today's developments

• learned to use a drinking straw
• made a joke pronunciation of "elephant" ("efeladladladladla")
• expressed preferences about animals at the zoo (most favored: fish; lions)
• first big-box wholesale experience
• first "kid's meal" (it was free)

multi-word phrases

other phrases we've heard:

• "beach bag"
• "wash (long pause) hands"
• "papa, sit"
• "i want some geek" (grapes)
• "pie book" (referring to this book)
• "up (pause) stairs"
• "downthere"

names and taxonomies

linus learned the name of a friend's neighbor's cat just before they moved away (taking their cat with them).  the cat's name is mufasa.  linus says "moofascia bao."

possessive adjective & a number

"my water."  "two cups."

proceeding apace

more walking

more and more walking. it seems to be becoming his default. we will miss the crawling.

tonight he picked up a book and walked around looking for grandma L saying "gapa? book."

nearly walking

still experimenting with walking! still doing it in fits and starts.

in other news, he can say "water" and "book" and he enjoys spelling along with me. "bee oh oh kay."

it's where the goodness collects

we're told linus ate lots of sauteed beef liver with reduced sherry during his visit to the barry household this afternoon.

important development

he hugs!