Speaking of...

Sydney has covered all of the critical words.  Momma and Dada have been spoken, much to the relief of her parents.  She has also said puppy, repeated 'kitty' on rare occassion, and has also said yeah, as well as yea!  These are all fairly basic, and nothing to be surprised about.  So, it made sense to expect the next few words in her growing list of vocabulary to be somewhat similar. 

Well, it turns out she decided one of her next words was going to be 'doctor.'  Really?...how strange is that?  But there is a context for this...it does come from the 5 silly mokeys book.  But what are the odds she would pick that word to say?  Then, during the same week her dad was watching the new JJ Abrams Star Trek movie, and Sydney was playing with toys next to him.  When she looked up and saw the tv, her dad pointed and said 'Spock.'  To his amazement, she repeated 'Spock.'  I wouldn't have guessed that either of those two words would be a part of her limited vocabulary, but I guess you should just be proud, whatever word comes out.  The fact that she is increasing her vocal skills is great!  The only other word she likes is boat.  There is a picture in the house that has a boat on it, and she appears fascinated with it for some reason.

This will be our last post until we get back from Australia.  So, I hope you can wait for an update until we get back in mid June.  So, if Sydney comes back saying g'day, crikey, and few other terms that are common to that continent, don't be surprised. 

Great Grandpa Pagels took some great pictures the last time we visited that we just had to share.  He managed to get one of Sydney with her Great Grandma, another picture with her dad, and one with her favorite pet species...dogs.  Grandma Gloria was also able to get a picture of her while she was reading.  A thumb to suck on...a good book with predictable story line...what could be more perfect :) 

Have a great few weeks everyone...and wish us luck on the 15 hour plane ride!!!