Dog and monkey show

More videos today!

First, here's Finn with his monkey book. He used to like to pull all the books off of our living room bookshelf - not a very endearing habit. Now 90% of the time he just gets this one. He likes to yell at the monkeys. At the very end he says "mon...." or something like it, and once or twice he's gotten a pretty clear run at both syllables. He can also say "butt" pretty clearly when he wants to. Most other words still lack a final consonant ("dah!" for dog, "nao" for nose, etc.), but somehow "butt" and "monkey" aren't a problem. I would love for his first two word phrase to be "monkey butt." I think it'll be a long time coming, though. He chatters almost constantly lately, and although the cadence and tones are a lot like English, he really doesn't seem concerned about "words."

Monkeys! from Katie on Vimeo.

Next up, Finn with dogs. Every Sunday morning we go to the Los Gatos farmers' market, and usually when we're done shopping we let Finn run around in the park it borders to look at the dogs and the other kids. He LOVES dogs and likes to yell at them in the same growly voice he yells at monkeys, but will only try to pet them if they turn away and he thinks he can sneak in a run at their flank. I think these dogs were too big to yell at. About 10 minutes later we met a big brown Newfoundland, and he didn't yell at that one, either. If only Jason and Gwen were still in town, I'm sure he could yell at Schamali to his heart's content.

Big dog kisses from Katie on Vimeo.

Last up, more dancing, this time to country. There are a couple good head bobs at the beginning, but mostly he doesn't seem quite sure what to do about country music.

Country? from Katie on Vimeo.

Bonus photo: like hats in Minnesota in December, Finn has acknowledged that sunglasses have their appropriate time and place. Plus, I think he thinks he looks cool.

Jonathan leaves for Tucson tonight and won't be back until Wednesday after Finn goes to bed. I have homework due in 2 classes for Friday, and the other one meets on Wednesday. Wish me luck!