Vocabulary check-in

Munchkin is almost 13months now, and Grandpa gave us the idea to video all of the words she is signing. Let's see if I can make a list here before you see for yourself: eat, more, all done, clean (sometimes), cheese, cereal, milk, rain, baby, bed, bath, dog, elephant, chicken, pig, frog, cow, lion, bird (sometimes), flower, butterfly, Daddy. That's 22 words! She also will do a horse noise, a dog noise, sniffs at flowers, blows kisses, and waves hi and bye after much consideration. What a smart baby! Also, today she started saying Winnie the Pooh in a jargon manner. She points to him in her room and says a phrase that matches in syllable and intonation. Without further ado, here is our video dictionary.

RAIN

BABY, PIG, COW, and a poor CHICKEN

ELEPHANT, horse noise, dog noise, BUTTERFLY, and a poor LION

COW and "cow"!!

MILK, EAT

EAT, MORE, PLEASE (note the 2 word phrase!)

FLOWER

BATH, BED

FROG

Saying "Winnie the Pooh"

Day with twins

We didn't really mean to spend all day with the twins, but we played in the morning and then we happened to have the same great playground idea in the afternoon! Here's us hanging out at the water table. 

 Munchkin is just one of the family: inappropriately walking over each other, more than gentle pats on the head, attempts to steal toys. 

Then we met at the park to play. They loved the swings.

 Then we all packed up in the wagon to help the twins back to their car. Don't we have awesome hats?

Halfway Through

I'm halfway through my first week with the Munchkin since.... before I started school again when she was at least 2months or younger. I know that sounds crazy, but I've either been in school, so she's been with Mrs. Michelle, we've been on a trip or going on a trip, or had company. Obviously, not non-stop, but I don't think there has been one solid week of just me and her. She is VERY different than she was at 2 months. I was talking to a friend today who has a new baby and a toddler and we were remembering how much we treasured the frequent nap time as a tired new mom. During our phone call my toddler was throwing blocks around the playroom and running around the table holding her ball. We've had fun, and made fun visits to friends and the post office, and tried to manage a growth spurt that is affecting our naps and eating. I found this story on Facebook and felt like it appropriately related our week so far.

If You Give A Mom A Muffin
by Kathy Fictorie

If you give a mom a muffin,
She’ll want a cup of coffee to go with it.
She’ll pour herself some.
Her three-year-old will spill the coffee.
She’ll wipe it up.
Wiping the floor, she’ll find dirty socks.
She’ll remember she has to do laundry.
When she puts the laundry in the washer,
She’ll trip over boots and bump into the freezer.
Bumping into the freezer will remind her she has to plan for supper.
She will get out a pound of hamburger.
She’ll look for her cookbook (“101 Things To Do With a Pound of Hamburger”).
The cookbook is sitting under a pile of mail.
She will see the phone bill, which is due tomorrow.
She will look for her checkbook.
The check book is in her purse that is being dumped out by her two-year-old.
She’ll smell something funny.
She’ll change the two year old’s diaper.
While she is changing the diaper, the phone will ring.
Her five-year-old will answer and hang up.
She’ll remember she wants to phone a friend for coffee.
Thinking of coffee will remind her that she was going to have a cup.
And chances are…
If she has a cup of coffee,
Her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it.

Walking Update

Here's what we're up to these days. She took her first steps two weeks ago, remember? And within about 10 days she was strolling around the house. She still falls a lot and about 1 in 20 times she can stand back up without pulling up on something. It is definitely her preferred method of transportation.