Surfergeeks

Well, as you can probably see, I’ve changed the theme to something new. I kinda like this one – especially the way the little calendar page shows the date of the post. Hope you enjoy!

Well, I had to break down and buy a new laptop.  Alex has learned how to open my laptop and anytime I leave the room he has at it.  I’ve actually started to put an elastic around the old laptop to keep him out.  Unfortunately, I didn’t start doing that before he broke my #7 key and the space bar.  As you can see they still work but the buttons themselves are missing.  Prior to Alex’s fun, my computer had been having issues anway.  There are previous posts about it here.  So, Rob did some shopping for me two days ago and we found a decent one for just under $700 before taxes and such.  It came today and he’s working on setting it up right now.  I hated spending the money, but I spend so much time on the computer and since it’s crap now, I had to do it.  Although Rob wanted a 17” screen, I opted for the 15”, mostly because I wanted to prevent Rob from stealing the new computer.  It was my compter that broke, so it should me my new toy!

Wow, I’m 20 months old now. Well, here is an update on my progress.

By the end of this month, I should be able to:

*dump an object in imitation – yup
*use a spoon/fork – mostly, things I poke actually end up on the fork, but I still pick it off then put it in my mouth.
*run - yup and then trip over my feet.
…may possibly be able to:

*combine words – yup, the main one is “put back”, mommy and daddy tell me to do this alot.
* identify 1 picture by naming - yup, I can recognize mommy, daddy, and myself in pictures, I can also tell kitties.
*name 6 body parts - yup.
*throw a ball overhand – yup.
*speak and be understood half the time – well my parents understand me most of the time, but I don’t know about anyone else.
*use 50+ single words – I’ve never counted my vocabulary, but I’m sure I’m at least close.

…may even be able to:

*identify 4 pictures by naming - see above.
*build a tower of 6 cubes – I think I can, but I’ve never shown mommy or daddy that I can. I do stack block alot though.