22 Months

This month has been amazing. These past few months before Jill's second birthday have been my favorite so far. She is just so cute and funny! The things she says amaze me.

Some new ones:

• When it takes us a while to understand something she's saying she says loudly (after we've asked a few times), "Oh, (insert word or phrase), WIGHT!" like we're totally stupid. It's SO funny!
• "Ah ded et, Dad-dee!" (I'll get it, Daddy)
• "Holp! Dee-ming-o, ah coming!" (Help! Diego, I'm coming!)
• "Watch Doe-dah now!" (Watch Dora now!)
• "Eat hummus NOW!"
• "I yike food!"
• "Go-licious hummus!"
• "See min-ut you!" (see you in a minute)
• "Be wight back" (when she wants to do something not on the agenda)

She's fallen in love with Dora the Explorer (in fact I think we're hosting a Dora birthday party) and to a lesser degree with Go Diego, Go. We have to watch them and play with them a lot. She had been making her Sesame Street characters pretend to be Dora and Diego until I took pity on her today and bought her one of each. Now she is SO happy!

We have been spending a lot of time in West Seattle these past few weekends, taking her to see the cats for adoption at Next to Nature (where we used to buy Red's food), playing at Curious Kidstuff (and spending a small fortune on toys), and getting Pagliacci pizza to take home. She told me today that we should "go Wes' See-a-le" today after her nap. It's been a great way to spend our Saturdays.

Her imagination has really taken off this month and I love listening to her play. I have to do it sneakily because if she sees me she ropes me in and says, "Mama do-weet," and then she won't do anything on her own. She has also been liking to share tv with us. When I'm driving and she's watching a movie she yells, "Yook, Mama! Watch!" I try to explain that I can't watch while I'm driving, but that doesn't stop her.

She's also a super singer, as you'll see in the videos. We had a great April, and we're in full birthday planning mode. Stay tuned for more on that, and enjoy the photos and videos!

"playing cards"

talking

listening

"OH NO!"

throwing rocks at Des Moines Beach

playing at Police Academy

Cheese

telling a story

watching tv in Mama's bed

playing at the zoo by the snow leopards

Beach Baby

JILL LOVES THE BEACH. Behold the wonder and glory that is Alki Beach, and my baby (almost a big girl) there. We've gone twice in the past four days because she loves it so much. Ah, a girl after her parents' hearts.

Friday, April 16, 2010







Monday, April 19, 2010

Jill First Bike

Because she has taken to accosting children at the park on their bikes and attempting to steal those bikes, we decided it was time she had one of her own. We got the Fisher-Price Rock, Roll, and Ride Trike, and she loves it! She's already a daredevil, standing, lounging, and riding with no hands. Now we are ready for her to learn to pedal on her own someday, and she'll be all set. She LOVES her bike!

Easter

We had a lovely Easter with my family this year. Jill was totally enthralled with the Easter Egg hunt. We had to keep dropping eggs that she'd already found so she could have, "Mo egg" as requested. After a few minutes she and Steve were alone outside in the rain continuing to pick up the same eggs over and over again. They only came in when I carried Jill to dinner, against her will. We can't wait to see what next Easter will bring!

The Easter Bunny brought her this Sesame Street playset--her "Ewnie Housh"

Easter at Pop and Dee's house with her second basket

finding eggs

more eggs

running