Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Baby K at 20 Months

I know there's no text for the last blog entry, so you may have no idea what some of the pictures are. I promise I'll go back and update that entry with descriptions when I have a bit more time.

Baby K is now 20 months old, so I thought it was time to give a profile of him, his likes and dislikes, etc. This may wind up sounding like a personal ad-- well, he does like walks on the beach!-- but I think it'll be a great way for his fans to learn more about him.

Favorite games and songs: Ring Around the Rosie; My God is So Big; Roll the Gospel Chariot; anything by Laurie Berkner; some Raffi; the entire "Here Come the 123s" by They Might Be Giants

Favorite TV shows: SuperWhy; Clifford the Big Red Dog; Thomas the Tank Engine; Sesame Street; Curious George; Wheel of Fortune (no, I'm not making that up)

Favorite books: Anything by Karen Katz and Sandra Boytnon (especially The Belly Button Book and Snuggle Puppy, which we always read before bedtime); books about trains, cars, and construction vehicles; his photo album filled with pictures of friends and family; right now at naptime and bedtime we're reading poems by Shel Silverstein (Light in the Attic and Where the Sidewalk Ends)

Favorite foods: juice; carrots; bananas; soy yogurt; bunny-shaped graham crackers; French fries, especially from Chik-fil-a

Favorite adults (non-family): Miss V, the children's librarian who does storytime; Miss K, his Bible class teacher; Miss A, his teacher at Moms' Day Out

Words he can say: Daddy; meow; woof; hoot (for owls); school; thank you; please; more; juice; good; God; big; milk; go; car; Whee (his version of "Louise," one of his friends); Bible; book; Kee (his version of his own name); choo choo; jump. When he say them, they may not sound like the actual words, so we "translate" at times for him. He can also make some pretty good fire engine, police car, and train sounds.

Favorite toys: all Little People toys, especially the farm, garage, and fire truck; his play kitchen; his slides outside (he has two)

Favorite things to do: pat cats; being naked; watching Thomas the Tank Engine on Saturday mornings while sitting on Daddy's lap; playing w/Miss K's calculator at Daddy's office; using a handheld calculator as a pretend cell phone; playing chase; howling when we read Snuggle Puppy; pushing any sort of button; opening and closing doors, boxes, etc.; going to play at a local playplace; screeching