Bean's Produce Bags

Here's the #1 reason to use Bean's produce bags and not the plastic bags for bulk: Little fingers can poke holes in the bags and empty them onto the kitchen floor. Then it's a sandbox on the kitchen floor.

Var Svenska pojke

So for all of you interested in how this whole bilingual baby thing has been working out, I thought I'd share a little. He definitely understands Swedish much better than English, which is to be expected since he's with me all day almost every day and is exposed to much more Swedish. All the words he says are Swedish, with a mixture of Boozie-isms thrown in. His list of words so far:
-umpa (sock)
-ampa (lamp/light)- his favorite thing to do is turn lights on and off and he recently discovered the touch lamp in his bedroom; he looves it. it's the first thing he says when I get him out of his crib.
-bop (ball. Although the Swedish word for ball is similar to English so who knows how he came up with the -p ending. It's adorable though)
-mama
-papa
-daaa-t (it's his own word for egg. we're not sure where he got it)
-detta (this)
-titta (look)
And I think that's all.
He also looves dogs and barks whenever any dog-looking animal goes by, is in a book, etc... This includes birds, elephants, zebras, lions, etc... This morning at breakfast he realized there are dogs on his pajamas and he was very distracted by them while trying to eat his oatmeal.

the big apple

Well, it's official. We're moving. Not to the big apple, but close by: to New Jersey. So it's a 45-min train ride to the big apple. Any takers? T got a great job offer with Verizon so off we go. We're not sure when we'll go, but most likely in the next month or so. And we'll be staying here for 6 months courtesy of Verizon. The extra bonus? A maid comes once a week. Sign me up. :) So meanwhile, we have to get our house all spic and span. Mulch, weeding, touch-up projects, refinishing the deck, restaining the fence. Fun times. So while I do that, Boozie gets to enjoy the plentitude of mud and his pool. He's a big fan.



(And for all of you who are wondering: no, we haven't cut his hair yet.)

Other updates: he stands! Mostly while he holds onto things, but we've caught him a few times standing all by himself for a few seconds at a time. Where's my baby going? He's going to pick up and walk away soon. Sad.