Sunday, May 26, 2013

Memorial Day Weekend

This video shows how Louis dances in the car.  About halfway through the video he smiles and is re-energized in his dance moves. This was probably because Matt turned around and looked at him. (Louis dances when no one is watching, but he dances more if you do watch and especially if you "dance" with him.) He is also beginning to sing along to some songs. If there is a song he has heard many times he will typically chime in for a key word or two in the chorus.

This second video shows Louis at one of his favorite pastimes -- throwing rocks into water.  He would happily do this for hours. This evening we had a picnic dinner by the Potomac River near the C & O Canal Trail and watched Louis entertain himself this way. Later we watched some geese, and on the way back to the car, Louis spent some time admiring some parked motorcycles.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Shaky Hips

These two videos show a new game invented by Matt, which Louis loves, called Shaky Hips. It also showcases some of Louis’s vocabulary including his hands-down favorite word (“truck”), his new self-awareness of his own name, and his adorable habit of calling his parents “Daddy” and “Ashley”.