Dorian's music

I wish I could rig up the video camera while we're in the car so you could hear Dorian singing along to his Mini Mozart CD. In lieu of that, here is a sample of some of the fun he has with music at home.

Please forgive my microtonal key change between "DO" and "RE"...they were several minutes apart, and I obviously don't have perfect pitch...don't shoot me.

Dorian and his books

Dorian loves his books. He asks for a book first thing in the morning and last thing at night, and many times between. He likes to be read to, but sometimes wants to sit in mom's chair and read by himself.

I'll admit, my favorite part is the very end. Love my cute boy.

Christmas 2009

We had a really great Christmas. Dorian made a very cute little shepherd in the nativity at grandma's house on Christmas eve. This was our first year really playing Santa, and it was so much fun. Of course Dorian pretty much thought it was the best day ever...

Dorian cleaning

Just a little evidence of how helpful Dorian is around the house. Lorinda says it's a sign of my obsessive clean freak tendencies...and she may be right, although I would like to point out that he has never seen me clean the baseboards.

P.S. that cute little voice you hear in the background is Dorian's friend Lincoln...

Dorian the snow shoveler

Dorian is 18 months old now, and he is starting to take his responsibilities very seriously. He is especially helpful around the house. If I get the broom out, he takes it away from me and does the sweeping himself. If I give him a rag, he starts polishing the floors and the cupboards. Whenever we go outside, he grabs a snow shovel...whether there is snow on the driveway or not... He is starting to talk like crazy, although his diction needs some work. Some of my favorite words:

• oosh (shoes)
• owm (meow)
• TAAAH!! (star)
• datUTCH (don't touch...most often heard right after a meal when i'm carrying him to the sink to wash up)
• no (snow, or no, or nose)
• lella (umbrella)
• bate (break...he's a little bit destructive...)
• tut (stuck...he's good at squeezing into small places that he can't get out of)
• aht (hat)
• ow (he says this one really clearly, as he pinches you or scratches your face)
• ri-it (glottal stop between syllables)(what does a frog say?)

I could go on. I just realized a word he's been saying over and over to himself (betit) is "presents." He must have loved Christmas. I still haven't figured out what he means by "money," which he says quite a lot. He is such a fun little person, and is getting very creative and learning so fast!

And now he's waking up from his nap, though he has not been sleeping for an hour and a half yet. Think I can convince him his New Year's resolution should be 2-3 hour naps?

Merry Christmas!

Trains and...more dogs

We were watching videos of trains on my computer, and Dorian said "choo choo," so then I looked up some videos of dogs, and sure enough, he liked those too. :)