Now a Born Blue Child

This blog has been languishing since our Unborn Blue Child was born (in 2008). Henceforth, he will be referred to as J. S has kindly allowed me (A, dad to J) to co-opt the blog to allow make it a repository for things we want to remember for posterity.

So to kick it off, let's get up to speed. We moved away from PR last year, and we now live in a co-op in the Bay Area. We live with 2 other families (KJ+DO with daughters RJ+TJ, and TH with son AH). S is pregnant again! UBC2 is due 12/25/10, which isn't a problem since we're Jewish. We're (sadly) moving out of our co-op in the not so distant future because there just isn't enough room for UBC2 to join the ranks here.

So today, J was playing with TJ after dinner while I was chatting with KJ + TH. TJ is 4 months older than J, and apparently has figured out the doorknob principle--something still missing from J's every expanding repertoire of skills. The door slams closed, and TJ comes charging gleefully back inside. J is not with her, so KJ and I re-open the door. J is halfway down the steps, coat in one hand, nerf ball in the other.
"J, where are you going?"
"I go for walk!"
"By yourself?"
"J go for walk by self!"
He was dragged back in with much protest, but J and I did go for a walk later with 2 dogs in tow. I can't believe he was just heading out like that.

S says that one of her favorite things in the world is when J calls himself "sweet potato", as in:
"J, are you my sweet potato?"
"I'm a sweet potato!"
If he's crying, he'll occasionally say that he's a "sad potato".