Evan, Lecturing

Among several fun and funny things in Arkansas was Evan's reading of Dr. Seuss, from his makeshift podium:

Here's a video (my first YouTube upload):

En Route to Arkansas

Recent Conversation

Conversations are getting more and more interesting around here...

Evan: Daddy, come sit down - play - right now. Build garbage truck [anything built of legos is a garbage truck these days]
Me: How about I sit here [on the sofa]?
Evan: No...sit down on carpet - it's nice [Evan runs his palm across the carpet to show how comfortable it will be and looks at me with a knowing smile]

Swimming!

As of tonight, Evan made a major swimming breakthrough! We've been doing parent-child swim plus some "open swim" at the YMCA for a few months and Evan has always been pretty comfortable in the water. He jumps right in and can more or less get himself to the surface but then he pretty much wants to hang on to me. We've been working on using one of the foam "noodles" across his chest and under his arms for buoyancy but up until tonight, he's preferred to just smack the thing on the water. Tonight he figured it out and spent 30 minutes independently kicking his way around the pool, happily babbling to himself. I was amazed how quickly he could move through the water and how well he could steer. Of course, Evan is not exactly swimming but this was a huge step in that direction.

Carnivore

Climber

Is it a sign?

I'm in New York tonight, far from Evan. He seemed OK with me being gone for a few days and he responds "New York" when asked where Da Da is. This morning, I repeated that Da Da was going on an airplane to New York and Evan thought about it before responding "Da Da Evan New York." Well, I wish I could take him. When I picked up my rental car, there were two child seats in the back - one for Evan and one for an infant. Is this a sign?