Aw, maaaaan!

Dora the Explorer has become a new fave for Shepard. He had been watching it on Saturday mornings, when my hubby was so sweet to let me sleep a bit and had some morning snuggles with the little guy. In the show, there's a sneaky fox named Swiper. Whenever the main characters foil Swiper's efforts, Swiper says, "Aw, maaaaan!" You can hear Swiper on this video and then Shepard. He spontaneously started saying this every time the fox came on the screen. It took us a few times to figure out what he was doing...it's our favorite new trick.

Family and Friends

We've gotten to visit with lots of family and friends this week. And little man is saying all kinds of new words. Just about anything he hears he'll give a try. So, let's all make sure he hears nice words. ;)

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Cousin Jonathan, Uncle Carl and Aunt Debbie

Great Aunt Linda and Grandma talk to Great Aunt Jim on facetime

Grandma and Shepard share silly face time

Making raspberry sounds for about 30 minutes straight

More raspberries...what can you do?

I'm a silly little guy!

Th-bbbbbhhh-bbbbhhhh!!!

Everyone's looking a pictures

Look, my other cousins are on the screen!

Climbing while Scooby watches

Uncle Matt makes crazy eyes

Aunt Debbie gives me some love

My friend Sophie is playing at my house!

The finer points of triangle-playing

Here, Shepard, these are maracas.

Yay! Maracas!!!

19 months

Here's some video from a week or so ago. Shepard's "birthday" is on the 30th, and since February didn't have one of those, we'll call him 20 months today.  :)
Zoo and around the house. So much personality these days. Everything is a question. This week he is saying "beep beep beep" (like cheep cheep cheep) for birds. He even saw the twitter logo on my ipad this morning and said it! And if it rolls right now, it says "Choo choo." He moves up to the next class at school on Monday. Toddler 2. Sheesh. How does it all happen so fast? Feels like next week we might be taking prom pictures.