Evan is just about 18 months and he is now talking up a storm. He repeats most of what we say and says it pretty well most of the time. Some of the funnier words are- ipod, orzo, diaper, wipey, mote (for the tv remote), zebra, clean-up, mess and shovel. He is starting to combine words and said his first sentence last week which was "Wash the puppy!". He got that from an Elmo book we read in the tub all of the time. He asks for more food when he's eating- "More orzo!" and "More cheese!" and today handed me the phone saying "Call Daddy". He was even repeating parts of the alphabet while watching Sesame Street today (lmnop, t, x and z).
We had a recent visit from Grandma and Grandpa Cowell. While they were here the weather was really nice so we went to the zoo. Evan seemed to appreciate it a little more than last year but did not like being in his stroller for so long.