My Mom, who is probably the only one interested in the My Family Life category anyway, has been mumbling about the lack of posts to this category especially in recent months. So Mom, this one if for you.
Benjamin has taken to calling Hanna by the affectionate nickname, "Peeka-paaka." The origination of this is entirely unknown but my best guess is that it derives from the morphing of peek-a-boo which we often say to Hanna to get her to smile. Curiously I was also called "Peeka-paaka" yesterday so the exact meaning of the endearing term is still subject to change.
In other interesting family news Peeka-paaka's first tooth appeared two days ago. We have been expecting this for months and many a time we thought it was eminent due to fussiness and such. However, it appeared without ceremony during a time when Hanna has been sleeping through the nights quite peacefully. (Although there is some disagreement on the "through the nights" as she is waking up before her assigned wake time of 7 AM.)
Benjamin is enjoying the computer I set up for him. We installed Reader Rabbit 1 which is geared for 3-5 year olds. After briefly watching him play the first time, both Elisabeth and I dismissed it as still too old for him. However, by the second day he was consistently matching letters. Wow! The big question for us is how to appropriately limit his computer time. Since Dad is writing again he doesn't exactly model a balanced computer usage at the moment.
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