Day 2196

When I told Lizard it was too cold to swim in a kiddie pool in the yard, she said “I thought we could maybe go to the zoo in sweaters.”

Chinchilla, in an effort to do like his big sister do, has taken up twirling on the “ballet mat”. And when he upped his yoga game to include a three legged dog, she started doing tree pose... and he started lifting one foot high in the air and stomping it down. Perfect.

Chinchilla has warmed up enough to the vacuum cleaner that he doesn’t cry whenever he sees me using it... but he prefers to get snuggled the whole time the infernal machine is on...

Day 2195

Well, the shyness seems to be wearing off. Lizard shared her rendition of Let It Go at dinner in front of the extended family.

Also, conversational Lizard is one of my favourite Lizards.

Day 2194

Rapid acquisition of language crossed with inability to pronounce words is one of my favourite things. Yup, that squirrel is definitely a dirrel.

Chinchilla also got fed up with Lizard’s bedtime story taking too long. “Up! Bed! Bed!” And then he tried to climb into his crib himself so he could hug his book and go to sleep.

Day 2193

Lizard expressed a strong wish for a toy salad and a toy salad bowl to play with. “It’s too bad they don’t sell them in stores... do you think you can look for one? Mommy, will you try your best for me?”

Well, GOSH. I will NOW...

Day 2192

I love this phase where new words seem to be appearing in his repertoire regularly. This phase seems to be ongoing for Lizard. She still astonishes us with new words she suddenly cracks out. How many words could possibly fit in such a tiny human?!

Day 2191

You know you’re raising a contrarian little weirdo when they cry when getting their head measured, and shrug off getting a shot.

The fact that he was clutching his comb when we went to the doctor’s office might also be an indicator.

Day 2190

You’d think I’d be used to evidence of Lizard’s steadily growing vocabulary by now, but she continues to astonish.

Chinchilla is working hard on new words too. Including, maybe... DINOSAUR! ROAR! ROAR!