The Alexander Dictionary

Okay, I am WAY behind on my blogging. So there is no way I could possibly mention everything that we have done in the past month. The biggest development, I guess, is that Alexander is talking. I mean, REALLY talking. Talking all day. Talking nonstop. He says just about every word you can imagine. Many words are very clear, and others I can understand just because I hear them every day. I thought I'd make a little pronunciation guide for those of you who may be having a conversation with Alex sometime soon.

CHEH-bup = Ketchup

SEE-bup = Seat belt

SHAW-dees = Strawberries

WAH-but = Wal Mart

Ah-RIE = Lambie

FAH-der = Pacifier

DAH-ee = Daddy

WOO-see = Lucy

PESS-sel = Pretzel

SHISH = fish

SHEET = Sheep

WOO-ser = Rooster

BIP = grape

I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones I can think of at the moment. And his current favorite word is pee. He thinks pee is the funniest word ever created.

Two more weeks of school for Erik! We are excited for the summer, ready to visit family in New York, see Mike and Susan get married in North Carolina, and travel to the beach in Delaware with the Schlossers, in addition to getting ready for baby. It is really hard for me to not let his name slip! I am so confident that this is the right name for him, I don't think of him as "the baby", I usually refer to him (in my head) by his name. Some day it's going to slip out! I need to be careful. Wouldn't want to ruin the surprise!

And that's what's up on Boomerang Drive this week!

-- Holly