Sunday, August 2, 2009

Speaking of Mr. Bear...

Besides appearing in 4 out of the 6 photos below, Mr. Bear has a number of new skills and desires. First off, Mr. Bear has learned to dance. (Anna holds him in the air and jiggles him around when her favorite tunes are playing.)

Mr. Bear has also learned the "more" sign language symbol, which he uses if he would like more "munch-ups" or more sliding on the slide. "Munch-ups" (I don't know how they got that name) are when Matt picks Anna up, zooms her around the room, and flops her on a coach cushion on the floor. So of course, Anna does the same to Mr. Bear. Then Anna has Mr. Bear give the "more" symbol before she does it again! Then today, we let Anna bring Mr. Bear to the indoor playground where Anna slid him down the slide before her each time. I made Mr. Bear do the "more" symbol a couple times when he got to the bottom. Then we caught Anna making Mr. Bear do the more symbol a few times on her own while she was carrying him back to the stairs of the slide - so cute!

Finally, Mr. Bear has developed a ravishing appetite. Often, Anna needs to put him in the high chair and give him his breakfast even before she has her own breakfast.

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