Fischer's Current Vocabulary--just shy of 13 mos.

Last week Wednesday (6/24) when I was fixin' to leave to have coffee with Kristy in Appleton, Fischer got to use his little _ool for the first time (we call it an ool cuz there's no Pee in it!). He was a bit apprehensive at first, but soon he was having just as much fun as he does in the bath. No wonder...all of his bathtime friends got to join him in the pool :)
What a face (below)! Joe wet Fischer's hair to cool him down, and he's not crazy about it running down his face :)

As of June 29th, 2009, Fischer can perform the following signs:

-more

-milk (this also indicates anything in a cup--juice, water, etc.)

-eat

-dog

-clapping

-rowing (for Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

-'so big' (throws his hands up in the air)

-blowing kisses (complete with lip-smacking and hand held out)

-He also gives kisses :0)

-waving bye-bye (sometimes accompanied by saying it, too)

Of the following words, the ones with an * he says right-on, and others are his (version):

*Mama

*Papa

*hi

*big

*hot

*baby (Joe wasn't too enthusiastic, but I bought Fischer a boy doll!)

bye-bye (buh-buh)

Kitty (tiddy)

up (bup)

bath (bap)

frog (bob)

milk (mick)

peek-a-boo (boo!)

moo (for cow...sounds almost more like "noo")

eyes (zyes, and indicates them on you)

He has also combined signs (more milk) and has said "buh-buh Papa" when we're saying bye-bye to Joe in the morning, and "hi tiddy" to greet cats.

Speaking of cats...we are now down to one--Schmooze (the orange and white one). I surrendered Noel at the Humane Society last night (along with a new big bag of catfood). The last straw was actually seeing her pee outside the litterbox yesterday...Joe and Fischer and I were in the basement talking about how we're going to set up our make-shift kitchen during our renovations, when Noel went sniffing around and proceeded to pee in a corner. I'm sad and we'll miss her, but we can't continue to have our things and home ruined, and at least Fischer's young enough that he won't be affected. I guess I'm most sad for Schmooze, who's lost his kitty companion... We'll be sure to give him that much more attention :) Wellie will find a new home, maybe with a sweet old lady whose lap she can curl up on and be pet all day. She is a sweet kitty, and we'll miss her.