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Oct. 18th, 2006
What I like right now...
Oct. 18th, 2006 11:54 amWhen I get home from work these days, Rose is usually sitting somewhere in the living room, playing while dinner is being prepared. As soon as I walk in, she drops her toy, rolls onto her hands and knees, and charges full speed towards me, head down, so she can say hello. Ok, not "hello" as such. But it usually goes something like this:
[Pulling herself upright by pant leg] Rose: "Ahhh bah bah bah beee! Nuuu wah! eh?!"
[Picking her up] Me: "Hi Rosie, I'm happy to see you too!"
Rose: "Ah. Ah, ah, ah!" [Flapping arms like a penguin].
Me: "Bbbb. Plbbbbt. Bb-bub-bub-bub-bbbbbb." [As Rosie flicks her fingers across my lips in the classic manner].
Rose: "[cackles madly]"
Also, just to revisit a favorite topic, anyone who tells you your 6, 8, 10 month old isn't trying to talk, with full intention, is absolutely, tragically wrong. A few nights ago, Rosie was sitting on the floor over near the bookshelves, and found a (god help me) Elmo book with a push-button light-up moon on it. She picked it up, turned towards me, held it over her head, and said very clearly "Booo! Reeee! Reee Boo Bah Bah!" I'm no dummy, I asked her "You want papa to read the book to you?" and she did the smiling flapping thing. I mean, what other validation do you need? So we cuddled up on the reading chair. She kind of understands that "reading" means sitting next to someone and turning pages. The whole "page one through page N in order front to back in one direction" thing, though, not so much :) Still, she sat mostly quietly and slapped pages back and forth until we got to the "end", and only then tried to throw herself headfirst off the chair. Whee!
[Pulling herself upright by pant leg] Rose: "Ahhh bah bah bah beee! Nuuu wah! eh?!"
[Picking her up] Me: "Hi Rosie, I'm happy to see you too!"
Rose: "Ah. Ah, ah, ah!" [Flapping arms like a penguin].
Me: "Bbbb. Plbbbbt. Bb-bub-bub-bub-bbbbbb." [As Rosie flicks her fingers across my lips in the classic manner].
Rose: "[cackles madly]"
Also, just to revisit a favorite topic, anyone who tells you your 6, 8, 10 month old isn't trying to talk, with full intention, is absolutely, tragically wrong. A few nights ago, Rosie was sitting on the floor over near the bookshelves, and found a (god help me) Elmo book with a push-button light-up moon on it. She picked it up, turned towards me, held it over her head, and said very clearly "Booo! Reeee! Reee Boo Bah Bah!" I'm no dummy, I asked her "You want papa to read the book to you?" and she did the smiling flapping thing. I mean, what other validation do you need? So we cuddled up on the reading chair. She kind of understands that "reading" means sitting next to someone and turning pages. The whole "page one through page N in order front to back in one direction" thing, though, not so much :) Still, she sat mostly quietly and slapped pages back and forth until we got to the "end", and only then tried to throw herself headfirst off the chair. Whee!