Time Managemet by Jack Anderson

A conversation between Jack and me while in the car today:

Jack: Mommy, is God at our house right now?
Erin: God is everywhere.
Jack: I don't think he is at our house right now because no one is there and that wouldn't be a very good use of his time.

Chatterbox

Jack: Mommy, it is really good that Daddy isn't coming home for lunch today because that means I get to talk to you the whole time.

And trust me, he did. He talked non-stop for 30 minutes!

Waving and Reg

Along with the baby sign language, Theo has recently also taken to waving. Here he is in the back yard having a good time. Note: you can hear Jack in the back yelling Charles. He doesn't normally called Charles by his first name, but he is in this instance because he is playing the part of Reg, our favourite fix-it-man who works here at college. The second video is an interview with 'Reg'.

Please by Theo

We have been teaching, or trying to teach, Theo sign language since he was about 7 or 8 months. It often felt like we were teaching to a brick wall because he would just scream instead of asking for more (using his hands). Well, Theo has really turned a corner these past couple of weeks. He has learned that 'Please' expressed by touching his hands to his chest gets him things a lot more quickly than screaming so he has taken to banging his chest as hard as he can. Here is a video from breakfast the other day showing a glimpse of this.

And the Winner is...

Fat Nat! We have always been told that skinny Natalie was a fat baby. So I guess there is some truth in the old phrase it takes one to know one! Theo weighed in on his first birthday at 25.01 pounds. Well Done Natalie! :)

Unfortunately, Theo is a bit offended at his grandparents' lack of accuracy after they have just been here and held him lots. He has started moving a lot since you all left so maybe he has taken off a few pounds in that week.