Recent things

As of 2/9/10, Mariella can stand up anywhere and start walking. Her balance has greatly improved and she stays on her feet much longer. She can even change directions or stop to look behind her. Now it's on to running...

Last weekend we visited Grandpa and Grandma S. They have a Wii, and Jacob got to play his first video game. We played a few rounds of bowling, and he had a lot of fun. He needed some assistance with the controller, but he was swinging his arm like a pro. Other parts of the game that were fun: the number of pins knocked down was displayed after each person's turn, and Jacob announced that number Every. Single. Time. If he had to go to another room to tell Grandpa, that's what he did. Four players times ten frames, well, you get the idea. He also picked up on taunting, somehow. He would say, "Ha ha, you missed!" and then laugh hysterically. We're not sure where he learned this, but it probably has something to do with sports being watching in our house.