Ah, YES

For a while Otto was quite taken with the word "no", and who could blame him.  It often meant both "yes" and "no".  Just a little confusing for those of us not inside his head all the time.  Lately though he has really picked up "yes" and seems to be very good at using it appropriately.  The best part is the way he says it.  With such conviction and sheer joy.  You really can't help but laugh every time he says it. We have to catch it on video before the moment passes, because really it is just priceless.

Speaking of video, eric made a fantastic short of him over Thanksgiving.  Pa-pop (Ken) has made a new banjo just for playing Pete Seeger music for Otto, well that and he likes banjos and making them....  He can play many songs for Otto but all he wants to hear is the Railroad Song (I've been working on the railroad) over and over again.  On thanksgiving with the help of my Uncle Alan and Aunt Lee we all sang the song over and over again much to Otto's joy while he ran in circles saying "choo choo" being a train.  Eric caught us all in our glory and made a little video of it.  There is also some footage of my grandmother playing the railroad song on the piano and us singing while Otto dances which is pretty wonderful too.  

Some days I think he gets funnier all day long.  Yesterday when he woke up from his nap he was extolling the virtues of hot chocolate to me.  When I asked him if it was yummy he responded "oh yes, make Otto happy!".  The other morning he was telling eric about what must have been a dream since he was talking about his friend Isaac riding down the sidewalk on an elephant.  His mind is always going and more often than not he is telling you about it at the same time. 

I promise videos and more pictures soon, but for now an update will have to do.