A Whole New Stu: The State of Things

Well my Mom and Dad went on some sort of vakashunz, snuk out in da middle da night, i woke up to crazy ol ladies tryin to play wif meez. It wur ok, but day doan alwayz no whut I likez. For one thing, i likes my pannykooks wif Blu berrys, NOT applez- an my Juice wif veggies, don be givin me no fake stuffz wif dem tings dat mak ma but hurtz.

Den aftur a looooooong time, my Mama and Da came home an i was reel happy! We went on wheely ride after wheely ride! and day brought me shaky Maracas, and a sweet poncho and DRUMZ wif my name on em! den I got a book from Uncle Chee about Drummin and Bernard... he snor a lot lawk ma Mama an nobody wan to sleepz by him. Lif been pritty good since dey come back.

It's bak to my routines of workin out, makin art and poopin in da tub! I especially like dat las part. It fun to mak ma Dada skweel!

Mom's turn to talk:

We missed you sooo much on our Mexican vacation. We thought about you every second and how we can't wait to bring you next time! Then.. we came home to a whole new grown-up Monner. Nearly walking, but soo cautious that you want to be REAL sure no crashes usurp your progress. It seems these days you have lots of fun getting ready with Mama in the bathroom, combin your hair, puttin on lip sauce and fixin up. It's also big fun to lick the toilet! Mmmmm!

You have lots of new words now too!

Mum
Da Da
Ball (bah)
Bottle (bah bah)
Juice (joos!)
Cookie (Kuh Kuh)
Poop (Puh)
Doggy! (dahhy!)
Duck
Bye Bye (buh buh)
Nye Nye

You understand nearly everything we say to you. You have a GREAT throwing arm and playing catch with your racquetball is your favorite thing to do, besides Wheelin.

The whole family is working really hard on making your birthday very special :) And we're all excited, the theme is Elmo, cause you like him best. Mr. Lion is your nye nye buddy, but ELMO is your play buddy!