Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Jeremy has really wanted to break the routine up just a bit by incorporating some family activities other than watching cartoons into our time together at home in the evenings after her nap.  We were going to go to the library during his Republican meeting but decided to try that adventure on another day. Tonight, when Jeremy got home, we started talking about options.  When we mentioned calling Grammy and Grandpa to see what their plans were, SJ piped up “Grandpa’s house? Bathing Suits? Down? Okay!”  She really doesn’t need anybody else’s contribution to develop and execute a plan. And she assumes that Jeremy will assent to her request.  With speedy tacit consent, she moves on to the charge for action.  “Okay!”  It’s really adorable.  I hope that somewhere along the way I’ve captured it on video.

We went to Grandpa’s house, and she knocked on the door.  Tap, tap, tap.  “Mommy! Knock on the door!” I helped.  Grammy came to the door, and SJ ran right by her screaming.  When she didn’t find Grandpa in the living room, it was “Where’d Grandpa go?” Then she saw him in the kitchen and the screaming started up again.  Here’s the two reunited at last.

Sickening, isn’t it?

She immediately wanted everyone to put their bathing suits on.  THANK GOODNESS DAD PAID FOR SOLAR!!!!! Dad and Jeremy made it into the pool before Mom and I did.  And they warned us that she has started just running along the pool and jumping into the water regardless of whether or not you’re ready. I perhaps already knew that because of our recent adventures at the indoor and outdoor pools in the mountains.  She’s completely fearless.

She likes to use the noodle to float so that she can kick and “swim” on her own. The only problem is that noodles are a little precarious.

You can easily flip over while holding onto a noodle.

As you can see, she doesn’t seem to mind.

Jeremy noted that she seems to have changed just over the last week.  It’s so true.  Every single day there is something different.  She now really knows her colors.  She’s singing songs more and more.  Her favorite at the moment is Old Mac Donald, but every verse she wants to be about a duck.  We have to plead for more diversity.  A cow? A cat? A pig? Always a duck.