Super Powers? Super Shutterspeed? You Decide!

Best Car Ad I've Seen in a Loooong Time

I Promised You a Ro's Garden

RoRo picked the flowers for our planters-- his two favorite colors, purple petunias and orange zinnias! (I picked the coeleus, and the hens-&-chicks plant was already there.) It was hard to get him to give up that zinnia to put in the planter!
While we were digging, we saw lots of earthworms, some ants, and even a frog. Ro chased it around the patio yelling, "Ribbit, frog! Ribbit! Eat bugs, frog!" but he wouldn't touch it. "Oh, dirt!" he said when I told him to pet it.

Dino Attack!

Our Talkabout Walkabout

RoRo and I took a walk in the evening and saw all kinds of wonderful things!

Multitasking

Whatcha talking about?

It seems like only a week or two ago, RoRo was just starting to put a couple of words together every now and then, making sentences like, "Card out," "Mama sit!" "Bird fly," "Daddy juice," and one of my favorites, "Mama help!"
Now he's putting together all kinds of strange phrases, like "Daddy shoes work car-car," "Mama juice RoRo hand," "Watch Heffalump Roo Mama see-it?" "Sit Mama popcorn juice," "Molly run uh-oh dirt!" "See-it duck quack-quack?" and the funniest so far, "Mama hand wash-it oh no!"
He sometimes will talk about things he's done or seen that day-- for instance "Saw baby" or "Saw boat" or "Yeah! Saw horse! Yeah!" or "RoRo slide, yeah."
He also understands and uses the phrase "Not for Baby!" when we're talking about something that is off-limits, like scissors or a hot oven. But yesterday we were playing ball outside, and he was racing me to see who would pick it up first. I got there before him, and he yelled, "Ball-ball NO! NOT for Mama!"
He also has some funny exclamations, now-- "Ho-tay!" is "Okay!" "Yeah-see!" is "Yes, sir!" and a few, like "But-chee-ba! But-chee-ba!" are a complete mystery.

Parking A Lot

Twice this week, RoRo's daddy and I have taken him to one of several parks here in town after supper. He LOVES to slide, especially on the really tall spiral one that makes him go "roundy round!" Unfortunately, at one of these parks we ran into a child who couldn't behave himself, and who didn't have an adult watching over him. This little boy jumped out at RoRo and said "Boo!" RoRo just blinked at him, then blew him a raspberry! What a little trooper! Here are some pictures taken on various park and backyard expeditions over the last few months.

The Great Outdoors (or "Eww, I've Got Nature on Me!")

RoRo loves being outside. He loves to play ball, slide at the playground, throw rocks, and say "Haloo, birds! Haloo, birds, fly!" But he doesn't like dirt. Any time he gets anything on his hand, he says "Mama, dirt-- wash!" and wipes his hand on my jeans!

AAAAAAAjobaaaaaa!

RoRo's grandparents just came for a visit, and he learned to say "Ajoba." (He calls his Aji this, too, even though I think Aji would be easier to say.) He was walking all over the house when they were here, following his granddad around calling, "AAAAAjobaaa! AAAAAAjobaaaa!" Sometimes he still walks around saying that. I asked him if he missed his Aji and Ajoba, and he was quiet for a minute and said, "Yes." I don't know if he understands the concept, but it was sweet.

Complex Thoughts

RoRo is starting to put two or three words together into funny little sentences. "Mama baby more juice, uh-oh WoWo" is one I heard this morning as he handed me a sippy cup. He's also said "Molly play ball," "Daddy home," "Uh-oh fall Woody," and "Wa-wa bath bye-bye." My favorite phrase, though, is "Mama, are ya?" when he's looking for me around the house.

Well Excuuuuuuse Me!

Today RoRo wanted to go downstairs, but Card-dog was in the way.
"'Scuse, Card, 'scuse!" he said, trying to push card out of the way.
He's also starting to say "Again" (it sounds like "din") instead of "more" when he wants to repeat something.

Vocabulary

I added more to Rohan's vocabulary list! Be sure to look again!
Word count: 189.

Chatterbox

Here's a list of words Rohan says regularly. If anyone thinks of one I've left out, please let me know! So far I've listed 150-- not counting "And Beyond!"
Wash
Dry
Touch
Hide
Find
Run
Walk
Fall
Putback
Night-night
Hop
Pet
Hold
See / See it
Water
Juice
Lasagna (anya)
Apples
Pears
Peaches
Toast
Bread
Sauce / Salsa
Corn
Rice
Carrots
Cheese
Yogurt (yo-yog)
Soda
Sandwich
Hamburger
Cereal
Cheerios
Stars
Snack ('nack!)
Food
Milk
Chocolate (tock!)
Candy
Snowman (fnow-mang)
Horse
Duck
Pig
Kitty
Bird
Deer
Butterfly
Dinosaur
Lion
Bear
Monkey
Mouse
Monster
Pooh
Dora
Woody
Buzz
Jessie
Bullseye (Boo-shy)
Hamm
George
Flower
Snow (fnow)
Out
In
Closed
Open (doubles as a verb)
Up (also a verb)
Under (yun-da)
Head
Hair
Eye
Ear
Nose
Mouth
Teeth
Tongue
Beard
Chest
Back
Arm
Leg
Fingers (feen-das)
Thumb
Toes (toosh)
Ankle
Shoulder
Neck
Tail
Hat
Pants
Shirt
Shoes
Socks
Jacket
Tie
Belt
Diaper
Phone
Computer (poo-er)
Money
Sink
Bath
Stairs
Door
Light (yite)
Fan
Wall
Bed
Video
Brush
Step
Spoon
Fork
Bowl
Cup
Straw
Fridge
Car
Plane
Boat
Van
Truck
Music
Mess
Wind
Hot
Cold
Boom
Sharp
No
Yes
Please
Me / Mine
Mama
Dada
Molly
Card
Pie-Pie
Brandon
Tyson
Frodo

Here're more!
Banana (how could I forget that one? Thanks to Aji and Ajoba for reminding me!)
Towel
Fish
Pretty
More
Done
Stand
Sit
Ride
Drive
Play
Ice
Book
Vaccuum (vack)
Toys
Toy Story (too-y soo-y)
Sweep (fweesh)
Broom
Trash
Elephant (eff)
Window (ween-da)
Pillow
Pee / Pee-pee
Poop
Poot
Pen
Crayon
Boo
Batman
Spiderman
Paper
Bottle
Ball
Balloon
Hi
Bye
See-ya
Hammer
Bubbles
Tylenol
Medicine
Cracker
Chicken
Frog

Pretty "Please"

Today RoRo said "Please" three times! Once when he was asking me to sit with him and twice when he was asking for water. He's also NINETEEN months old today!

To Infinity

"An Boo-AN!"
We have watched our Toy Story videos so often that Ro is now running around "And beyond!" all the time. Needless to say we're going to spend more time upstairs. But it really is cute!

Up Close and Personal

More photos from our trip...

Zoo Animal

While in Tennessee, RoRo visited the Knoxville Zoo!

Travelin'

RoRo at a play area in the Cleveland airport.






















Waiting for the plane at McGhee-Tyson in Knoxville.























Cleveland again on the return trip.

Word/s of the Day

Today's words were:

Pawsee (possum)
Usage:
RoRo saw a pawsee looking for scraps behind the house!

Rain (rain)
Wet (wet)
Usage:
There was rain today and everything got really wet.