The San Francisco Chronicle published a great profile of a neighborhood restaurant that’s right down the street from our house.
from the piece:
The clientele at Jodie’s is mostly older men and locals who’ve been coming for years, and most of the talk is not the highbrow discussion about the failures of our nation’s leaders or the importance of diversity in American culture. It’s about more interesting things, like frozen body parts.
Just when I’d convinced myself the whole “cat” phenomenon was all in my head, Callum floored me with another big moment. When I approached his day care today I peeked in the front window. (I love doing this to see what he’s doing before he sees me. Yes, I’m spying on my kid already.)
But I was spotted, and one of the day care ladies immediately shouted “let’s show your mommy” (in Spanish). Then she set him on his feet, and he proceeded to take about three steps toward me. Then, of course, he promptly fell down. I was practically in tears and kept saying “Wow.” Meanwhile, Callum couldn’t figure out what the big deal was.
So, it’s happened. Our boy has begun his life as a walker. We couldn’t get him to do much more than one step at home (perhaps because we have hardwood floors, whereas the day care has carpeting). But sooner or later he’s going to figure out he’s likelier to catch the cat if he’s on two feet.
BTW, no more evidence that verbal language is in the works. Stops and starts, I guess.
This morning, while diligently chasing Nigel hither and yon, I’m quite sure Callum said “cat”… or something that sounded an awful lot like it. Since his usual verbalizations run to “dug-uh” and “duh,” “cat” seemed like a pretty deliberate departure. Wow. The beginnings of language.
Our friends Madalyn and Brian from Texas were in town a couple of weeks ago, so we took the opportunity to visit some NorCal sites like Muir Woods (pictured) and Sonoma County wine country. Let this be a lesson to all of you considering visiting. We’ll show you an awesome time in some beautiful country (and possibly get you drunk). 
P.S. This picture was taken by Madalyn.
We are just back from Scotland where Callum had a chance to socialize with family and friends (like these handsome twins here). Pics available on Flickr.
