may ending

Ivo n I are sitting at the computer bemoaning the near-empty May 2006 picture folder. Talked to the shop about my camera yesterday - it can be fixed - good news, which only took 2 weeks to get - but it'll take about a weeks and 2700nt to actually fix it.

Ivo's falling to sleep nursing right now. Slightly off-plan, but ok. He still speaks a little more Chinese than English - however he has started to say 'no' with both authority and conviction. The other night while Ryan, Ivo and I were eating dinner, Ivo kept pointing at some elusive tidbit on the table but everything we offered him, he said 'no' to...

this morning, as he was opening his eyes, he said, 'bu yao'- Chinese for 'no'. There was a little smile on his face while he said it - so i don't think he meant it.

yesterday he got new sandles - he likes them a lot - and points to them often. He points to all kinds of stuff, asking what it is. One of his favorites is to p[oint to me, then Ryan, then me, then Ryan just wanting us to say our names. Sometimes he points to himself. He points to other people too. He says 'mama' perfectly and so sweetly. 'dada' - 'baba' is coming. He loves to cuddle and watch baby einstein - neptune and beethoven.