Updates

A slide show from today will be coming....I just don't have time to create it and type up everything.

So, this week we went to playgroup on Monday and then Wednesday we went to storytime/playtime at the library. The storytime part this week was sing-a-long, which is fun. The kids get to play hand instruments and the library person plays her guitar and we all sing. Then after storytime they bring out a bunch of toys and the kids all can play.

Wednesday afternoon we had playgroup at our place. We had a small showing, but it was still fun and we got to spend more time with the people who were there. Today, we met some moms & their kids at Starbucks and that was nice. Isabel got hot cocoa all over her and unfortunately it didn't come out all the way. Guess they are play clothes for getting messy in now.

We had a bunch of fun at home this week too. She did some painting today, which you will see when I complete the slide show.

Today we had to do a few things to finish answering questions on the survey for the Follow Along Program. So, I asked her to try walking up the steps by herself (w/o holding one of my hands) and she was able to walk up all the stairs by herself. I kept encouraging her and telling her how good she was doing and when she got to the top she was just beeming. She was so proud of herself. We also did some drawing. I had to see if she would draw a straight line if I did, and we did this several times. So, I started working with her on drawing circles. She made a very good effort for a 20-month old (they aren't expected to be able to do this yet). They kinda looked like jelly beans that sat out in the sun. There is some resemblence to a oval, which is very good for her age.

That Starfall program has been wnderful for her. Now when she sees letters she will point to them and say their name or their sound. It's so cute when she recognizes a letter. Yesterday when she saw an "L" she said "lllllll" (sound) and today when she saw it she said "L".

We played a lot with her play food and play dishes today. I put a towel on the coffee table in the living room and filled up her tea kettle with water and gave her some cereal in a bowl. They both were mixed into many other dishes.

One of her favorite games today was playing Open the Door. I would knock on the door and she would answer it and then shake my hand. She thought it was hilarious when I would knock on the door and then she would open it and then I was standing there. She also figured out how to turn the knob to open the door (the knobs in the house are a little hard to turn.)

Tomorrow we have our classes at the Y and then in the afternoon we have a playdate. This weekend, I am taking a CPR & First Aid class with some other moms. We will get a 2-year certification. I think it is so important for us SAHM's to be up to date on this. It has been so long since I took a CPR or First Aid class and after daddy took his last year we found out they changed how the CPR is done. Then on Sunday we are joining a bunch of other families in the club and going to the Domes and then out to pizza afterwards. We haven't visited the Domes yet, so that will be nice and it will also be nice for daddy to meet some more of the people in the club & their husbands.