Bo-Bo!

The evolution of nicknames at our house is an interesting thing. Observe:

Anne--->Anne-Pan---->Pan-Pan

Sam--->Sambo--->Bo-Bo

I think they sound like a pair of pandas in the zoo: PanPan and BoBo.

Annie loves to call the baby "Sambo" or just "Bo" Sometimes when I get her dressed in the morning, she'll look at him in the crib and say "Hey, Bo! Hiya, Bo!" And he just grins his flirty grin at us and we melt.

Sammy's learning new things every day. Here's an update on what he can do:
Identify by pointing:
tummy
nose
hair
mouth and eyes (sometimes)
shoes
kitty
monkey

Animal sounds:
cow (moo moo)
sheep (baa baa)
horse (neigh neigh)
monkey (aaaaahh)
kitty (mow-mow) (sounds a lot like moo moo if you don't know better)

Words he says:
apple
Annie
up
hot
Mom
Dada
What's that? (ooo...wass sat?)
Nana (sometimes)
ball
Dee-dee (for his blankie, just like Anne calls hers)

Tricks he does:
You say "hut hut hike!" and he throws whatever he is holding
You say "How big are you?" and he throws his arms in the air for "so big!"

His walking is coming along--we aren't going to have a moment when we say "Oh, Sammy walks now!" It is a progression as he becomes more confident. I have cautious, careful children (yay!) and Sammy is just being careful as he toddles from place to place. He also knows that crawling will get him there faster, so sometimes he chooses to do that. He is also learning to crawl up the stairs, but he'll only do it if someone is standing with him (again, cautious!)