Mr. Manners

Lately Jacob has pulled out some new niceties from his bag of tricks.  He frequently uses please and thank you… perhaps with some prompting.  He’s famous at school for his signature sentence, “How do you do?”  (Based on his favorite book, this is what you say when you meet a farmer.)  And you can count on him for a hearty “bless you” when witnessing a sneeze.

Over Christmas, Santa brought Jakey a new baby doll and stroller.  He’s been commandeering his own, as well as the strollers of unsuspecting little girls, since meeting Baby Cora in October.  Santa must have scoured the workshop for a green and blue gender neutral umbrella stroller.

During our holiday in Yosemite I overheard Jake as he pushed the stroller around the living room.  He came across a sippy cup obstacle… “‘Scuse me agua.”

I discreetly concealed my smile.