Toys in the wall

We hit the jackpot tonight. All of the above items were retrieved from the vent in Dominick's room after we realized that seven pieces from his snail puzzle were missing. I knew that the stacker pieces were down there, too; they'd been gone for months. I can't blame the comb on Dominick because it's not even ours. Maybe it was put there by Sandy, the daughter of the original owner of our house. She was three or four when it was built. Anyway, Mike managed to pull these twenty or so things from the ductwork, which wasn't exactly easy. Now we need to do the same thing in the living room. That vent holds some Mr. Potato Head parts and a bendy bunny, and that's just what I can see.

Noel really found his voice today. He said "dadada" and must have thought it was pretty cool because he repeated it all day long. I've got to make a recording of that because it could be the sweetest sound ever heard on this planet. Adorable! He's also rolling around like crazy, so much that diaper changes have become very difficult. No crawling quite yet, but Noel has mastered the art of spinning around in a circle by moving his arms. He can also scoot backwards across the hardwood floors.

Dominick continues to say amusing things. If only I had a transcript of his phone conversations. They are hilarious, as his grandparents can attest. You'd just have to call him and experience it for yourself. Here are some other Dom sayings of late:

vegetabubs

eessert (dessert)

not weawy

Doklin (Joplin)

muck (milk--still!)

hamburgerger (still!)

snot (snout)

cayrons/carrons (crayons)

my's, me's

That last one I mentioned before, but I put it here now because this is truly the age of my's. Not mine, my's. We're hearing that a lot, along with that other word so cherished by three-year-olds: no.

And now for some more pictures...

Dominick being nostalgic for his baby days. He also likes to be swaddled in a quilt and climb into Noel's crib with him (see below).

Self-explanatory. Noel loves to suck, and he's not picky about what.