Big eyes spin hoot pop wuuurrr

Everyday it’s new tricks and more cuteness.  Mose has a small, but growing repertoire of “animal” sounds.  The owl, the fish, and the firetruck are his favorites.  We’re trying for some of the more traditional beasts, and while makes a shriek of excitement at real and pictorial cats (usually something like “eeeeeeeee!!”), it’s slow going.  [...]

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The long and bumpy road

Based on this blog, you could easily imagine that Mose’s life is full of lightness and joy and nothing else.  No unhappiness, no tears, no disappointments.  Where the line between the two goes is hard to say–90% joy and 10% sadness?–but wherever it falls, I’m happy to say that Mose’s laughter, smiles and joie de [...]

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First confirmed word

We’ve often been asked if Mose is speaking, and while he’s been chattering and babbling for quite some time, we can now say with certainty that Mose has a word.  (Yes, he already has dada and mama, but those often get trotted out far variegated uses.)
So the word is…
CAR
He points to them and says it, [...]

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Mose and Reed

It was beautiful and cool in New Orleans a couple of days ago (it’s always that way when there’s a storm in the Gulf), and so we headed out early to the park.  Apparently other kids and parents had the same idea and just after our arrival, Mose’s friend Reed showed up.  They both love [...]

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Boogie woogie Mose bop

We made it out to breakfast at our favorite Sunday locale: Oak Street Cafe.  Charles, the regular piano player is working in Greece this summer, but there’s a stand-in who’s doing a great job.  Mose digs the piano, as you can see.

If you didn’t notice the first time through, listen to Mose quietly singing along [...]

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