I have to say I’m a lot more excited about letting my kids play with Playdough
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Long Haired Hippy Baby
Two Year Photos
To the hills!
We’re off to Hermosa this weekend. Will drive Matthew’s mom to Pierre on our way on Friday morning (she’s driving up and staying with us Thursday night), maybe have lunch with both his mom and dad, then off to Hermosa. Probably catch a movie with dad Friday night, then off to Sturgis for the holiday and the family thing on Saturday. Then back to home on Sunday. Busy quick weekend, but I’m sure it’ll be fun. There are several family members we haven’t seen in a while that I’m really looking forward to seeing this weekend.
And for the fun of it: two great pics of El. The first is a girl who really likes hats (and shoes… she’s a girl’s girl!). Don’t you wish you were that flexible? And the second is a picture of the first time I’ve put her in pigtails. We’ve done barrettes but they don’t stay more than a few minutes. She wanted to take the “ties” outside on our walk and I told her the only way she could take them is if she let mommy put them in her hair… and she went for it! (The stinker had a third hairtie I found out later, it’s hidden conveniently on her left thumb.) Previously it’s been a dodge and run while mom tries to decide if pulled hair and tears is worth getting cute pigtails.
Little rubber duckies
I’m reminded of the scene from the Miracle Worker where Helen’s mother asked Helen will ever learn language. Annie’s response was something to the effect of “How long does it take for a child to learn language? Perhaps it’s after 1 million words or so”. Such seems to be the case with young Elizabeth who seem to be learning new words every day almost as if by magic. Sometimes however, we’re not exactly sure she really knows what the word means, or if it’s just a case of monkey see monkey do. To Elizabeth all ducks are quack. When we were reading a snowy day this afternoon and one the page where the little boy is taking a nice hot bath after his trek through the cold snow, she points out with the little rubber duck floating in the tub with him. Quack! she said.
Kids these days.
Brilliance
So, my baby girl learned at least three new words this weekend. Or at least, she spoke 3 new ones… not that they’re entirely clear to anyone on the street. I really do understand all those people that say about little kids that only their mothers (or fathers) can understand them for a while. After all, who would know whether “Bah” means bottle or blanket or bear but the one who hears it daily? (Elizabeth uses “Bah” usually for either blanket or bear, but sometimes it also means book).
Anyway, the new words. So yesterday she used the word/syllable that sounds something like “Duay”. Said it right after I said “Don’t pick that up, it’s dirty”. Then she used the syllable several more times over the weekend when referring to a door. So I’m all excited about that, and a while later we’re heading down the stairs (we stayed at Grandma and Grandpa O’s house) and I ask if she wants to sit with Papa (grandpa) and she says “Pop!” This morning she used the same word to refer to our dogs (they’re both older dogs, but I still call them her “puppies”). The third word was the most exciting for me. She said blue. Or rather “Boo”. This is really my first indication that she understands colors. We were reading a “learn your colors” book and turned to the blue page and I asked her what color cookie monster was and before I could tell her (keep in mind that’s probably the 15th time we read that book this weekend) she said “Boo!” Maybe it’s luck or she can almost recite the book since we’ve read it so much, but she did call her blue blankie “boo” a little later (she has several favorite blankies, and currently the blue one is tops). She also said “boo” when I was asking if she wanted to read a book (which is a switch from the usual “Bah”).
So if she said “duay”, “pop”, and “boo”, I guess that’s 3 words, but if I count them as “dirty”, “door”, “papa”, “puppy”, “blue” and “book” then it’s 6. I’ll go with the latter and just say my baby’s brilliant!
I’ve decided that although my baby might not be more advanced than the average, I’m going to tell myself and her that she’s brilliant. Besides, as mean and cruel as the world is, everyone should have at least one person that thinks they’re brilliant, beautiful and talented. Isn’t that what moms are for?
Stampin!
The three of us went to a friend’s house today to do some Stampin’ Up card making. It was not an official event (no catalogs or pressure to buy things) but just lots of cards to play with. Besides her and the Orstad clan, there were 4 other ladies (yes, Matthew was the only guy there, poor man) and we all had a great time. The hostess had created 7 different cards using different techniques (eg embossing, using dimensionals, some crank thing that crinkled the paper, tearing, using assorted pretties like brads and ribbons and different punches) and had enough card stock all cut out and ready to go so that everyone could go around and make at least one of each. Matthew didn’t make any cards; I think he’s decided that although this is sort of fun, it’s not really his thing. But he chit-chatted with everyone (most work with me or are friends in town here we’ve spent a lot of time with) and did admit that he had a fun time (helped that our hostess is a grandma and had LOTS of fun toys and lego/megablocks to keep El amused!) All in all, it was a lot of fun.
Which brings up the point: if Keri has gotten into cardmaking and made lots of Christmas cards (I did make quite a few), why has almost no one received one? Because Keri likes the fun of creating things and then letting them die in a heap, almost but not quite finished. I still may send them out… if some people receive Christmas cards from us in March, hopefully they understand. If some don’t ever get a card, either I forgot you, I got tired of making cards and you are one of the unlucky ones, or more likely: I never got around to sending the cards I have. Pitiful, I know, but that’s the way I roll.
In the meantime, here are two more random pictures. They are both from Elizabeth’s first trip to Storybook Island in Rapid City last summer in July. We had to peel her, bawling from the black plastic horse because she wanted to ride him FOREVER. Scott, does the other pic make you nostalgic? Remember those things? Last year she was too little to really get them bouncing, but this year I bet she’ll love them!
Happy B-day Matthew!
It’s Matthew’s birthday today. Yay! We went out to eat and took a walk and played games and all kinds of good stuff. And played with our little baby squirt. She’s so darn cute sometimes. I tried to get you a good picture, but most of them look like this:
That’s my baby! Silly girl is always really on the move. I think she sees the camera and that’s her cue to run around like a crazy wild monkey. Although really, she doesn’t need that incentive to act like a crazy wild monkey… truly that’s her natural state. I did get one cute picture tonight tho, so I’ll leave you with this one:
Silly girl!
Here’s a quick shot of my girl eating her cheerios. She’s a pretty good baby, and boy does she LOVE her cheerios!
Just put her down to bed…. she was all disgruntled and wouldn’t lay down… and then I realized I had forgotten to read her a story! I’d changed the diaper, put her in jammies, brushed her teeth, popped in the paci and given her a blankie… and figured she was good to go. Silly me… as soon as I realized my error, I gave her two quick stories and she put her head on my shoulder and almost fell asleep.. then went down in her crib without any whimpers. Wish she was doing better with the baby sign language, it would be nice if she could tell me what she wants. The only sign she does is “milk”. She also has a little sound she makes (sounds something like “ayah-yah-yah”) when she gets excited about brushing her teeth (yes, my silly little girl loves to have her teeth brushed). The rubbing the eyes makes bedtime/sleepy girl pretty obvious. All the rest is a guessing game!