increasing vocabulary

I can't believe how well Dane communicates. His vocabulary seems to grow daily. Here is a list of what he says (or attempts to say).

mamma - mom
dada - dad
bampa - grandpa
bamma - grandma
eye - eye
noooose -nose
ebo - elbow
nono - no (and he shakes his finger while he says it)
sha-uuuuuu - socks/shoes (with the funnest inflection)
dirty - dirty diaper or garbage
poopie - poopie diaper or going to the bathroom
ba - bath
cookie - cracker or cookie
nana - banana
appie - apple
wawa - milk, water, drink
amen - amen, pray
nigh, nigh - nap, bedtime, goodnight
owie - paul's scar
caclat - chocolate
nine - baby einstein dvd
snow - snow
puppie - puppie, dog
dane - dane
ou - outside
yide - ride
yite -light
schwalat - sweet
ball - ball

Sign language that he knows:
eat
blankie
more
please
thank you
bye
pray

That's all I can think of for now. If I come up with more I'll add them later.

catching up

Dane is mommy's little helper. He loves to sweep and vacuum.
The last week and a half Dane and I have been really sick with a cold. Dane was so snuggly and would just walk around the house with his blankie wrapped around his waist like in the photo below. He was so adorable but it was so sad to see him so sick. He loves his blankie and he even made up his own sign for blankie. He puts his wrist up to his cheek like he's snuggling with his blankie.

While my parents were in China they picked up an outfit for Dane. The pic doesn't even do it justice.

My beautiful friends. We missed you Nicole!

the rest of christmas break

Here are a few more pics from Christmas holiday. Dane loved spending time with his grandparents and cousin. And we also made daily trips to the park which was a nice break from the cold Utah weather.