Lauren's overall favorite book in the world is the Richard Scarry blue book that I had since I was a kid. She just loves looking at all the different details on the pages and pointing out different things to ask what they are.
Yesterday, she pointed to the playground picture and asked what the two animals were doing. "Leapfrog," I told her. She pointing to the bunny hopping over and said, "He's leap" and to the cat, "He's frog." I thought that was pretty clever!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Lauren's Day
Lauren is having quite the vocal day. I'm constantly in awe of the things she says and today is one of those days where it feels like she's just so articulate the whole day. Of course, this is all through a child's lens, so some of it is pretty funny.
- First example, the very first thing she said to me this morning: She was wide awake when I went in at 6:45 and I had heard her talking for a few minutes. I was greeted with a huge smile. "Mommy?" she said, "Did you hear me tooting? I was tooting and tooting and tooting!"
- This afternoon she was playing outside and was out of view for a minute or two and then suddenly came walking back. In a very unconcerned tone, she said, "Mommy, I think the bee might have done this to me." She walked up and she had a huge bee stinger sticking out of her ankle! I told her she'd been stung by a bee and we pulled out the stinger. Aside from a little puffiness at her ankle, she had no other symptoms, so she seems to have weathered the first beet sting of her life! I was just amazed that she didn't cry and really wasn't upset at all. The way she told me was just so... adult.
- We were standing outside and suddenly this huge sphere comes hurtling out of the sky. After a moment, I realized it was a squirrel when it got up and ran back up a tree. We both laughed and then she starting telling me about it, "The squirrel fell down, out of the tree, and then he hit the ground, and then he was dead." She was outside with me a few weeks ago when there was a dead squirrel in the yard, so I was waiting for it to pop back up. Here it was! She didn't seem bothered by it, though, and went on about her business.
- First example, the very first thing she said to me this morning: She was wide awake when I went in at 6:45 and I had heard her talking for a few minutes. I was greeted with a huge smile. "Mommy?" she said, "Did you hear me tooting? I was tooting and tooting and tooting!"
- This afternoon she was playing outside and was out of view for a minute or two and then suddenly came walking back. In a very unconcerned tone, she said, "Mommy, I think the bee might have done this to me." She walked up and she had a huge bee stinger sticking out of her ankle! I told her she'd been stung by a bee and we pulled out the stinger. Aside from a little puffiness at her ankle, she had no other symptoms, so she seems to have weathered the first beet sting of her life! I was just amazed that she didn't cry and really wasn't upset at all. The way she told me was just so... adult.
- We were standing outside and suddenly this huge sphere comes hurtling out of the sky. After a moment, I realized it was a squirrel when it got up and ran back up a tree. We both laughed and then she starting telling me about it, "The squirrel fell down, out of the tree, and then he hit the ground, and then he was dead." She was outside with me a few weeks ago when there was a dead squirrel in the yard, so I was waiting for it to pop back up. Here it was! She didn't seem bothered by it, though, and went on about her business.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Miss Personality
We've been very busy in the last almost-month with the end of summer and beginning of school and Jeremy being out of town quite a bit. Along the way, Lauren has done and said many cute things:
-Right now, she's sitting and repeatedly calling Jeremy on my cell phone. He's at the Husky game and I'm sure she's driving him nuts, but she really wants to talk to him. Every time he answers (and she's doing all the dialing herself), she says, "I'm back" and launches into some description of what she did today or what zoo animal she is. It's really adorable.
-Speaking of zoo animals, we went to the zoo last week and had a wonderful time. Lauren was excited see all the animals and was buzzing between all of the exhibits, never staying long at one. She was most excited to see the giraffes, but probably spent the most time watching the elephants. She rechristened all the animals "Baby Lauren" which was pretty cute. If there was more than one in the area, one would usually be Daddy or Mommy or perhaps Sarah or Jeremy. The cute little one was always her, though. Of course.
-Lauren and I went camping a couple of weekends ago while Jeremy was out of town. We found a little farm outside of Carnation where you can camp on the edge of their property and then take part in some of the farm activities. She was so great in helping set up the tent and was just dying to get inside and hang out. I pretty much had to convince her to come up and see the animals, though she was interested once we got there. She just kept asking when we could go to bed! Finally, after making the poor child eat s'mores (I know... how terrible!) we made our way to the tent and read with the flashlights. After two stories, the lights went out and she was asleep in just minutes. She slept like a little log and woke up happy in the morning. We ate breakfast and visited the animals again and then broke camp. She was sad to go and talked about it for days. It was a great time and I can't wait to take her again.
-Her new thing right now is really wanting to be "Baby Lauren." She wants to held like a baby and often likes to baby talk. She also asks to wear a onesie and asked me to get out her bouncy seat. I think she's sensing that she's on the cusp of getting older and is trying to find a way to stop that from happening. Or maybe she just doesn't want to use the potty. Who knows?
-Her catchphrase of the moment is, "Is someone saying something?" in this very cute, sassy tone. It's adorable.
-She's loving Mickey Mouse Clubhouse right now, especially the episode where Pluto rescues Goofy. She's adopted Pluto's way of saying, "Yeah yeah yeah." Very cute.
-Right now, she's sitting and repeatedly calling Jeremy on my cell phone. He's at the Husky game and I'm sure she's driving him nuts, but she really wants to talk to him. Every time he answers (and she's doing all the dialing herself), she says, "I'm back" and launches into some description of what she did today or what zoo animal she is. It's really adorable.
-Speaking of zoo animals, we went to the zoo last week and had a wonderful time. Lauren was excited see all the animals and was buzzing between all of the exhibits, never staying long at one. She was most excited to see the giraffes, but probably spent the most time watching the elephants. She rechristened all the animals "Baby Lauren" which was pretty cute. If there was more than one in the area, one would usually be Daddy or Mommy or perhaps Sarah or Jeremy. The cute little one was always her, though. Of course.
-Lauren and I went camping a couple of weekends ago while Jeremy was out of town. We found a little farm outside of Carnation where you can camp on the edge of their property and then take part in some of the farm activities. She was so great in helping set up the tent and was just dying to get inside and hang out. I pretty much had to convince her to come up and see the animals, though she was interested once we got there. She just kept asking when we could go to bed! Finally, after making the poor child eat s'mores (I know... how terrible!) we made our way to the tent and read with the flashlights. After two stories, the lights went out and she was asleep in just minutes. She slept like a little log and woke up happy in the morning. We ate breakfast and visited the animals again and then broke camp. She was sad to go and talked about it for days. It was a great time and I can't wait to take her again.
-Her new thing right now is really wanting to be "Baby Lauren." She wants to held like a baby and often likes to baby talk. She also asks to wear a onesie and asked me to get out her bouncy seat. I think she's sensing that she's on the cusp of getting older and is trying to find a way to stop that from happening. Or maybe she just doesn't want to use the potty. Who knows?
-Her catchphrase of the moment is, "Is someone saying something?" in this very cute, sassy tone. It's adorable.
-She's loving Mickey Mouse Clubhouse right now, especially the episode where Pluto rescues Goofy. She's adopted Pluto's way of saying, "Yeah yeah yeah." Very cute.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
No, it isn't
Lauren loves baths, but hates having her hair rinsed. I'm always trying to keep the water out of her eyes and as gentle as possible, and she just hates it. She gets really amped up and squirms around and only makes it worse. Bathtime is otherwise fun, but the hair rinsing isn't my favorite part.
Tonight, I told Lauren that I needed to rinse her hair. She said, "No, Mommy. That's not a good idea."
I thought that was putting it mildly, but articulately!
Tonight, I told Lauren that I needed to rinse her hair. She said, "No, Mommy. That's not a good idea."
I thought that was putting it mildly, but articulately!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Take me out to the ballgame...
Today Lauren and I joined Jeremy in Burien, south of Seattle, to watch a softball tournament he was playing in. The first priority for Lauren was to get on her white and pink Cardinals jersey, pink shorts, pink Crocs, and pink Mariners hat. (I should mention that that hat was purchased for her when she was 3 months old and while it still fits, it doesn't fit well.) She found her pink bat and pink glove (sensing a trend?) and away we went!
As the team got ready for the team, Lauren was very proud to walk around and show off her outfit and gear. A couple of times she even showed us a couple of practice swings, which frankly looked pretty good. You just had to be out of her way, as her eye was on the imaginary ball. She had a bit of a difficult time when she realized she wasn't going to be able to play, but she enjoyed watching and cheering and picking dandelions, so it all worked out. The ice cream during the second game helped tremendously. It was one tired little girl that finally wound down and went to bed tonight!
As the team got ready for the team, Lauren was very proud to walk around and show off her outfit and gear. A couple of times she even showed us a couple of practice swings, which frankly looked pretty good. You just had to be out of her way, as her eye was on the imaginary ball. She had a bit of a difficult time when she realized she wasn't going to be able to play, but she enjoyed watching and cheering and picking dandelions, so it all worked out. The ice cream during the second game helped tremendously. It was one tired little girl that finally wound down and went to bed tonight!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
It's all worth it
Lauren has been an absolute angel lately. An angel. That's not to say that she hasn't had a tantrum or drama moment here or there, but she's been so loving and sweet that those tense moments just melt away. She's very taken right now with giving the biggest hugs and saying, "I missed you!" even if she hasn't had the opportunity to miss you. I got several of those this evening even though we spent the entire day together!
She also gave Jeremy and I both a huge hug at the same time while saying, "I'm just so happy to be with my family!" Awww...
It makes me smile because I know that she must feel very loved to be able to say those things. And she is!
She also gave Jeremy and I both a huge hug at the same time while saying, "I'm just so happy to be with my family!" Awww...
It makes me smile because I know that she must feel very loved to be able to say those things. And she is!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Cutie Pie Redux
Lauren has said a couple of cute/amazing things lately, and I wanted to share them:
- We were walking in downtown Edmonds, and she pointed up at a house and said, "That's the 'merican flag." I had no idea she knew that! Must have picked it up from Miss VJ.
-We went blueberry picking and had a blast. She got a little tired at the end and didn't want to walk back to the car, but only because she did a lot of great picking in the hot sun! She ate and ate and picked and picked... it was so much fun.
Anyway, I made a bunch of muffins that night, including regular-sized and mini. The next morning, I picked her up and showed them sitting on the counter. I asked her, "Do you want the mini muffins, or...?" and she interrupted, saying, "These are Minnie muffins. These are Mickey muffins. These are Donald muffins." I love seeing her sense of humor!
-Today, she put all her babies and stuffed animals in her bed and was singing to them. I said, "You're a good mommy!" She said, "No! YOU'RE a good mommy!" Awww...
-Finally, she's been really great at saying "I love you too" lately. It's sweet, especially since I think she's starting to understand what it means.
- We were walking in downtown Edmonds, and she pointed up at a house and said, "That's the 'merican flag." I had no idea she knew that! Must have picked it up from Miss VJ.
-We went blueberry picking and had a blast. She got a little tired at the end and didn't want to walk back to the car, but only because she did a lot of great picking in the hot sun! She ate and ate and picked and picked... it was so much fun.
Anyway, I made a bunch of muffins that night, including regular-sized and mini. The next morning, I picked her up and showed them sitting on the counter. I asked her, "Do you want the mini muffins, or...?" and she interrupted, saying, "These are Minnie muffins. These are Mickey muffins. These are Donald muffins." I love seeing her sense of humor!
-Today, she put all her babies and stuffed animals in her bed and was singing to them. I said, "You're a good mommy!" She said, "No! YOU'RE a good mommy!" Awww...
-Finally, she's been really great at saying "I love you too" lately. It's sweet, especially since I think she's starting to understand what it means.
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