swinging in the park

sleeping

the last two nights you've had trouble falling asleep. maybe it's the time change. last night you were very worked up. screaming and crying. i laid you down and rubbed your back and you sobbed so pitifully. but you quieted down and you hugged your dolly and before long you were making little snores. tonight mom put you to bed and called me up because you were all upset. standing in bed. i came in and you immediately got down on your side, feeling for your dolly. i rubbed your back and you calmed down very quickly. half an hour later mom called me up to come take a peek at you. you were curled into the corner of your bed, sort of on your side, sort of facing up, your blankie around you and you were holding dolly so tight in. i wish i could have taken a picture.

just found

i just had a roll of film developed that had some old photos on it. this was from our fall pappa dadda days where i would stay home from work and we would almost always spend our afternoon riding around louisville and then stop at the playground for some swinging and playing and watching all the other kids who were playing.

helping

One of the cutest things you do right now is help us with your diapers. We change one of your disposable diapers in the morning, wrap it up and put it on the floor. We put you on your feet when you're changed and ask you to help us throw away your diaper. Without a second thought, usually, you grab the diaper and head to the kitchen. We open up the trash for you and drop it over the edge and continue on with your business. So cute it breaks my heart.

Uh oh!

You are somewhat vocal right now but you basically use the same words and variations of the same thing. Uh oh! Otto! Dodo (for Dolly). You just woke up from a nap and I'm watching you on the monitor. You grunted a couple of times and then your first words were, "Uh oh!" Time to go get you!

Playing Popcorn

This afternoon while preparing food for the week ahead Paloma wanted to help but wasn't sure how. I thought perhaps a little game of popcorn would keep her little hands busy and help her feel like she was involved in the kitchen activity a tad. She played and played. She'd scoop and dump kernels, pick and place them one by one and plunge her hand into the jar and feel around. Later in the day, after we'd picked up and put away she spotted the jar high in the cupboard and said "Oooohhhhh!" Another day, sweet girl, another day.