Ryan got a nifty cell phone that flips open, has a clear color screen, takes pics and short movies. Ivo LOVES it. He loves it so much that he is calling it, "Baba pho - Dash phone."
Pic of Ivo sleeping right now after having colored many things green - including Buzz Lightyear and his own foot. It was a no-nap day.
Ivo can recognize and say a,b,c by himself and is happily willing to repeat the other letters. He seems to recognize 1-5 and agrees that things often come in multiples. Ryan bought him a flip open calculator so he can punch in numbers. Ryan also hopes that Ivo will transfer his obsession with Ryan's phone to the lowly black and white calculator. Nice try!
For quite a while Ivo has been saying "Hiya." "Hiya, Mum!" "Hiya, Baba! It's enthusiastic and friendly and yet, something bothers me about "hiya." It may be because my childhood neighbors, the Happensacks (Dwight, Donna and Denise), exclusively greeted all comers thusly... I'm not sure. Something weird about it. So, while I love hearing Ivo say it - I'm a bit ambivalent and have wondered where he got it from.
The answer came yesterday. When Ivo and I get home from work on Wednesdays and Fridays, it's around 7:30 and Ryan comes out to greet us and move the motorcycle=parking spot saver. When Ryan gets Ivo out of the car, he always says, "Hiya, Bub!" At no other point and on no other occassion have I heard Ryan saying "Hiya" - I can't even say I'd noticed anything but the "bub" before last night when Ryan greeted Ivo as usual and Ivo said right back, "Hiya, Bub!" It was hilarious. He's said it a few times today too.
Today we did a big clean of our garden area. Karin came over and kept us company which made the whole thing doable.
Also, Ivo seems to understand a baby is in my belly. He says as much and we've been looking at the human life exhibit on the 2nd floor at the science museum. There is a National Geographic video of a woman's torso in profile which shows a baby growing speedily inside as her belly expands. There is also an almost life size statue of a prego woman sitting near the exhibit. On the weekend, Ivo grabbed her breasts and said "Booby. 2 booby."
Pic of Ryan from New Yr's Day at Chung Ming Guo Xiao. Resolution: swing.
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