OK, let me preface this by saying I am not making this up.

This afternoon I was giving Bobby a little sponge bath. He generally doesn't object, but I usually narrate what I'm doing in a sing-songy voice to keep him entertained. "Mommy is washing your face. Now Mommy is washing your neck. Now Mommy is washing away this eye goo..."

"AH-GOO" squealed Bobby in response. I kid you not.

Also today, I was sitting at the computer and Bobby was sitting in his bouncy chair. I was sitting where I could hear him but couldn't see him, when I started to hear the weird tones that indicate the bouncy chair batteries were dying. Now, we've been setting the bouncy chair to "baby activated" lately, which means that when he kicks or bounces, the bouncy chair lights up and makes noise. I'd be surprised if he understands the cause and effect, but he seems to like it. But, today, as the music twanged and moaned, I looked over and saw that he was kicking franticly -- the more the music waned, the harder he kicked. Needless to say, I hurried off to get fresh batteries.

Other things he can do lately: sit up (with us holding him around the waist); put weight on his legs for a few seconds while we're holding him under the arms; grab his bug rattle (and fling it -- he can't hold onto it, so he grasps it and then waves his arm and it goes flying).

Mom