It Speaks!

Lincoln has always been a pleasant baby, but he is making the transition to "pleasant kid" now, and one of the biggest factors is that he is learning a LOT of words. He will repeat (or try to repeat) anything I say now, which is both highly entertaining and also worrisome.

While we are really proud of him for speaking pretty clearly most of the time, absolutely no one thinks that would make for an interesting blog entry. You guys, like generations of "America's Funniest Home Videos" viewers before you, want to see/hear when things go wrong. Therefore, I present to you a list of words that Lincoln still has a bit of trouble with, replete with translation guide.

"Nini" = Lincoln ("Yaaaaaaaay Nini!!!" is a regular part of potty training)
"Epis" = Octopus
"Nanum" = Grandmother
"MommyDaddy" = Mediocre. (I gave it a shot, and thus probably deserved the result.)
"Tail" = Private Parts. (I can follow the logic here, mistaken as it may be.)
"Butt-ball" = Football

Okay, okay. I said I wasn't going to tell you the ones he gets right, but there are a few that he does really well, including: Touchdown!, Big Hug, I love you, and twinkle twinkle.

Potty training is going great, but (entertaining as they may be) I think I have crossed enough lines already today in the "what is acceptable" game.

-Levi

just shy of 17 months

...which is apparently the age at which little boys begin to think that their bodily functions are hil.a.rious. It CRACKS Lincoln up when he toots. He stops what he's doing, looks up at me, laughs - then attempts a repeat performance.

In other news, he also loves puzzles and books. My dear friend, Lauren, brought Lincoln a fruits & veggies puzzle when she came to visit and he wants to put it together every day. And, he actually CAN put it together - we were shocked. The first time we put all the pieces down he put them all right where they belong. Apparently we don't give that little guy enough credit (um, basically he's a genius). Currently his favorite book is Pekaboo Morning. Several times a day he brings it to me and sits on my lap while I read it (usually more than once). My favorite part is the page that says, "Peekaboo, I see my train" - Lincoln puts his little fist in the air and says "choo choo" - love it!

His vocabulary is exploding. He still mostly speaks Lincolnese, but it's amazing how much he's learning every day. Some of the words he uses most often are: Daddy, Mommy, Belle, good girl, bye (pronounced with a deeeeep accent (?)...more like baaaai), please, thank you, shoe, kitty, and book. He also says "no" increasingly often. We can always tell when he's about to get into something he's not supposed to because we hear a little voice saying, "no, no, no" (usually accompanied by one little finger pointing at whatever he's not supposed to be getting into).

Here are a few pictures from a recent experience with spaghetti:

Love these curls!

Musician's Hall of Fame

The Musician's Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville is being relocated due to the new convention center being built downtown. We were able to visit the original location on the last day that it was open:

First Baseball Game

One Year Dr Appointment

Fort Worth Museum of Science & History

Happy Valentine's Day!