In case you did not check it out yet, there is a great series of pictures linked from this page showing Roman's latest skills.

Roman's first official word is "More." He is attempting "kitty" but it comes out more like "gee" (with a hard g). He uses "more" quite a lot now, especially at dinner. Today he was in a good mood, but did not want to swim. He preferred to play in our cars. We went to Meijer's, where he got a new shirt (Mama couldn't resist). He has no interest in football. But, he does love the UM Marching Band's CD. We think he is responding to the drums, but he sings and claps during every song, flails his arms, and when each song ends, he goes "eeeeee" and applauds. It's pretty darn funny.

He does like to sit on my lap on the floor and sing. We sing "Wheels on the Bus" and "Ring Around the Rosy" which I like because of its historical significance (the plague). When we get to the part about all falling down, I tilt him backwards so he's hanging upside down. He loves that. He starts to get ready for it about "ashes, ashes".

His second molar came in, so he's got one on the lower left AND right now. We brush teeth every night now. Ah, they grow up so fast! He'll be 15 months tomorrow.