The "No-No" Stage

A few weeks ago Emmett discovered the power of "no-no" ("nuhnuh") and we've been hearing lots of this ever since! In fact, Emmett has been quite chatty...at his 12 mo appt he had about 10 word approximations that he used spontaneously and he currently has over 20! He continues to enjoy pointing out things in his environment - he learned to say "tsee" (tree) when Grandpa Harry was in town. His favorite foods are "nana", "bihduh", "bibi", "bp-bp" "g-p", "teez" and "ya-ya". What? You can't understand this? Let me translate: bananas, bread, berries, puffs, grapes, cheese, and yogurt. Ok, so maybe only mom and dad can understand Mr. Man's "words", but boy is he trying!

Emmett has been enjoying playing "Monster" with Daddy, so much that he has recently assumed his own "monster laugh". Yes, Emmett has quite the sense of humor these days. It's quite comic to hear a deep throaty laugh emitted from a pipsqueak. In general Emmett is a delightful but LOUD child. He is super active, constantly in motion and constantly filling the house with sound. He's becoming increasingly demanding - though fortunately we have not yet hit the temper-tantrum stage.

Emmett loves to chase birds, play with playdoh, push/pull toys at the Noe Valley Rec Center, and play "Boo" with anyone and everyone! (This is not the tame Peek-A-Boo that a 6 month old might play - this is a "I'm gonna scare your pants off because I'm a big toddler boy now...so watch out!")

Grandma Carlene and Grandpa Harry came to visit us a few weeks ago. It was great to spend time with them and while they were here the entire family, including Uncle Mike, spent a fabulous four-day weekend in Sebastopol (Sonoma County). We enjoyed awesome home-cooked meals, picked apples, figs, and berries daily from the fruit trees in the yard, went biking in wine country, splashed around in the pool, and generally just kicked back and relaxed!