A Day in the Life...

I LOVE THIS GIRL!   She is the funniest kid.   *  She loves a bath.  Getting to be at least twice a day.  She throws all her toys in and stands by the tub and signs p-l-e-e-a-a-s-s-e-e-e over and over until we get her undressed and in. *  She can't say "sss" noises so when we ask her what a snake says, she just scrunches up her face and breathes loudly out her nose. *  We taught her what the letter D says and she says "duh...".  It's also the same noise she makes when she says dad and duck.  Still cute. *  She loves music and especially if kids are singing.  She laughs and spins in a circle over and over.  She's gotten pretty fast.  She also makes herself so dizzy she runs into walls, corners, couches, and trips over her own feet.  She must like the spinning more than falling, though, because she's up on her feet doing it again in no time. *  She prays on command. It's very cool, as you can see. * When ...

If it feels like work, you're working too hard. And if it feels like HELL, what does that mean?

This is my niece Madisyn. She has been talking since 10 months old and hasn't stopped since. It would seem iritating to have her go non-stop but she's so funny I can't wait to hear the next thing she comes up with. When my sister found out she's been kissing a boy a lot, the conversation went like this: Her mom: You can't have a real boyfriend until you're older. Madisyn: Well I have two boyfriends because I can't decide which one I like more. Her mom: Madisyn, you know you can't really have a boyfriend until you're older. Madisyn: It's okay mom because I am just practicing right now . Very solution focused.

We exhausted Copper this weekend. More like she exhausted us, really. Sometimes it's easier to take her out in the world, and deal with the exhaustion, than to stay at home and deal with boredom and restlessness. A fun weekend, nonetheless. Playing with dad at the park... Going to Jenny's to pick out pumpkins- Copper's in awe and it obviously shows! Going to Adventureland Park in Highland to feed the ducks... Tasting the algae at the lake in Herriman... Falling fast asleep. Too sleepy, I guess, to even finish one of the five-six-or-seven books she keeps in bed.

Copper takes us on walks nearly every day. It's a s-l-o-w walk around the block. I made her a bag to keep all her crap in, mostly so she'd stop taking mine, and she filled it with nature on our most recent walk. If we'd let her, she'd have picked up every pebble, piece of garbage, bug, etc. she could find. We limited it to three sticks, three pebbles, two leaves, a piece of grass, and two nuts. And came home to top it off with a popsicle, Copper's favorite dessert.

Copper's 15 month check up was yesterday. I tried to make her gain 3 pounds this week but no luck. I was glad to see she weighs exactly 20 pounds. The doc wasn't so happy b/c, frankly, she isn't gaining weight at the rate she's supposed to. Yes I feed her. Happily, the doc also said she was less concerned about her weight because of how well she's doing in everything else- walking, well, running , talking, signing, and getting into EVERYTHING. She's a ball of fire! At the park... notice Tim wears the same shirt most every time we go out... :) State Fair=carnival-like entertainment Best friend and cousin Taryn