Sneak

Little known skill learned only after motherhood -

Master hiding skills.

I have quickly learned where and how things (i.e. CANDY) can be hidden when I've determined Nile has had enough but he disagrees. Recently, I learned that the small space between the couch arm and the side table was small enough and dark enough so as to conceal things I don't want Nile to have.

Setting:
Nile has been consuming sour candies at an alarming rate. In order to stop, the bag of candy is slipped in aforementioned slot.

Cue Grandma - shout downstairs to ask Mom a question.

Cue Nile -






Sneaky little fart!








As I turned around from talking to Grandma, I saw this. Sneaky little boy trying with all his might to reach the bag of candy before I noticed. Once busted, he thought it was very entertaining to peak up at me.

Nile keeps getting bigger, smarter and funnier. Each day is quite the adventure. Grandpa is extremely proud of Nile's favourite TV shows. No night is complete until Nile joins me to watch Wheel of Fortune (lovingly called Wo-chun) and Jeopardy (Depp-a-dee). Nile loves these shows. He likes to repeat letters on Wheel and predict his knowledge on categories in Jeopardy (a habit picked up from me, I say OK or Uh-Oh after each category is named predicting how well I'll do with the subject). Jeopardy is by far his favourite and he has even corrected me if I forget to say What/Who is... I have also watched him on several occasions shout "I did it!" and clap wildly after an answer is given.

Nile's language skills are fast increasing. I seem to say this in each post, but I'm still amazed by it. Recently Nile has added foreign languages, animal sounds, numbers, letters and colors to his repetoire.

Nile has added:
Hola
Gracias
Oopsidasio
Me Amo (mostly just Amo)
Bonjour
Bonne Nuit
Bonne Soir
Merci
Au Revoir
Beaucoup
Salut
I did it!
Spank a butt (he often says this after I've scolded him)
Sweet... (constantly prefaces Truck/Car. Any vehicle seen results in a merry "Sweet Truck!")

Nile can accurately (most times) recognize numbers. His hardest number is 8 which he generally thinks is 0. Nile is also getting the hang of colours. He is all too happy to tell you his favourite is Geen. He also cares a great deal for Ba-lue. He's also learning animal noises. So far he can tell you the noises made by Dogs, Cats, Pigs, Cows and Horses. Horse is the most entertaining because he basically just giggles.

Here is an audio clip of Nile playing "Repeat"<--Click it, it's adorable!