Changing Diapers

This morning Anne was playing with her teddy bears in her room. Then she got up on her bed, pulled off the changing pad and put it on the floor. Then she walked out of her bedroom. It didn't occur to me that she was doing something in particular. She came back in with a cloth diaper wipe she had gotten wet -- and proceeded to "clean" her teddy bear. And tried to put a couple different diapers on the bear. She was too cute! Besides pretend talking on the phone, this is the first creative/imaginative play I've seen her do. Very cool!

The perfect kid

I was complaining to Ben that when Anne and I went outside this evening for 15 minutes, I got six mosquito bites - SIX - and Anne got none. I didn't think that Anne had gotten any bites all summer and I get a minimum of three every time I step outside. But then Ben said he saw her get a couple of bites last week on her ankles. And she never scratched!

My child covers her mouth when she yawns, says "Thank You" TOO often, and doesn't scratch mosquito bites. I think I have the perfect kid.

Miscellany

Thoughts and updates. in no particular order.

Last night Anne yawned. And covered her mouth! I guess I must do a good job of covering my mouth too, because I don't know where else she would have learned it. Same thing with "Thank you." She says it all the time. I love it! I have the greatest kid.

We've started going to the KCK public library. They've got lots of movies. And the toys in the kids section are great. Oh, and fish! Can I just say that I love libraries? They are amazing places to me. We had a lot of books in our house growing up - books were certainly valued. But we didn't have a lot of money, so we didn't just go out a buy a book that we wanted. But go into a library and there are hundreds of thousands of books for the taking! Free! I mean, that's enough to take your breath away! I really want Anne to love books, too. And she's on her way. She loves to read books with us. And she loves to go to the library. I'm so glad.

Chocolate Banana bread is in the oven. Yay.

I've learned (thanks, Carra) how to make yogurt. It makes me happy. So easy. So cheap. So much better for you than the uber-sugared versions at the grocery store. And Anne loves it.

Anne knows all the motions to the Itsy Bitsy Spider. She loves it.

She's really starting to talk. Two-syllable words are becoming pretty common. I just have to remind her to use words when she's upset. :)

Okay, on to the next thing....

Lots of LEGOs!

She was too interested in the horses to look at the camera.

Family picture!

almost 6,000 pieces!

The LEGO store was amazing!

She loved being with Honey and Pops.

I'm not sure what number tantrum this was that morning. She was ti-red!