Walkin' and Talkin'

So apparently I've used up all my storage on the Shutterfly site. The upside is I learned to post video directly to the blog! I wish I had gotten good video of her in her new squeeky shoes.  A post or two ago, I mentioned that I would give some feed back on the Jessica Seinfeld cookbook. I love it! Lola has really enjoyed the healthy foods. Some favorites...scrambled eggs with squash and sour cream, turkey meatballs infused with carrots, mac and cheese with butternut squash, french toast with butternut squash (or carrots), and chicken salad with yogurt and cauliflower (rather than mayo.)  I have to say, momma and daddy are enjoying the healthy mix as well.

She's becoming quite chatty as well. Not that we understand much of what she is saying. While Gamma and Honey were here, Gamma taught her a version of peek-a-boo. Difference is, in our weird family, rather than peek-a-boo, Gamma says "pee-pie". So whenever we cover Lola's face, she pulls whatever it is off and says, "Gee-Gie". I had to explain to the sitter what she was meaning.  She is also saying, "Gay Gig" (great big) when we ask, "How big are you?"  And when we talk about Bogey (or Bo), she says, "Woo woo". (Woof woof).  And Thomas is "Mow".  She also knows how to ask for more in sign language. That's fun!

The funniest thing is trying to get her to stop throwing her food on the floor. (Actually, that's not the funny part.) She got very defiant one day, looking me straight in the eye and throwing the food down. After saying, "No" several times with just a defiant look back, I let her do it again and then slapped her little hand. (I know, I know...) Of course the bottom lip jutted out and the tears came, and she started saying, "No" and slapped her own arm. Now anytime we say, "No", she will slap her arm. Today, when we were eating lunch, she picked up a noodle threw it on the floor, and immediately slapped her arm. I had to laugh at that. She's got the cycle down without me.

She's good at asking, "Whassat?" (in a whisper, for some reason) and pointing. However, with a limited vocabulary, I'm not sure she is understanding our answers! But we tell her anyway!

She still LOVES to dance. Almost can't contain herself when she hears a catchy tune. Favorites seem to be TV theme songs, but also a big fan of Disney Mania--the rock versions of classic Disney songs.   I totally love the joy on her face when she hears fun songs! One of these days I'll catch that on video.

All of a sudden our little baby is a little girl. Sooo fast!