Molly has just started building towers with her blocks that she got from Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas last year.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
Farewell Tommy...
Molly lost one of her furry friends on Saturday when our pet Tommy was hit by a car. He'll be missed. Buster will likely go crazy because now Molly will afflict all her kitty affections on him.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
What are you saying?
Molly is now seventeen months old and it seems our biggest challenge these days is communication. She talks relatively clearly and uses lots of words, but there have been a few instances where I am totally stumped and she is totally pissed and frustrated.
Case in point:
Molly likes mandarin oranges, so I put some in a cup on her picnic table while she is watching one of her videos. A minute or so later she starts saying something like, “boont, boont.” I think she is saying boots and ask her why she wants her boots since we are in the living room. She is persistent and continues to say “boont, boont” in a louder voice. I have now forgotten all about the oranges and go and get her boots, because if a girl thinks she needs her boots…she needs her boots. This is when she freaks and yells NO, NO. I give up. She is obviously not happy and wants something…but what? I then tell her to show Mommy what she wants. She trots down to the kitchen and goes to the drawer with the utensils and points. I open it and she grabs a spoon, trots back up to the living room, sits and eats her oranges and is a happy camper. A SPOON!?!?! She simply wanted a spoon. Who knew? The hundred times before this, she ate her oranges with her fingers.
On the flipside, Molly certainly makes herself understood and knows what she wants. She loves to wash her hands in the sink and she will stand at the sink and say “hands, hands” until you hold her up to wash her hands (and don’t even think of forgetting the soap). The only thing is that you have to quickly guide her out of the room after drying her hands because if she spots the sink, she will stand there and say “hands, hands.” I would like to think my child is clean and will grow up to have good hygiene but I think this behaviour is probably linked to her love of repetition more than anything else.
Since we don’t have cable or satellite (we have three channels), Molly doesn’t watch TV but rather has a collection of videos that she likes to watch. Her favourites right now are Elmo (will her love of this furry red creature ever end?), JoJo’s Circus, Baby Einstein (Baby Neptune and Baby MacDonald are her favs), and Little Einstein (the toddler version of Baby Einstein). She usually watches videos in the morning and sometimes before she goes to bed. You don’t ever have to guess that she wants to watch a video because she points to the TV and says “DD”. This of course is her code for DVD.
Molly continues to love books and her favourite right now is called “My Potty Book.” It’s a cute book that I found at Walmart and the little girl in the book is actually named Molly. I haven’t pushed the potty training yet, but am hoping her love of this book (and the fact that she loves sitting on her potty) will serve us well when we do start.
Molly now has 16 teeth and seems to be eating better these days. She’s still around 22 pounds and the goat’s milk seems to be helping her system, but I am not totally convinced it is working. We have to go see our doctor in the next month, so we’ll get it all figured out then (at least I hope).
We took Molly to get her pictures taken and it was exactly a year since the last photo shoot. I must say that there is a drastic difference between getting pictures taken at five months old and seventeen months old. Molly was much more interested in playing with all the toys and had very little patience for sitting still and smiling. Here’s hoping we captured some good poses. Stay tuned.
Christmas is just around the corner and I can safely say that I am giddy like a schoolgirl. I can’t wait to see Molly’s face on Christmas morning. She is going to be so excited. I also can’t wait to play in the snow with her, make snow angels, build a snowman, and go sledding. This could possibly be the best winter yet.
As a closing note, I will mention that we have been spared exactly 17 months and one day. Spared from what you may ask. Spared from the dreaded, yet inevitable words that all toddlers learn and use incessantly – WHAT’S THAT?!?!? Let the fun begin.
Until next time,
Alayne and Molly
Case in point:
Molly likes mandarin oranges, so I put some in a cup on her picnic table while she is watching one of her videos. A minute or so later she starts saying something like, “boont, boont.” I think she is saying boots and ask her why she wants her boots since we are in the living room. She is persistent and continues to say “boont, boont” in a louder voice. I have now forgotten all about the oranges and go and get her boots, because if a girl thinks she needs her boots…she needs her boots. This is when she freaks and yells NO, NO. I give up. She is obviously not happy and wants something…but what? I then tell her to show Mommy what she wants. She trots down to the kitchen and goes to the drawer with the utensils and points. I open it and she grabs a spoon, trots back up to the living room, sits and eats her oranges and is a happy camper. A SPOON!?!?! She simply wanted a spoon. Who knew? The hundred times before this, she ate her oranges with her fingers.
On the flipside, Molly certainly makes herself understood and knows what she wants. She loves to wash her hands in the sink and she will stand at the sink and say “hands, hands” until you hold her up to wash her hands (and don’t even think of forgetting the soap). The only thing is that you have to quickly guide her out of the room after drying her hands because if she spots the sink, she will stand there and say “hands, hands.” I would like to think my child is clean and will grow up to have good hygiene but I think this behaviour is probably linked to her love of repetition more than anything else.
Since we don’t have cable or satellite (we have three channels), Molly doesn’t watch TV but rather has a collection of videos that she likes to watch. Her favourites right now are Elmo (will her love of this furry red creature ever end?), JoJo’s Circus, Baby Einstein (Baby Neptune and Baby MacDonald are her favs), and Little Einstein (the toddler version of Baby Einstein). She usually watches videos in the morning and sometimes before she goes to bed. You don’t ever have to guess that she wants to watch a video because she points to the TV and says “DD”. This of course is her code for DVD.
Molly continues to love books and her favourite right now is called “My Potty Book.” It’s a cute book that I found at Walmart and the little girl in the book is actually named Molly. I haven’t pushed the potty training yet, but am hoping her love of this book (and the fact that she loves sitting on her potty) will serve us well when we do start.
Molly now has 16 teeth and seems to be eating better these days. She’s still around 22 pounds and the goat’s milk seems to be helping her system, but I am not totally convinced it is working. We have to go see our doctor in the next month, so we’ll get it all figured out then (at least I hope).
We took Molly to get her pictures taken and it was exactly a year since the last photo shoot. I must say that there is a drastic difference between getting pictures taken at five months old and seventeen months old. Molly was much more interested in playing with all the toys and had very little patience for sitting still and smiling. Here’s hoping we captured some good poses. Stay tuned.
Christmas is just around the corner and I can safely say that I am giddy like a schoolgirl. I can’t wait to see Molly’s face on Christmas morning. She is going to be so excited. I also can’t wait to play in the snow with her, make snow angels, build a snowman, and go sledding. This could possibly be the best winter yet.
As a closing note, I will mention that we have been spared exactly 17 months and one day. Spared from what you may ask. Spared from the dreaded, yet inevitable words that all toddlers learn and use incessantly – WHAT’S THAT?!?!? Let the fun begin.
Until next time,
Alayne and Molly
