May day

Eddie had a wonderful visit from his grandparents! He enjoyed showing off for them, and I think they enjoyed seeing him! They taught him some new tricks, too.  Grandpa came in to the room and said "Boo!", and Eddie repeated it—but for some reason, keeping his mouth closed, so that it came out "Bmm!" After that, he'd say the same thing, with his mouth closed, whenever anybody said "Boo." We can't figure out why he's doing this. Later, I asked him "What does an owl say?" and he said "Hoo." We repeated "Hoo" a few times (which he says with his mouth open.) Then I tried to switch over to "Boo" and he went back to "bmm." Pretty bizarre!

His grandparents also gave him a whole apple. He appears to have eaten the entire thing, core, seeds, and all (or else we'll find some apple remnants in some out-of-the-way place in a few months!) He handed me the stem.

Yesterday, Eddie and I headed out on foot. I intended to cross the street to the Training Field, but he wanted to go north instead, which he usually does when he's walking. This time I followed his lead, and found out why: he was heading straight for the fire house! When we got there, he was a little bashful with the fire truck. He would point at it, then duck behind the wall, then walk out and point at it again.

After he was done flirting with the truck, we finished walking all the way around the block. Eddie walked the whole way on his own! I just had to put him back on course a few times.

Eddie seems to have learned a few advanced concepts! I asked him "Where does a gray whale live?" and he said "Wawa!" (There's a gray whale in one of his bedtime books. He doesn't seem to recognize the word "whale" on its own.) Tonight, I asked him "What comes after 8, and before 10?" and he said "Nine!" (I chose 8 and 10 because 9 is the only number he tries to repeat when I'm counting. Still, I was pretty impressed!)

Eddie currently has 13 teeth: all 8 incisors, the 4 front molars, and one canine. The other three canines seem to be coming in now, rounding him out to 16 teeth. Then he'll just have 4 molars to go.

Ready to go!