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• Up to row.  Boat went well.  2 x 1500 on the bay + 2 x 800 in the creek. We were concerned the women weren't out of the way of a ferry.  Pieces went OK, but we lost our length once when we tried to go fast without staying long or organized.
• I got little man out of bed this morning.  He likes his new room configuration, I think.
• Picked up tiny Man from daycare,a nd has positive confirmation that he understands words.  His first obviously understood phrase: "Monster Face".  He makes his faces upon hearing only the words, without any other cues that that's what's expected.  It's a term he will have learned form us, and only in the last month or so, so it means he probably understands more.  It's really cool, and goes a long way towards making us feel a bit less worried. 
• For some reason, Johann thinks the beer in the door of my keg fridge is hilarious.  I had him in my arms with the door open, and he just died laughing, tried to grab the bottles, pull off their caps.
• I set up a few tupperware buckets for him to put blocks in.  He played with that a little.  He's more into putting things into and taking them out of other things, so this is better for him to interact with the blocks. 
• I got out his (slightly melted crayons, and spread some user wrapping paper on the hexagonal table for him to try to use the crayons. He understood it a little bit, but kept wanting to eat the crayons.  We moved the operation tot he floor, still limited interest, but we'll keep trying.