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random verbal accomplishments

When Susan came down this morning, Exie and I were sitting in the corner of our kitchen/dining room, where most of Exie’s toys live. As usual, Susan asked what we had been doing so far this morning. I replied that we’d been working on letters and numbers and then I said to Exie, “Can you [...]
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weightlifter

“Biiiiig! Heaaaavy!” Actually, at the moment she seems to think all balls are “heavy.” This particular ball actually *is* relatively heavy, but the vast majority of the other balls lurking around the house are not. To make matters worse, it is quite difficult to explain that those other balls are light, since that tactic sometimes [...]
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food finesse

Let's see... is it possible to get this entire pear into my mouth? How 'bout this soup... [video]
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baby from ipanema

If I were the protagonist in a dark, apocalyptic movie, and my wife and child had been forcibly taken from me by the dark forces of evil, this is the video that I would play... [video]
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blood draw

There can be few things that rip your heart out quite so completely as physically restraining your own screaming child...
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“eggsy”

"Hey Exie, who's that in the mirror with Baba?"... [audio]
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learning to walk

Major milestones deserve a montage (especially if they involve Russian knee dancing)... [video]
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100 words

Ama ("gramma" on mom's side in Mandarin), animals, Antoine (playgroup friend), apple, baa (sheep sound), Baba ("Daddy" in Mandarin), baby...
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playgroup + 1 (again)

Playgroup Super Awesome has added yet another member, so now the total is six. The new addition is Adam (who has the best laugh in the world) and his mom Diana...
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