I am still sticking with Maci is going to be into electronics. I have been downloading Sesame Street podcast onto my iPod and letting Maci watch them. She loves it. There is all kinds of fun kid things for her to do with my iPod. She can listen to stories, watch short videos, and learn words with Cookie Monster. Everytime she sees Cookie Monster she gets excited.
The last two morning she has been doing her breathing treatments by HERSELF while watching Sesame Street old school videos. It is real progress. No fighting, crying and frustration by either one of us!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Christmas & Rubber Boots
All in all Christmas was a success! Maci open her own gifts and didn't need a nap in between opening as she did last year! It was a good thing she opened the box of markers and paper last. As soon as she opened that present she had to try it out. Good thing those markers are washable (confirmed after washing her blanket that accidentally had a couple of marks on it).
Another one of Maci's favorite gifts is her rubber boots from her Grandma Jane. She can put them on all by herself and has been wearing them ALL day today. She had her pictures taken today and she put them on during her photo shoot. Then she wore them to drop our car off. Then she put them on with her PJs. The boots are a hit!
Her words are becoming clearer and clearer. She will repeat most things you have her repeat. Some of her favorite words are milk, hat, shoes, boots, book, ice, dada, mama, papa, thank you, up, down, out, highchair, eat, and of course cheese! I am still working on I love mommy. So far I get a lot of tongue moving and not alot of sound. If things don't do what she wants she keeps repeating the words until she gets her way. For example, she has a play laptop that you turn on and it will make different sounds. Well the batteries are dead and I haven't replaced them yet. So she keeps saying push push push and pushing the buttons. Then she gets upset and I have to redirect her attention. Or milk, milk, milk until you give in and get her more! I use to think it was so cute when she said milk - now it is just so annoying!
Also, she loves books. She likes to pretend read and she likes for you to read to her. She also likes my ipod. I downloaded a couple of podcast of Seasame Street. She thinks it is really cool to put the ear plugs in and watch the little show. I just hope she doesn't figure out the lock button. I lock it when I don't want her blasting out my ears or changing the menu around. She is clever though she figures things out quickly!
Another one of Maci's favorite gifts is her rubber boots from her Grandma Jane. She can put them on all by herself and has been wearing them ALL day today. She had her pictures taken today and she put them on during her photo shoot. Then she wore them to drop our car off. Then she put them on with her PJs. The boots are a hit!
Her words are becoming clearer and clearer. She will repeat most things you have her repeat. Some of her favorite words are milk, hat, shoes, boots, book, ice, dada, mama, papa, thank you, up, down, out, highchair, eat, and of course cheese! I am still working on I love mommy. So far I get a lot of tongue moving and not alot of sound. If things don't do what she wants she keeps repeating the words until she gets her way. For example, she has a play laptop that you turn on and it will make different sounds. Well the batteries are dead and I haven't replaced them yet. So she keeps saying push push push and pushing the buttons. Then she gets upset and I have to redirect her attention. Or milk, milk, milk until you give in and get her more! I use to think it was so cute when she said milk - now it is just so annoying!
Also, she loves books. She likes to pretend read and she likes for you to read to her. She also likes my ipod. I downloaded a couple of podcast of Seasame Street. She thinks it is really cool to put the ear plugs in and watch the little show. I just hope she doesn't figure out the lock button. I lock it when I don't want her blasting out my ears or changing the menu around. She is clever though she figures things out quickly!
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Electronics?
Our DVD player is on the fritz - it plays movies until about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Then it shorts out. Well, we had our extra DVD player upstairs in our room of boxes. I hooked it up last night. I left the old DVD player and it's cords on our footstool. Today that was Maci's favorite new toy. She spent a LONG time putting the red, yellow and white connectors into the back of the DVD player. I am fascinated at the things she is interested in.
Of course, the cellphone is one of her favorite toys. She loves to talk on it. But when she says bye bye that means the call ends even if I was not done. She says bye bye and then snaps the phone shut! She has hung up on a few callers. Tonight she called her dad's phone on accident from my phone. They talked in the living room to each other kind of like walkie talkies! She does carry on a good conversation now. She use to only kiss the phone or say hi. She has definitely added to her phone skills.
So I think she might be into gadgets and electronics - I can't blame her I like them too!
Of course, the cellphone is one of her favorite toys. She loves to talk on it. But when she says bye bye that means the call ends even if I was not done. She says bye bye and then snaps the phone shut! She has hung up on a few callers. Tonight she called her dad's phone on accident from my phone. They talked in the living room to each other kind of like walkie talkies! She does carry on a good conversation now. She use to only kiss the phone or say hi. She has definitely added to her phone skills.
So I think she might be into gadgets and electronics - I can't blame her I like them too!
Monday, December 10, 2007
Pull Ups & Christmas Lights
Maci is really into pretend play. So much that I thought she was going to wear me out with the off and on her potty game. Most of the time she just sits on it with her clothes on, but not today she was insistent that I take off her diaper. She kept sitting down and getting up sitting down getting up. I gave in and had a seat on the floor beside her, because I knew this was going to be a long game. AND I hate to keep her from the potty. BUT then she actually went pee IN the potty. This was an exciting moment for me - she seemed to think it was not so special. I tried to make her think it was special. So today before her 18 months check up we must go buy some pull ups!!
We have a snow day today (or ice day), and Maci and I were going to decorate our Christmas Tree. We can't find the Christmas Tree lights they are lost. I have looked in several places and boxes and give up. So with the pull ups we will be getting new lights for the tree. Surely, you need to replace those frequently anyway to prevent house fires.
Zippers and things that work. This is Maci new interest. She spent a good 30 minutes today zipping and unzipping up a bag that we tote her toys around. She seems so fascinated with the way things work.
We have a snow day today (or ice day), and Maci and I were going to decorate our Christmas Tree. We can't find the Christmas Tree lights they are lost. I have looked in several places and boxes and give up. So with the pull ups we will be getting new lights for the tree. Surely, you need to replace those frequently anyway to prevent house fires.
Zippers and things that work. This is Maci new interest. She spent a good 30 minutes today zipping and unzipping up a bag that we tote her toys around. She seems so fascinated with the way things work.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Okay this just in...Maci just put her own jacket on. Another treasure in the toy box. Okay Derek just packed up a bunch of Maci's stuff in one big box. It is one of her old jackets really not big enough. She has had it on upside down and backwards...somehow she flipped it over her head and had it upside down, but on correctly otherwise. I think she might be able to dress herself! I love self sufficient kids. I wonder when she will start feeding herself...
Okay so tonight not quite as good naming the people in photos. Tonight she insisted that a picture of her was PARKER! And no Amanda I have searched all my photos...and no picture of you. I have one of Della - okay 1/2 of her. The photographer (I believe was you last Christmas) made sure that Maci was the center of the photo cutting out 1/2 of Della. So anyone that wants to be in Maci's picture book, please forward pictures to my email.
This post is for Grandma Jane. Tonight Maci kept pointing at something and I thought she was saying book. BUT the book kept moving as she was pointing in different directions. Well, I realized that she was saying BUG BUG BUG. It was one of the small beetle bugs that I can't get rid of...no matter what I do! I guess when I was little I use to yell BUG BUG BUG until someone got rid of the bug. It must run in the family!
We found our long lost box of toys tonight. During the move from cabin to house, we lost a box of toys. She really doesn't NEED the toys, but one of the toys was a fisher price train that sings a clever little song. Every weekend a commercial for it plays and she screams at the TV for the train. Dang cartoon commercial - they start at a very young age! Well it is found and she is back to dancing to the music. One of the toys I could have cared less if we ever found. It is one of those popcorn poppers that you push along the floor. She didn't use to know exactly how to use it, she does now. Thank you Uncle Dan for that toy. It might have to go in a box for a toy donation this Christmas. I think it is time for her to learn giving!
I think Maci is going to be a big bully. Jeanne said Maci has been having to sit in time out at her house. She doesn't like to share the toys she has and she hits when she doesn't get her way. Yikes. What do you do? Sometimes you can reason with her other times not so much. All you have to do is say no or don't and she cries, but I don't think she gets why you are telling her no or don't. I always mark it up to lack of sleep or she needs to eat. I think that could be issues for many adults that have issues too!
This post is for Grandma Jane. Tonight Maci kept pointing at something and I thought she was saying book. BUT the book kept moving as she was pointing in different directions. Well, I realized that she was saying BUG BUG BUG. It was one of the small beetle bugs that I can't get rid of...no matter what I do! I guess when I was little I use to yell BUG BUG BUG until someone got rid of the bug. It must run in the family!
We found our long lost box of toys tonight. During the move from cabin to house, we lost a box of toys. She really doesn't NEED the toys, but one of the toys was a fisher price train that sings a clever little song. Every weekend a commercial for it plays and she screams at the TV for the train. Dang cartoon commercial - they start at a very young age! Well it is found and she is back to dancing to the music. One of the toys I could have cared less if we ever found. It is one of those popcorn poppers that you push along the floor. She didn't use to know exactly how to use it, she does now. Thank you Uncle Dan for that toy. It might have to go in a box for a toy donation this Christmas. I think it is time for her to learn giving!
I think Maci is going to be a big bully. Jeanne said Maci has been having to sit in time out at her house. She doesn't like to share the toys she has and she hits when she doesn't get her way. Yikes. What do you do? Sometimes you can reason with her other times not so much. All you have to do is say no or don't and she cries, but I don't think she gets why you are telling her no or don't. I always mark it up to lack of sleep or she needs to eat. I think that could be issues for many adults that have issues too!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Maci is now recognizing people by their photo. We have pictures on the refrigerator that she loves to name the people in them. She also has one of her own photo albums she kept pointing at Grandpa Brad's picture saying papa. She also finds popo and calls him by name.
She is picking up on all types of things now. Last night I was cleaning up the kitchen and I asked her to pick up her toys in the living room. She was putting up a toy and taking out two! I asked her if she was cleaning up. So, the next time I looked she had out the swifer duster and was "cleaning" the floor! Too funny.
She had another first tonight. It was her first night to lick the paddle on the mixer! We were making cookies and she was sticking her finger in the bowl eating the dough. So I gave her the paddle. You can see how much she liked the chocolate cookies! Her favorite thing is sitting on the counter helping me do whatever I happen to be doing. UP UP UP she screams until you give in and put her on the counter.
She is picking up on all types of things now. Last night I was cleaning up the kitchen and I asked her to pick up her toys in the living room. She was putting up a toy and taking out two! I asked her if she was cleaning up. So, the next time I looked she had out the swifer duster and was "cleaning" the floor! Too funny.
She had another first tonight. It was her first night to lick the paddle on the mixer! We were making cookies and she was sticking her finger in the bowl eating the dough. So I gave her the paddle. You can see how much she liked the chocolate cookies! Her favorite thing is sitting on the counter helping me do whatever I happen to be doing. UP UP UP she screams until you give in and put her on the counter.
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