Miscellaneous

The bad news is, it is snowing. The good news is, we were forcasted to get up to 10 inches in the valley but I don't think we have accumulated an inch yet. I am not quite ready for Ol Man Winter to come and stay, so hopefully it will warm back up a bit.
Have not made much headway with J and his words. Either we get busy and forget or run out of time after 20 minutes. One of the words we are working with him on is 'down'. Down from crib, down from chair, downstairs, etc. The first time I tried to get him to say it, he said 'da' (different inflection than word for dad). I got excited and started clapping my hands and then immediately got him out of his bed. Well, the other day I walked into his room and the second he saw me he started clapping. So, he now thinks down means to clap. He has started using his tongue to make clicking noises and making a popping noise with his lips. So, he can use his lips and tongue. I think he is a stubborn little guy!
Whenever B is looking through a magazine or sees something in the store, he is always saying 'hey mom, look, Ike has this movie (or Tristan has this car or Evan has this book, etc). I was starting to think that he just likes to hear himself talk. So, the other day he saw a movie in a magazine and told me Colter had that movie. Now, we had been at Colter's house about 6 weeks ago and I had personally been through all the movies several times. J kept pulling them up and I kept cleaning them up, matching movie to case, etc. So, I knew that Colter did not have that movie. I told B that he did not have that movie. He said yes he does mom. I told him no, he said yes. I said, okay, do you want me to call Colter's mom. He said sure. I knew Colter's mom would not think I was nuts wanting to prove B wrong. (I have been working with him on lying and not just saying things to say them.) Well, she told me they did have that movie. She had told me that the case had been up in Colter's room behind his bedroom door for the longest time. I had to apologize to B. I just cannot believe his memory. I am sure amidst all the toys he had found the case, remembered the man and dinosaur on it, studied it and then went on playing. I know he did not watch it over there. Not only does he remember stuff, he remembers the details behind it.
Today I was making a cake and he was helping me. I had him smell the vanilla and he immediately said 'oh, that smells great'. I was so excited. The first confirmation I have gotten that he appears to smell. His congestion has gotten a little better but we still have him eating some of his allergic foods. While I was making the cake, I had creamed the butter and sugar and added the 6 eggs. He really wanted to try it. After telling him no, that he would not like it, he insisted. So, I figured why not. At some point he will have to start trusting mom. He took a small spoonful. I watched him and said 'is it good'? He nodded his head as he smacked his lips and muttered 'it is really good'. I kept looking at him like 'whatever' and he looked at me very matter of fact and said 'i am really serious'. I don't know where he gets all the grown up talk. Oh, they are such joys and blessings. Here is a short video clip of the monkey at the park the other day.