April 24, 2016
Selah June is giving kisses and saying “I uv oo!” when prompted. It’s precious. She’s also starting to sing to some of her favorite songs. “Let go” has been central to our lives for quite some time, but just recently she’s started singing “Wheels on the Bus” and “Baby Finger.” She does hand motions too. “The momma on the bus says sh sh sh.” Sweetness!
Selah June is wearing shoes pretty regularly now. And she’s really expressing interest in other people’s shoes. This particular day she was taken with Daddy’s shoes. How cute is this?
Don’t pay attention to how dirty the floors are. Did I mention we really like spending time outside?
April 2016 (all of it)
Selah June wants to spend every waking moment outside. The weather is beautiful, and this child senses it. She loves to listen for the birds and the airplanes. She loves the breeze and the trees. She loves to run in the grass and splash in the little puddles formed by our uneven stone pavers around the fire pit. She even loves to “go night night” with her blanky face down on the patio or the pavers.
April 17, 2016 (continued)
When we got home from church and lunch, Miss Selah June wanted to play outside. It was a beautiful April day, and so we did our best to enjoy it. Here are some of my favorites from the afternoon.
You’ll notice that she’s carrying a toothbrush. That’s right! Selah June has discovered oral hygiene. The only problem is that she’s interested in everyone’s toothbrush. She doesn’t discriminate.
And there was silliness…
It was a really good day.
April 17, 2016
Grammy’s Birthday!!!!!
Jeremy and I dressed Miss Selah June up in a cute little dress and paired it with her sparkly new silver shoes for Sunday morning service at East Brent. She usually fusses a little bit about being left in the nursery, but this time she went right in there and never looked back. I guess that’s a good sign, but it still makes me a little sad.
Dad told Mom that she could go anywhere she wanted for lunch for her birthday after church. She picked Zoe’s. We joined them, and Selah June enjoyed pita bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, and some of Dad’s steak kabobs. I had quinoa salad, and it was delightful!
April 15, 2016
Selah June played with Satie and Sebastian all day, and we went to dinner with the Settle gang. Five Guys was pretty well equipped to handle our collective craziness. It was noisy. There were nice and accommodating diners. And SJ had had a nap. All of these things combined to form a really enjoyable experience. After the kids had eaten their fill, Selah June decided she needed to go exploring. Satie Isabella did great following her around and keeping her out of trouble.
Pretty cute…
April 9, 2016
Selah June is really all about the potty right now. She knows when she pees and when she poops, and she will walk you to her room to change her diaper. She also is really all about others going potty too. She will not stand for anybody to take a potty break without her. She likes to pull out the toilet paper and unroll it without ceasing until you physically make her stop… which is a challenge while you’re trying to go potty, I might add. She lets you wipe yourself (thank goodness), but she really wants to be the one to throw the toilet paper in the potty and then “push the button” to make it flush.
You can all say “gross” now. It’s warranted.
Mom let us borrow one of her baby potties. SJ enjoys sitting on it (fully clothed and with the seat down). She also likes to disassemble it. Mom says that they take it all apart before they can put it all together. Let’s hope that applies in this scenario as well.
April 8, 2016
Selah June spent the morning at Grammy and Grandpa’s house. And because she likes nothing more than “outside,” this is where I left them.
April 7, 2016
I brought quizzes home to grade, and of course Selah June wanted to be outside. So I thought, “what a great idea! I’ll grade while she runs around in the yard!” Only that’s not exactly what she had in mind. She wanted to help. And by help she really wanted to was them up and use them as toilet paper to wipe her own bottom.
I came home from work on Wednesday to find my family on a walk! Selah June loves to be outside. That is nothing new. But Jeremy has started taking her on walks whenever she (or her mother) is particularly fussy. Now she wants to go on walks ALL THE TIME!!! “Wok, wok, wok wok???”
And she doesn’t really want to be in a stroller or be carried or hold your hand. NO! She wants to walk a few paces ahead of you with sheer toddler determination. And she’ll absolutely go and go and go. Thank goodness that at some point it eventually gets dark. We’d be Forrest Gumping our way through this crazy life.
