It’s been a really big month for me, becoming a big brother and all!  Lena came home from the hospital (“host-i-ble”) with us and now it’s up to me to protect her.  I take that responsibility very seriously.  I’m gentle with “my baby,” and I’m always thinking about ways to include her.  For example, when we went pumpkin picking I chose a little white gourd for her so she could have a pumpkin more her size.

In other “big boy” news, Mommy and Daddy finally turned my car seat around so that it’s front facing.  All I have to say is, wow.  Traffic lights.  How did I not know about these before?  I think they’re the greatest.  I love helping Mommy and Daddy drive by reminding them when it’s time to stop and go, and sometimes Daddy even lets me help him magically turn the red lights green.  It’s a complete rush.

I still like to perform for laughs, and humor has become a good way to get attention now that I’ve got to share my face-time with the baby.  One thing Mommy and Daddy seem to love is when I pose like the Incredible Hulk, straining to make muscles and growling (“errrrrrrr!”).  I’ve also learned that I can say something ridiculous or willfully mislead someone, only to yell “I kidding you!”

I’m getting a more sophisticated understanding of time, and I measure everything that’s happening relatively soon by an increment of time I refer to as “in a little minute.”  I understand things that have happened a while ago, too, although whether something happened last week or before my nap, I pretty much refer to anything in the recent past as “yesterday.”

Current likes: Lena and traffic lights

Current dislikes: Performing my hulk pose on command (I get shy!)