Talking a Blue Streak

Ike has been talking more and more each day.  It's just wonderful to hear his voice!  He mimics a lot of what we say, has progressed to sentences, and even attempts some three syllable words like dictionary and alphabet.  When I read to him, I often stop before the last word of a sentence and he fills it in.

When we were at the library for story time today, he spotted a book in the "duck" series by Jez Alborough.  Even during our first reading of the book, he was catching on to the refrain- "Never fear, Super Duck is here!"

I took a few short movies of Ike and Cousin Lils the other day.  Ike LOVED watching Lils play "hide and seek."  He kept saying "Where's Lillian?" whenever she hid around a corner.  He'd then crack up with laughter when she reappeared.  It's great to see them interacting so well.  Ike also had fun rhyming and naming colors with Uncle Michael.

    

Here We Snow Again!

Today's snowfall is our biggest ever, we think.  We haven't been outside to measure it, but our street was completely covered this morning.  J is home from work as all of the metro Atlanta area is under a blanket of white.  Ike doesn't seem to impressed by the snow.  Perhaps he's gotten used to it at this point.  He's certainly seen a good amount of snow in his lifetime.

A Whole New View

We turned Ike's car seat around this past weekend.    We probably could have left him rear-facing a little longer, but he was certainly ready for the change.  On his first ride, we kept saying "Wow!"    Some people still have their holiday lights up, so I think he was getting a better view than usual and showing his appreciation.  Our baby is growing up too fast!