New vocabulary

Samuel's vocabulary continues to grow exponentially and he's using a few phrases:

"ah wan i" = I want it; as in "ah wan i mil" = I want milk, "ah wan i pan" = I want pan (=bread), and of course "ah wan it mami" or "ah wan it daddy" = I want Mami or I want Daddy. For emphasis and to remind us that he's almost two he'll sometime say "ah wan it mine".

"wu wu" = love you (although it's usually in reference to books "wu wu bunny", a cookie "wu wu cookie", or the Haagen-Dazs store down the street "wu wu ice crea" or "wu wu lado" in Spanglish).

He's also started to recognize the correct use of pronouns. Tonight, during a bath time tug of war with washcloth Marc said to Samuel "You got it" and Samuel responded "I got it". Wow!

Last Sunday

Looking for "pato" (= duck) in the Canal

Trying to figure out how it works

With Dad's old football

Time for a rest after a long day

Ricardo's Visit

Samuel took to his uncle Ricardo immediately and has said his name ("cado") a few times since his visit last week.

Rosh Hashanna in Toronto

We don't have many pictures from the trip (I left the camera at a friend's) but here are a few:

At the airport, with his new suitcase

Ready for dinner

Shana Tova Dance

In preparing for the Jewish Holidays, we've been listening to Hebrew songs for Rosh Hashanna. Samuel requests "shana" (="Shana Tova" = Good Year) frequently and dances to it in the car.

Like father, like son

Reading in his post-dinner attire (i.e. this clothes were well covered with beans, guacamole and quesadillas; it was best to put them straight in the washing machine)

If you are happy and you know it

Samuel used his first abstract word yesterday morning when he looked at me smiling and said "happy". A hug and kiss followed.

In honour of this milestone, we did a rendition of "If you're happy and you know it". He must be happy because there was no shortage of clapping, stomping feet and shouting out loud.