12.18.09 ~ "Whassit?"

We've been busy in our little household, so it's been a while since I've been able to update the blog. We celebrated Liam's birthday and then headed to Baltimore the next morning for Thanksgiving. A week and a half later Jason and I left Liam with our parents to join our Texas peeps in Puerto Vallerta for Pia and Raymond's wedding. In between all of the traveling and celebrating, I've been trying to make progress on my dissertation and work on a few other school-related projects. This weekend Liam and I are headed back to Baltimore where my whole family is gathering for Christmas. Jason has to work next week, so he’ll meet us there on Christmas Eve.

So below is a quick pictorial summary of the last few weeks. But first, by request from Brittany, a list of the things Liam says:

“Whassit?” (What is it?)
“Whassat?” (what’s that? …Usually prefaced by a long “ooooooh!”)
“Diss” (This)
“Dat” (That)
“Tiss” (Kiss)
“Dada”
“Mum”or “Mumum”
He says something that sounds like “I like that” which is impossible to write phonetically.
“Duhd” (Dog …he says it when he sees dogs…and sometimes birds)
“Uh-oh”

And then there are the things he repeats when you say them first:

“Stuck”
“Out”
“Pop”
“Tree” (Christmas tree)
“Dit” (Light)
“Bah” (Ball)
“Push”
“Fsssh” (Fish)
“Ot” (Hot)
He also mimics the sound of fire engines going by outside and he sings his own version of his bath time song and the itsy bitsy spider. Both unrecognizable to the untrained ear.

Liam eating birthday cake with Grandma and Opa Klaus.

Liam eating birthday cake with his Grandad, Pop, and Joan.

Liam's Snoopy cake at his Nana and Grampa's house.

Liam eating cake with his Nana and Grampa.

Jason and I had a great time in Mexico. Pia and Raymond's wedding was beautiful and it was nice to be free of our daily responsibilities for a few days. And back in New York, Liam had a fabulous time bonding with his Nana and Grampa and then his Grandma and Opa Klaus. But I would be lying if I said I didn't miss him the entire time. By the last day I was definitely ready to come back home. When we finally arrived back to our apartment it was late and Liam was already in bed. However, he woke during the night and I, of course, didn’t miss out on the chance to greet him. I picked him up out of his crib, he stared at my face for a second, hugged me, and then said “Tiss. Mum.” (see above for translation).

There were no pictures of Jason that he approved for blog publication. But I swear he was there with me.