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Life with Lils
I made it my new years resolutioin to try to be better about keeping up with Lils through the blog. There are so many things to say. So many ways in which she blesses our life every day. Here are some things that she loves, along with a few stories all about her.
Lils loves to clean. She will grab any paper towel or baby wipe, or whatever and wipe down anything she sees. She cleans her doll, her toys, the floor (not very well), her face, all sorts of things. And she loves loves loves water. If she sees running water, she says, "wash" and wants to wash her hands.
She has a cabinet in our room that is all hers. I guess it is inteded to be a dirty clothes hamper, but we don't use it as that, so it is empty. I don't know how she discovered it, but she did one day and from then on, it has been her little place to go. Her club house. Her special space. Strangely enough, she can sit in the cabinet with the door clothes for a long time with no lights at all. We wonder if she is going to Narnia. Sometimes she goes in with her favorite toy of the day, her blankie, and a paci. Sometimes she just goes in all alone. Maybe then, the adventures in Narnia aren't as scary. I guess we will never know.
Lils loves outside. Every time she sees someone go outside, she demands to go "side" with them. She loves to play in the leaves and pull grass and run in the grass. Every once in a while, she will get in her swing and play, but mostly, she just likes to run around "side" and feel the wind and look for the moon. She must have some fantastic eyes, because this kid can spot an airplane from far far away. And she loves to find birds and point to them and say, "bird".
Lils loves peas. The kid could eat a million peas if we let her. She also loves pasta, spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna. Her daddy has taught her how to be an adventurous eater, and she will eat just about anything we put on her plate because of it. We love that she isn't a picky eater and will try things quite a bit.
The biggest thing Lils loves is "baby". Oh does she love "baby". She demands it.
One day mom and I were at a craft fair and we ran into this lady who was talking about sign language for babies. Billy and I had already talked a little bit about our desire to teach her sign language, so she could communicate with us better during those terrible twos. So at the craft fair, I purchased two BABY SIGNING TIME videos. oh my goodness. I never would have figured how much she would love these videos. The kid can sit and watch with full attention for 30 minutes to this thing, soaking it all in. She rarely does the signs while the video is on, but that evening, before bed, she will surprise us with new signs for the night. This kid is amazing! And because of the signing, her vocabulary has increased quite a bit. She now is able to say words that I never thought she would be able to say. Here are a few of my favorites that she can say, sign, or do both...
ball, baby, apple, kitty, Annie (our cat, while making the sign or cat), dog, boat, wash, cracker, water, juice, more, bird, moon, outside, mama, dada, (she is beginning to get Nana and Grandpa), tree, sleep, bed, hi, bye bye, shoes, socks, hat, peas, cookie, diaper, potty, bus, car, airplane, go, stop, eat, drink, brush, (I am trying to think of all of them! There are so many, )
I would highly recommend Baby Signing Time to any parent or grandparent. But be prepared to have to watch them over and over again. And be prepared to secretly sign all the songs when no one is looking or listening.
Lils loves to clean. She will grab any paper towel or baby wipe, or whatever and wipe down anything she sees. She cleans her doll, her toys, the floor (not very well), her face, all sorts of things. And she loves loves loves water. If she sees running water, she says, "wash" and wants to wash her hands.
She has a cabinet in our room that is all hers. I guess it is inteded to be a dirty clothes hamper, but we don't use it as that, so it is empty. I don't know how she discovered it, but she did one day and from then on, it has been her little place to go. Her club house. Her special space. Strangely enough, she can sit in the cabinet with the door clothes for a long time with no lights at all. We wonder if she is going to Narnia. Sometimes she goes in with her favorite toy of the day, her blankie, and a paci. Sometimes she just goes in all alone. Maybe then, the adventures in Narnia aren't as scary. I guess we will never know.
Lils loves outside. Every time she sees someone go outside, she demands to go "side" with them. She loves to play in the leaves and pull grass and run in the grass. Every once in a while, she will get in her swing and play, but mostly, she just likes to run around "side" and feel the wind and look for the moon. She must have some fantastic eyes, because this kid can spot an airplane from far far away. And she loves to find birds and point to them and say, "bird".
Lils loves peas. The kid could eat a million peas if we let her. She also loves pasta, spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna. Her daddy has taught her how to be an adventurous eater, and she will eat just about anything we put on her plate because of it. We love that she isn't a picky eater and will try things quite a bit.
The biggest thing Lils loves is "baby". Oh does she love "baby". She demands it.
One day mom and I were at a craft fair and we ran into this lady who was talking about sign language for babies. Billy and I had already talked a little bit about our desire to teach her sign language, so she could communicate with us better during those terrible twos. So at the craft fair, I purchased two BABY SIGNING TIME videos. oh my goodness. I never would have figured how much she would love these videos. The kid can sit and watch with full attention for 30 minutes to this thing, soaking it all in. She rarely does the signs while the video is on, but that evening, before bed, she will surprise us with new signs for the night. This kid is amazing! And because of the signing, her vocabulary has increased quite a bit. She now is able to say words that I never thought she would be able to say. Here are a few of my favorites that she can say, sign, or do both...
ball, baby, apple, kitty, Annie (our cat, while making the sign or cat), dog, boat, wash, cracker, water, juice, more, bird, moon, outside, mama, dada, (she is beginning to get Nana and Grandpa), tree, sleep, bed, hi, bye bye, shoes, socks, hat, peas, cookie, diaper, potty, bus, car, airplane, go, stop, eat, drink, brush, (I am trying to think of all of them! There are so many, )
I would highly recommend Baby Signing Time to any parent or grandparent. But be prepared to have to watch them over and over again. And be prepared to secretly sign all the songs when no one is looking or listening.
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