Beginning Smiles

Beginning Smiles
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He looks a little concerned here, but he's about to smile.
For those of you who haven't been able to experience the baby-talk first hand, here's a partial list of nicknames we have for the little bumpkin:

Xander (official nickname)
Xander the Meanderer
Squiggly Worm
Wiggly Worm
Squigglebert
Mr. Burp-a-lot
Baby
Baby-boo
Mr. Cute
Sir Cute-a-lot
Mr. Man
Little Monkey
Cutie
Cutie Pie
Sweetie
Sugar-Pie
Mr. Mump (my favorite, coined by Micah)

In other news, we just found a daycare for Xander. It's a family day care run by a woman who used to be a nanny, her daughter and an assistant. They have five kids right now and Xander will be the sixth and youngest. The references I called all had glowing reviews. When I called tonight, the owner said that after we left the daycare, her daughter said, "oh I hope they place him here, he's such a little man." He will get lots of holding and love there. It's nice to have that taken care of.