Cirdan has been saying things for a couple of months now. Here is a rough estimate of his words so far, arranged by frequency:
Mama (Mama) — 67,417
Nana (Liliana) — 521
Baba (Beren) — 165
Pbbb (ball, book, or potty) — 142
Maa (match) — 113
Abbaba (Dad) — 84
Hmnh (affirmative) — 58
Gma (grandma) — 6
Dada (Dad) — 4
Beren played “Go Tell Aunt Rhody” beautifully last night at his Suzuki group recital. We’re so proud of him!
This is a couple months old, but still worth posting. Background: “chupa” (lit. “suck”) is the Latin American word used for “pacifier”, and it’s in our family’s vocabulary by way of our friend Terry Tuggy.
And then, out a LONG way from the Earth, is that one planet. It has a RING on it, and it looks like a chupa. That planet is called Chupiter.
—Lily
We played and sang the traditional carol “The Friendly Beasts” at our church’s Christmas Eve service, and we hope you enjoy this video (3′24, 7.5 Mb).
This is from last week when we were in Oregon:
Now. I’ll be the princess, you’ll be the unicorn, and Beren will be the knight. There will be a dragon, and Beren will have a BIG sled. And when the dragon comes he will HIT him with the sled and he will sleigh him…
—Lily