New Tricks

1. Drinking out of a "papa pup," aka a proper cup. This morning, Iain asked me for milk. "You have milk right here," I said. He tried to take the lid off by pushing it up. I twisted it off, then offered it to him. He shook his head. "What do you want?" More head shaking. "Do you want a proper cup?" "Papa pup!" Triumph. I brought it, decanted the milk, and he drank it all without spilling.

2. Wearing "minutes." We bought Iain two pairs of awesome mittens at Target. And when I say "we" I mean Charles. After the very-very-cold Thanksgiving trip to the local park, a pair of mittens seemed like a good idea. And Target sells simple, knit mittens for $2 (that's $1 per pair!). At first, Iain was not enthused. But yesterday we took him to the Arboretum for a walk (we checked the football schedule ahead of time. Turns out football's over for the season!) and in the 37 degree weather he had a lightbulb moment with regard to the mittens. So now he wants to wear his "minutes" all the time.

New words: glasses, Barney (nooooooo!), belly button, jammies, click