Party time and video highlights

I'm surprised we haven't received any notes from Jeremiah's adoring fans about how we are slacking on updating his blog. We did get him over his sickness and back to some normal routines.

On Sunday, he enjoyed a house full of people for a Super Bowl party. He was the big boy interacting with some of the smaller kids and entertained Alyson B. in his room, where we had stashed most of his toys away.

His appetite has increased again and we are intrigued by his willingness to try just about anything. He had his Dad's rather-spicy chili with us for dinner one night this week.

We continue to be amazed at the stuff he picks up and what he will say! He likes to sing his ABCs and I finally caught this on video. He recognizes most of his capital letters and is starting to learn the lower case.

Additionally, with all the coverage of the inauguration, he heard Obama's name several times and started repeating it. All political feelings aside, I took it upon myself to make sure he knew what the name was. I'll just let the video speak for itself.

Oh, we also wanted to show you his new hat. This hat was a mutual Grandma effort. Grandma S. bought the fabric when she visited in December. Grandma T. sewed it when she visited in December. I finished it by adding the velcro. There's a little room for him to grow in to it, but he's received several compliments about it.