Rita Update: From the Road

Leaky Lounge Moderator Darcey posted about her attempts to get to her sister's house from SE Houston and how they only went 25mi in 17hrs.

Will Kisses

A brief break from all my crazy Red Cross and Hurricane talk for some baby news - Will is no longer a baby. At 17mo he is quite the Little Boy. He's walking, doing his best to talk with a handful of words and into EVERYTHING. "Bob the Builder" is his favorite show, (he only watches Sesame Street, Blue's Clues and Dora the Explorer), though the ""Elmo's World", "Journey to Ernie", and "Count the Count Number of the Day" segments elicit great excitement from him. He loves playing basketball and soccer - to the extent that he can.

He's gotten good at temper tantrums and knowing what he wants - he's working on perfecting his tantrums. We haven't read a lot of books though Daddy and Mommy know quite a few by heart. The problem is his attention span is too short. So we spend a lot of time just snuggling as he lays his head on our shoulder and actually gives kisses on command. (Well, he leans towards your cheek and says MWahhhh.)

He pretty much understands anything we say - you just have to point, say an action and say the name of the object. We do use full sentences but it's the latter information he understands. He points to things and tries to say their names....from books to doggies to balloons. Usually it's because he wants them in some fashion but often it's just to let us know he knows what they are.

Our favorite word of his is "Neigh". He points to pictures of horses and other animals that may resemble horses and says "neeeeigh". Occasionally you'll get a "Maaaaaaa" for a sheep.

All in all while he is a handful, is into everything and wants his way.....he's not like that all the time. Overall he's a mellow, incredibly happy, engaging kid. I love him so much.

Just came down from putting him to bed - 3 stories, "Goodnight Moon", "But Not the Hippopotamus", and "Guess How Much I Love You". He's still a little restless, sitting up in bed, lolling around then flopping back down. Kirky's gone up to have a few moments of snuggling.