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One big rule of mine is no TV for babies (and by babies, I mean Soren...I know, he's not a baby anymore, but that's what I like to say.) Up until recently, we've done pretty well with this law but Karl and my parents have bent the rules when I'm away. Soren has picked some favorites from those times and I thought I'd share one of them with you. Obviously I'm letting this one slide because it's an adaptation of a song that I like to listen to.



Warning: This song may get stuck in your head for days.

What Soren Said

Ok, ok. That's not an actual song title, but it's adapted from the Death Cab For Cutie song "What Sarah Said." So there you go....

This one's about Soren's recent language explosion. He had been really into saying new words these days and it's been a lot of fun for Karl and I to try to figure out what he's trying to say. If we can't figure it out, usually my mom can. For example, the other day as we were sitting in the parking lot of TJ's, Soren kept saying what sounded exactly like "opposite." I kept saying "opposite?" and he would look at me with a disgusted look and say "no!" I gave up and we went inside. I told my parents about it while we were over there the other night and after some thought, my mom said, "I know what it is...applesauce!" Soren seemed really excited that finally someone got it. He must know that I buy applesauce at Trader's and that's why he kept saying it. Cute.

As for his other words, they are new every day. Here's a list of what I can think of off the top of my head at this early hour...

place (Violet's command)
sit
down
up
ball
eat
pills
eggs
medicine
ball
please
thank you (signs it spontanteously when I give him something)
nightnight
paci
bed
yes
no
nowaynowaynowaynoway
juice
hot
applesauce
ak-mak (his favorite crackers)
O's
Baba (grandpa)
Nanny (grammy)
Karl
Papa
Mama
side (outside)
clock (most used word these days)
two
wait
banana
eat
shoes
socks
byebye
nurse
snack

There's probably a few more that I'm forgetting, but I've got to wrap this up.

I would try to get a video of all this cuteness, but whenever I get the camera out he just gets obsessed with grabbing it. So you'll have to use your imagination or come visit - but not now!

This is one of the reasons I'm so exhausted these days.

{Ahhhh. Contained.}
His favorite breakfast:
Ezekial bread with coconut oil
applesauce
organic scrambled eggs

He's really serious about note-taking these days.

We Used to Vacation

I'm exhausted.

Karl's turning into a zombie.

Soren loves "school" now, but misses his Papa all the time.

We've got 4 weeks left of this quarter.

Will we make it? Anything's possible.