Rock Slide
Our playground two blocks away has a slide that angles up at the end, and through bad design, catches the rain. But when getting dirty is this much fun, why protest?
April 29, 2003
April 19, 2003
![At the Top of the World [slide]](http://www.mencimer.com/t/archives/slide.jpg)
April 15, 2003
Puzzles!
He’s been obsessed with a treasure trove of his Grandpa’s wooden puzzles. We recently received a stack of them, dusty from sitting on a shelf in Ed’s garage, and Theodore has memorized them, completing all ten up to three times a day.
April 8, 2003
Words
Here’s an attempt to compile the growing number of words Theodore can speak. These are rapidly being added to the sign language he’s used for the last year. The qualification is that after the first syllable, he drops most of the successive syllables. The important thing is, though, when he sees a caterpillar in a book and excitedly exclaims “Cat!”, we know he knows we’re not talking about a cat.
Eating
- Fork
- Spoon
- Knife
- Bowl
- Plate
- Hungry
- Bottle
- Tea
- Teapot
- Coffee
- Soy (milk)
- Cup
- Cereal
- Pasta
- Oil
- Oven
- Bib
- Blender
- Processor
- Table
- Chair
- Treat
- Pasta
- Ketchup
- Apple
- Pear
- Berry
- Orange
- Banana
- Lemon
- Carrot
Animals
- Dog
- Julie (our dog)
- Cat/Kitty
- Horse
- Donkey
- Chicken
- Tiger
- Parrot
- Giraffe
- Goat
- Bear
- Monkey
- Gorilla
- Alligator
- Bug
- Bunny
- Fox
- Kangaroo
- Seahorse
- Butterfly
- Caterpiller
- Duck
- Elephant
- Camel
- Panda
- Hippo
- Seal
- Frog
- Snake
- Bird
- Pelican
- Turtle
- Egg
Fun Stuff
- Puzzle
- Book
- Play-doh
- Bucket
- Shovel
- Barn
- House
- Home
- Park
- Playground
- Kite
- Blinds
- Pen
- Paper
- Blocks
- Ball
- Car
- Truck
- Bus
- Headlights
- Tractor
- Plane
- Helicopter
- Wheel
- Steps
- Phone
- Piano
- Flowers
- Band (rubber)
- Hammer
- Broom
- Cards
- Batteries
- Screws
- Screwdriver
- Drill
- Camera
- Brush (tooth)
- Paste (tooth)
- Plant
- Pump
- Bike
- Helmet
- Violin
- Office
- Computer
- Keys
- Bath
- Shower
- Bubbles
- Sink
- Handle
- Bed
- Crib
- Blanket
- Pillow
- Towel
- Washer
- Dryer
- Outside (tside)
- Street
- Sidewalk
- Hydrant
- Grass
- Sky
- Tunnel
- Bell
- Ding-ding
- Watch
- Tick-tick
- Square
- Circle
- Oval
- Star
- Heart
- The letters K, T, B, U, X… the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 8
People
- Me!
- Boy
- Girl
- Baby
- Mama
- Dada
- Granma
- Granpa (papa)
- Beck
- Bob (Uncle)
- Head
- Hair
- Eye
- Nose
- Ear
- Cheek
- Mouth
- Teeth
- Tongue
- Chin
- Hand
- Finger
- Thumb
- Arm
- Elbow
- Underarm
- Leg
- Knee
- Nipple
- “Side”
- Tummy
- Penis
- Bottom
- Diaper
- Wipe
- Pee
- Poop
- Shirt
- Pants
- Shorts
- Tie
- Socks
- Shoes
- Slippers
- Boots
- Coat
- Hat
- Gloves
Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Interjections
- Pick (me up)
- Night (good)
- More
- Again
- “Meh” (yes)
- No
- “Know?” (I don’t know)
- Eat
- Play
- Clean
- Dirty
- Hurt
- Up
- Nice
- Gentle
- Asleep
- Hungry
- “Pop” (toaster)
- Sit
- Hot
- Cold
- Nurse
- “Bye”
That’s over 200 and counting. It seems not very long ago when he had only two or three words and a couple dozen signs.
