Some Funny Stuff

We have a new worry with Sadie. we've been noticing that she really loves putting things around her neck. it started out with the teddy bear ears, Caleb's sunglasses, then we saw her walk around with Mr. Potato-head's eyeglasses. they all get put around the back of her neck like you would wear a scarf. of course, noticing this, i pulled out some fun, fuzzy yarn and knitted her a little curly-cue scarf. she ignores it. lately, we've started to get more concerned about this because she's started wrapping things like yarn, electric cords and phone cords around her neck. mostly they end up on her shoulders, but i am concerned that she's going to end up strangling herself - so i'm really keeping my eye on her.

she's such a little momma though. she's taken on the job of caring for caleb (not that he can't take care of himself). she'll bring him his sippy cup, sits next to him when he plays and hands him toys or puzzle pieces. she even brought him pieces of his breakfast the other day. she loves her baby and carries her around and pats her on the back. it's so fun to watch.

it's been interesting to see that about this age, caleb became fascinated with cars and she's become so interested in her baby. she still plays with caleb's cars but definitely favors the baby.

caleb continues to amaze us with his memory. he's been able to memorize a new picture book in only a couple of days and we've figured out that he doesn't need to rely on pictures to spark his memory. we returned I Stink to the library weeks ago and he still will randomly start reciting it. he's got Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel memorized, and has been working on the Cat in the Hat. i guess that's not really accurate. he's not setting out to memorize them. it seems to just come to him. it's wild and very exciting not to mention helpful to have him be able to sit and "read" to himself.

we've also been having fun conversations with him. if he's not interested in doing something he says "that's not a good thing".

oh well, can't remember any more right now and oscars are starting