The heating pad must be one of the best inventions ever. Scott, Johnathan, and I hiked at Multnomah Falls. My legs hurt so bad. The experience was well worth it though.
*YAWN*
Too tired… and I don’t know what else to say. Oh, except Johnathan throws extravagant fits now. They are fun.
We’ve officially password protected the photo gallery. If you want to be with the “in” crowd then just send us an email and I’ll hook it up…
Our mayor went out yesterday and smashed coffee mugs in Starbucks that had Portland printed on them! 
I finished more work on the Save C-Tran website today. It’s coming along much more nicely now. Soon there will be images of the volunteers in action!
Since Djai was born I have been communicating to him with sign language. It is said that babies don’t pick up on signs until at least six months of age, but what does it hurt for me to practice in the meantime, right? Plus, there is that thing that every parent has where we secretly think our children will walk, talk and solve complex mathematical equations three times earlier than the other babies. Don’t lie, you know you did it too. I did, even in making a conscious effort not to!
Yesterday all my hard work, persistence and patience rewarded me with Johnathan’s fingers meeting each other in stabbing motion to represent “more” after giving him a berry. I’ve seen nothing more incredible in my life than watching that light bulb switch on in his head when he makes a connection and learns something new. We have all kind-of thought we saw him do signs before, for “food” and for “more,” but this time it is very clear and fluent.
Today in his stroller he looked up at me and with his hands said “more.” I couldn’t help but laugh, as I had not been feeding him and realized he associates “more” with food. Hallie’s parents, Tricia and Erik have the right idea showing her “more” when they take a ball away and give it back. Our next area of focus will be “food,” “drink,” “play,” and of course “please” and “thank you” to accentuate and clarify the “more.”
How exciting! He’s talking!!!
Today Johnathan bought, and is wearing, his first pair of walking shoes.
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If you don’t see tiny toes, you aren’t seeing the proper image!