Sunshine & Sewing: What's New with Lil G!

A Greta post is long overdue. She is growing and changing so fast that I know I'll have a hard time remembering all of her accomplishments and activities.

Greta's vocabulary has really expanded of late. She's really starting to get the hang of picking up new words and it takes her only a few tries to master a new word. I'll try to list some of her words: Cook, Book, Rock, Play, Mow, Go, Sit, Please, Monkey, Milk, Baby, Drink, Eat, Cupcake, Pancake, Spicy, Pool, Fun, Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue, Nudie (and accompany Woop, Woop, Woop), Slide, Swing, Sing, Round, George, Toothbrush, Towel, Jane (her baby doll), Train, Plane, Car.

I have bemoaned for so long that Greta does not like to be read to and within the past few weeks that has changed dramatically. She now loves to be read to and usually wants to sit and rock while reading. I get asked many, many, many times each day to "rock" and "book". She has 3 or 4 favorite books that she wants to read over and over again. One week it was "Harry the Dirty Dog" and this past week it's been "The Wheels on the Bus" complete with two additional verses: "The Dollys on the bus go Bow Wow Wow" and "The Annies on the bus go Ahhhh-Oooooooo". Her other favorite books are old fashioned children's books about God. In all her books she loves to point to people or items in the pictures and have us name them. She'll point to the mommy and daddy over and over again and also name them out to us. She also loves the picture of the train in Harry the Dirty Dog and will flip forward to it so she can talk about it and make train noises.

Greta is always wanting to go these days. If I take a shower and do my hair and makeup she takes this as a sign we are going to go...even if I wasn't planning on going somewhere. Since she loves to go so much we've taken quite a few trips over to Jack & Julie's to visit Aunt Julie while she is on bedrest.

I feel like we are on the cusp of understanding about going potty but we're just not there yet. She still only tells me after the fact and wants to sit on the potty then. Several times she's also gotten distressed over tinkling in her diaper and actually cries about it.

Greta has recently shown some interest in a few TV programs. I do try to limit her TV time so we occasionally watch Curious George, Clifford, & Martha speaks. These are the programs she enjoys and I can easily tolerate. She's not one to sit for 30 minutes so her TV watching involves lots of getting up and down and playing with toys while watching.

Greta has developed a love for several of her toys. She has 3 soft babies in her crib, a mommy and me doll (Jane), stuffed elephant (Ella), stuffed Dog (Annie), a frog lovie (Miss Lilly), and a hoodede towel (bow). Before taking a nap she must holding Jane, Miss Lilly, bow, & one baby. She also must have a crocheted blanket with her. During the winter months I would put it on her for warmth but during the summer I lay it beside her so she doesn't get too hot. She's also recently graduated to a real pillow and seems to really like having something a little more substantial to lay on. We still lay her silky pillow on top because she likes the way it feels.

These past 22 months have gone by fast. In some ways too fast but I'm also enjoying having a more independent & interactive little girl.