. He did all of these things in succession this morning when GT went to get him out of bed. I think he knows these are all cute tricks.
He has also started to let me know that he is not happy when I go to work. He will lift up his arms and whine a little when I try to leave. It is sad but also nice to know that I am his favorite. This can be good or bad however. Sometimes when I am home alone with him all he wants me to do is hold him and carry him around everywhere I go. He is also scared of the vacuum which means I have to carry him in one arm and push with the other. I don't mind that much because I love to cuddle my monkey. I try to remind myself that eventually he won't want to cuddle and so I should savor those moments now. He recently started to love to cuddle right before bed while I read him a story. Instead of grabbing the book and trying to eat it. He listens to the story and looks at the pictures in the book all while cuddling me and sucking on his lovey. I think he likes this little wind down routine. The other night GT tried to put him to bed while I was in the next room. GT put him down in his crib and he got right up and started crying. I went in there read him a short story, cuddled him for a minute and then put him down and he went right to sleep. It is nice to know that babies love their mommies.