Flora recently spied this old (circa early 80s!) Wrinkles dog in the attic, and she has been carrying it around with her ever since. Apparently this is the girl version of Wrinkles (stripped of its clothing, of course), but her Uncle Andrew’s favorite “somebody to love” when he was little was a boy Wrinkles. Here Flora shares her extra “beeyah beeyah” with “Winkles” while dry-testing her winter sled in the garage.
My second Thanksgiving was a five-day extravaganza full of Swans and a little turkey (I like the dark meat best!). Nana, Uncle Greg, Aunt Tracy and Uncle Chuck, Cousin Gregory and Jen, and Cousin Josh and Lauren all came to visit me. We ate and ate and ate, played games, watched football, and went candlepin bowling. Dad did most of the cooking and even made a second turkey for leftovers — Turkey Day is his favorite day! Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving, too!
We have no doubts what Flora thought about getting her first school picture taken. It was taken a couple months ago in the Caterpillar Room at the Melrose YMCA Childcare Center.
With just two months away from turning two, Flora is really working up her verbal skills. She uses sentences of three to four words long and uses verb tenses and plurals. And her retention is amazing! Just the other day I told her her name was Flora Elsie Hergert. She repeated it. Then a couple days later I said “Flora Elsie” and paused, and she said “Hergert.” Well, she actually said “Huhguht.” She also has her father’s memory, and can recall events and people with 100% accuracy. It’s hilarious to hear her retell a story with all her babbling and hand gestures.
Raessler had a Royal Princess Tea Party for her second birthday. Flora got to play with her buddies, snack on cupcakes and ice cream, and make a birthday crown! Her favorite was, of course, the frosting!
Tonight I went pee-pee on the potty for the very first time, for which afterwards I proclaimed, “Toots! Toots!” I then got to wipe with toilet paper, empty my bucket, flush the toilet, and clean the potty! Mom and Dad are hoping I’ll do this all more regularly, but I’m sure the novelty will wear off — diapers are just way more easier!
The North Suburban Family Network hosted their version of Baby Loves Disco, called Baby Boogie, this morning at the center. They transformed the play room into a disco club complete with holiday lights and a disco ball. The kids got to dance to some funky tunes, play with rings and hoola-hoops, crawl through the tunnel, and chase bubbles.