rowan has started pretending already! his favorite thing to do these last couple of days is go over to the play kitchen, get a bowl or a cup, put it in micah's play microwave for a few seconds, then bring it to me. he also stirs things in bowls, and pretends to pour liquids from one bowl to another. yesterday, josh saw him down on the floor driving his little hot wheels. : )

i think he's trying out a few words, too. we keep half-hearing him say things... but no one is sure. he's being sneaky about it. last night at my grandmother's house, we all heard him say "mama" but he hasn't said it since. and micah and i heard him say "i don't know!" but no one believes us. just last week, he said "cotton"... oh, and when he tastes something he doesn't like, he says "blech" with lots of gusto and spittle.