2-28-10

Another great day with Laney. She was in such a great mood today. When we arrived at the church nursery this morning, she tried to be brave and not cry. Her lower lip started quivering and she cried when we handed her over to Mary. Mary reported that she stopped crying immediately and played indpendently all morning. Hopefully there will come a day when the nursery doesn't make her cry!

Laney continues to be very vocal about what she does and doesn't want. She gets soooo frustrated when we don't get it, and throws things or hits us. She is a work in progress. We just keep reminding her to use words and to show us what she wants.

In the last two days, Laney has started saying phrases from favorite books while we are reading to her. Right now she will make the sounds in Peek-a-Who? and in Go Dog, Go! How sweet to hear her little angel voice yell out moo, boo, zoo, choo choo, and you. She will say go and stop and party for you doing Go Dog, Go! Another step closer to reading. It brings joy to a teachers' heart.

2-22-10

Yesterday was a really off day for Laney.  She was cranky and only wanted to play with Daddy.  We took her to the playground on the way to the grocery store, and she went on the slides like a madwoman.  What a little daredevil she is.  Finally she just was exhausted and started to cry so we knew it was time to leave.  We could not really get her to eat lunch, and around 4:30 she had  a hanger breakdown.  Thank goodness for apples and Pirate’s Booty!  She wouldn’t even take a bath last night…and that is usually a preferred activity.  I put her to bed at 6:45 and she was passed out by 7.  Hopefully today she will be happier when I get home.

This morning she went over and was pointing and blabbering at the open cabinet.  I shut the door and that appeased her.  Then she found some trash and excitedly ran over to put it in the can.  We always tell her that she is a good helper and she likes the praise!

Heading to Sea World for a few hours. We had heart shaped pancakes for breakfast. Driving along listening to Laney moo along with Old Macdonald in the back

2/4/2010

Last night we went to the Hadams to watch LOST. Laney stayed up until 10 pm with us, refusing to go to bed and crying histerically every time we put her down. Poor little baby had puffy, red, sleepy eyes but hung in there with us. She was so passed out in the car when we got home, that she was like a limp rag doll when I carried her upstairs.

Arianna has been putting clips in her hair to make pigtails in her little curls in the back. She looks so much like a big girl that it makes me a little sad that she isn't my little baby anymore. Can't wait to get home from work and play with her!