Shark Bites

This weekend among a day trip to hike at Big Sur, a visit the Carmel by the Sea, a temper tantrum in a restaurant where a woman asked if Diego was going to do that the whole time because is was "disrupting the quiet", and having Diego's cousin over on Sunday and the two running amuck around the entire house, I think all the stimulation helped Diego.  By the end of Sunday he added a new word to his vocabulary.  He was asking me for "Chuck" on the Ipad.

"Chuck?  Who's Chuck?"

Diego only responded with: "Chuck."

"Chuck?" ........(thinking, processing, thinking).  "Ohhhhhh!  Shark!  I thought you said Chuck." 

So now I've given his his toy shark a first name:  Chuck.  Chuck the shark.

I wish I could've channeled Chuck and bit that woman's head off in the restaurant, but I stayed cool.  So how was your weekend?

- Chuck Shirley

 

Brotherly Love

No, he's not jealous of his little brother... yet.  He just likes his little brother's things a little more than his own things.  Especially the things that he can no longer fit into.... like a baby carrier.

Diego's 23rd Month:

WORDS:

Dada

Mama

Ball

Bubble

Brother

ALMOST WORDS:

Yes: Goh

Elephant: Abuja

Aceituna (Olive): Ch-Cha
Monkey:  Ah-Ha  (as in "oo-oo-ah-ah)
Train:  Choo-choo

The Devil's Advocate

At least they give out water in this joint!

Yeah so last night I had to hide Diego's roller toy.  He's been terrorizing Qori with it around the house, the construction area, and on into the yard.  The only safe-haven for Qori is when he jumps up on the couch.  It's been a week of daily Qori torture and yelling, "No Diego!" only to be met with a sinister smile from Diego.  So last night - off it went into the storage area.

Diego's smart though, so I think this is just a temporary reprieve for Qori....  The devil will be reunited with the devil's advocate soon enough.  Better drink up, Qori!