Haven and the Rest

Jumping around, without being able to jump

Happy Mother's Day!

17 months

Hard to pick a favorite shot

Sick Bug

Haven has a fever and was up for a few hours last night in obvious discomfort. Lethargy dominated the early part of the morning. We set-up some pillows and she laid herself back and watched the morning activity. She started to perk-up after eating a bit:

Once she realized that we were serving her every wish, she got quite into the role:

Word list

Haven's language skills are ready to exceed our ability to track it. Here is her known word accumulation to date:

11 months

Baa
Uh-oh
Yeah
Mama

12 months

Bye
Hi
Thank you (pronounced Thatk-you)

13 months

Dada (rarely used, mostly "Hey you")
Hi Gorilla (for all stuffed animals, gradually disappeared)
No

14 months

Ball (light on the 'l' sound)
Woof
Shoes
Up
Down

15 months

Wa (for water)
Ah Dahh (All Done)
Hi guy (the replacement for stuffed animals)
Baby (pronounced Baa-bie)
Belly

16 months

Cracker
Sit
Puppy
Cheese
Car
Fish (almost always whispered)
Ot (for Hot)
Moo
Flower
Strawberry (more like Taw-beer-y)
Buh (for book)
Quack (with impossibly soft 'q' and 'k' sounds)
Neigh

The queen tries laundry, if only for a moment

Hide and Seek - well, only the seeking so far

I crown me

Me and all my friends

There is a baby in the viewfinder!

16 months

Pointing and Naming

Sound Imitation Skills

Best Dressed Tourney

My Uncle Kevin is the 16th seed of the West region for the illustrious Fashionable Four NCAA tournament of best dressed assistant coaches.

He is the best dressed Uncle I have ever met! Vote for him by clicking "Rock the Vote" at the tournament page: NCAA Assistant Coach Best Dressed Tournament

Haven affection is wonderful and slobbery