Funny Weekend Isms

Okay, so I am going to call this a long weekend as these things started on Thursday. However, some of them too funny to let pass by!

So, Abi and I went for a walk to go see the duckies. When daddy got home I said, “Tell daddy how many duckies you saw!” Daddy asked her, “How many duckies did you see?” She then leaned over and gave him a kiss. Because it was funny, daddy asked again, and again, and again, and again…. I think you get the picture. Yes, every time daddy asked the question, he got kisses! I wanted to get some kisses too, so I asked Abi the same question. She leaned over and gave DADDY kisses! Hmmm… maybe I will try later. So I did. I made sure daddy was way on the other side of the room when I asked. She actually ran to the other side of the room to give daddy kisses! No kisses for mommy. However, if I ask when no one else is around, I get kisses. :) She is something!

Next, all three of us went for a walk to see what else but the duckies. To keep things simple right now, all the hundreds of geese who are taking over our little lakes (they are really ponds) are also known as duckies. They happened to feel like crossing the street, so naturally cars have to stop and wait…. and wait. No, they are not what you call “birds on a mission.” The first car in line was honking trying to get them to move faster, but no luck. He actually jumped out of his car, cell phone still to the ear, and ran after them yelling, “get out of the road you crazy geese!” They all went running and everyone was on their way. Too funny! Oh to have had the video camera!

This next one was not funny, but kind. As Abi and I were returning from a walk, we heard sirens. Abi whipped her head around and was looking to see what the noise was. We waited at the end of the driveway so that we could see and a fire truck was coming over the hill and headed in our direction. When I saw that he was coming right by us, I started backing down into the driveway a little as the sirens are very loud and I didn’t want it to scare Abi when it went by so close. The fireman saw me and turned the siren off as he passed my house, waiting to turn it back on until he had reached the cross street just past our house. Even as he is rushing to help someone in need, he was still aware of his surroundings and responded with such quick kindness!

Okay, back to funny. Abi LOVES to ride in daddy's truck. Whenever we are outside she points to the truck and wants to go for a ride. Today, Mark was cleaning out the bed of the truck, so we weren’t going anywhere. That did not stop Abi from wanting to at least sit in her car seat in the truck! Yes, I put her up in the seat and she watched daddy clean out the bed of the truck. It took her wanting milk to get her out of the truck. She cracks me up! And yes, I sat with her, rear-facing as well, and watched the waterworks.

Abi started blowing kisses this weekend! So cute and she is so proud of herself every time she does that and anything new :)

I will end with this. Abi has been surprising us with signs that she hasn’t done before. We are teaching her some basic sign language to help bridge the gap between her knowing what she wants and actually being able to speak her needs. The first of the newer signs was for “more.” So exciting! The only problem is that sometimes, like tonight, she finds something, eats it and then asks for more. Fortunately it was a cheerio that has gone overboard (they are all over!). Cheerios are always a good guess! The most recent was just a little bit ago. You may wonder why I have all this time to write all of this in one sitting! A whole new entry along with finishing one I started last week. Well, that is because at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Abi pointed upstairs. We have relocated the play room, so I wasn’t sure if she wanted to play or go night night. I asked her both verbally and with signs if she wanted to play or go night night, and she did the sign for night night! Both Mark and I were floored as I have not done the sign very much and she has never shown signs of picking it up. She was asleep before I sat down to rock her. For those of you wondering why the time is so shocking, it’s because she normally goes to bed between 9 and 9:30 p.m. (at least the past few nights). Anywhere between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. is the norm. Looks like an early morning!!!

Little Helper

Hello! It's been a while since I have popped in. I have so many stories to tell, but every time I start to type Abi pushes her way between me and the counter, starts pulling on my pants and whining!! She is teething .....

On the upside, she does love to help around the house. She is a copycat, so she likes to do what everyone else is doing. She loves to help cook in the kitchen:

Concentration before the cooking begins, please.....

Okay, not exactly in the kitchen, but you can sample your food anywhere, right? Have pot, will travel!

She is also a BIG help with the laundry:

Looks innocent enough, right?

"What socks? I don't have any socks...."

Yes, she is a daddy's girl, but mommy's little helper :)

Fun Conversations of a One-Year Old

I am standing here making breakfast and am enjoying the "conversation" that is happening between daddy and Abi. Daddy is asking a series of questions like, "Did you have a good day yesterday? Were you a good girl? Did you walk to the store with mommy yesterday? Did you get a good night's sleep?" and so on. After every question, Abi gives an answer, followed by an explanation as only she can do! We so wish we knew what she was actually thinking and trying to say. However, we also realize that the day is coming when we will wonder if the talking will ever stop! We are enjoying every stage. She continues to keep us on our toes! Like last night, for instance....

We have a refilled water jug in the corner of the kitchen for our water cooler. Because it is a refilled jug, the hole in the top is currently open - just a small hole. Mark asked me the other day, "Hey, she isn't dropping things down in there, is she?"

"No," I replied. "She just looks at it and puts her mouth on it."

Then there is last night. Mark is at a meeting, we just finished tubby time, I am getting her milk ready and I look over and notice her behavior around the water bottle is a little different. I quickly retrace all the previous steps in my head to remember if she had anything that would actually fit through the hole....

We had ducky, but too big for the whole. Besides, he is sitting right there on the floor.

Horsie, froggie and doggie are all way too big and they are still downstairs.

We were brushing teeth in the tubby and the toothbrush is right....ummm... where is the toothbrush!?

"Abi, where is your toothbrush?"

She looks at me, looks into the water jug and there it is! Floating in the water! "Great," I think. "How on earth am I going to get that out of there? I'm creative," I encourage myself. "I can come up with something."

I start looking through the kitchen drawers for something long enough, yet still thin enough to fit in the top of the jug. I found the tongs for the grill! Let's see if those fit! Sure enough, with a little jiggling of the water jug and a couple of tries with the tongs, out comes the toothbrush! The top has now been taped in hopes of preventing another "accident" in the water :) We'll see how long that lasts. She was already trying to figure out how to pull it off last night. Such a smart girl!

Free Basket Rides!

What do you do to entertain your one-year old when it gets dark at 6:30 p.m.? Turn the laundry basket into a mobile vehicle, of course! Abi is ready and daddy is driver number 1 ......

So basket is going around the room at a pretty good pace! Lots of laughter, smiles, no casualties and daddy adds a pillow behind the back for comfort. You have to be comfortable when on a basket ride, right? What happens next? Mommy takes a turn in the control seat. Let's let the pictures tell the story from here....

For those who didn't follow the visual, here is the play-by-play:

Mommy takes the driver's seat and all is well until....

.... a corner comes and YIKES! The basket tips over, game paused, baby on the floor..... still laughing though :)

Abi gets out, gets another pillow, climbs back into the basket, puts the pillow in front (now cushion both front and back), looks at mommy, looks at daddy, sees a blanket, gestures to daddy for the blanket and stuffs that down on top as well.

Now that she can't possibly move anywhere, she smiles, looks at mommy and is ready to go again! GAME ON!

Honestly, is mommy's driving really THAT bad? Okay, maybe that question is better left unanswered. BUT, wasn't it fun?

Addicted to Blogging!

My friend Jessica had this on her site and I thought I would see where I stand in the world of blogging....

62%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

Pretty scary since I just started on the blogging scene a couple of weeks ago.... :P

Early Morning Visitor

Abi absolutely loves to sit in the window each morning to look for doggies, cars and any other creatures that happen to come by. This particular morning, we had a squirrel visit! We think he may have wanted to meet horsie! Abi sure did enjoy watching, waving and talking with the squirrel. We have looked every morning since, but no more squirrel visits. we did however have a chipmunk come up to the window! He actually ran into the window, I guess hoping to come in! Silly chipmunk....

Joys of a Copycat

Okay, so our 12 month old continues to surprise us and make us laugh. Both my husband and I have always been around a lot of little children, but I guess until you are around them 24/7 you don't fully grasp how quickly and fully their personalities begin to develop!

The other day, my husband was outside working on the lawnmower. I took our daughter out to play as well, and she immediately saw dad working, her red car and proceeded to push her car over by the lawnmower. She then lifted the trunk, pulled a couple of treasures out, put some more in and continued to inspect the rest of the car. Then she pushed it around a little, brought it back and repeated the same inspection. Too funny!

She would periodically look over to see what dad was doing just to make sure she wasn't missing anything, and would occasionally go over to see if she could help. Just to make sure everything was in good condition with the mower, she decided to go in for a closer look...

"Everything looks good, Dad!"

Then ..... nap time! Total meltdown. What happened to the happy helper? Mean Mommy! Mean Daddy!

Nap time over, game on!

Yes, the ups and downs of a toddler's life - so rough!

Later that day, she stopped the car on a walk with daddy, sat down to inspect the front wheel, scooted to the back (while still in the seated position) and proceeded to check out the rear wheel. A daddy's girl for sure!