Turkey-Butt

We have a new game. It's called "turkey-butt". The way you play it is you grab a ball, run as fast as you can towards the sloped driveway, then throw it so it rolls downhill while mommy screams "Turkey butt!!!" and chases it so it doesn't go into the street while you run the opposite direction, laughing hysterically.

LOADS of fun. Everyone should play Turkey-Butt.

Uly said !Juice!

I offered him a cup of water and he shook his head "no" and requested Juice. So I got some orange juice, which is all that he's tried so far (successfully though in very small quantity). He made me drink it and then then refused to take some himself. Then I realized that Judie drinks this product called fruit20, orange flavor, and calls it juice. I got him a bottle and he shook his head yes and... bottoms up!

I think this might be the first time he's ever specifically requested something by name, with the exception of Mama or Dada. :D

So much going on lately. First, we're sick. It's just some stubborn cold, but oh-so-lame. We're also dealing with a few, um, behavioral issues. Before we got sick I was taking him to more social scenes where he spent the first hour each time, crying and literally stuck to my breast. He wanted nothing to do with any other little kids and wasn't very cool with me doing anything amusing, either. It's really bumming me out. He's also started hitting. I'll post some more and some pictures too when we get over this hump.

Uly's First Sentence!

"Da-da Bah-bah"

Yay!

Gavin was getting ready for work and Uly knew it!

It's so weird--he doesn't say a whole lot of words so I was totally surprised to hear him put these two together. I was in for another shock when I took him to the science museum and he correctly identified a very large whirling structure as an "atom". I assume he must have remembered either one or both of us calling it that on previous visits because I hadn't said it yet on this visit. It totally blew me away. I guess it just goes to show that sometimes we are only willing to talk about stuff we're really interested in.

Words I've heard him say so far:

Mama, Dada, Nana (boobs), shoe, dah-dah (dog), fshhh (fish), atom, dis (this), more, mi-uk (milk, nana), no, yeah, yum-yum, wowie (I say this a lot), uh-oh, "kah" (cat), Hello, buh-bye

If I'm missing any I hope someone will fill me in.

Exciting times ahead!

Uly Hating the Snow

He was just starting to think it was "OK" when he discovered it sticks to your feet and makes your hands cold. Boy did he get mad...

Proof

That Uly is an aspiring cook! We made this bread together. My kitchen has never been messier :D