November, 2003 (Month 30)(images from August 7 to September 5)

(This is very "stream of consciousness", so bear with the rambling style!)  As Alex nears 2 1/2, we're most impressed by her creativity.  She can get a group of kids to look at an imaginary frog in her hands, or turn combs into "monkeys" jumping on the "bed" (the floor).  She doesn't get bored waiting around...she usually makes up a game or acts out a scenario to keep herself busy.  She makes up songs (both tunes and lyrics) -- they're often very funny.  She's got a great sense of humor, often making jokes or saying funny things to get people to laugh.  She's very empathetic for her age -- she doesn't like to see people cry or be sad, and she'll go to them (not just her parents, but other kids and people) and put her arm around them to make it all better.  She loves babies:  baby dolls, baby animals, baby balls -- anything small or little, and she likes them to be with their mommies (big dolls, or animals, or balls, etc.).  She "talks" for her animals and dolls:  "Where's my mommy?", says the doll.  "I'm going to bed", says the baby horse.  Her vocabulary is excellent -- she picks up new words and phrases, and uses them correctly, quickly.  (Yesterday I introduced her to "Silver", the color, and she was repeating it to Mommy the next day, unabated.)  Her use of vocabulary is funny and impressive:  "Oh, mommy -- look at the baby dolphin.  Isn't he wonderful?"  "That's very interesting, isn't it?"  She's great with her sister -- she really loves her.  "She's my best friend!"  She holds her hand when they're in the car:  "Look, Mommy -- we're holding hands!"  She'll do anything to hold her sister (put away her toys, whatever...as long as she can hold her!).  And she's almost potty-trained...she has a few mistakes here and there, but she wears underwear during the day, and she enjoys going pee-pee and poo-poo in the potty!  Also, she's very attached to her Mommy -- while Daddy can generally do things that Mommy usually does (give her a bath, put her to bed, etc.), she always prefers Mommy to do them.  And sometimes will cry in an attempt to get her way.  She's also very musical -- she sings and dances whenever she can, and she knows the words to about 50 songs!

Click here to jump to the latest pictures! (November 11- November 30)

Watch me play in my dollhouse! (10 sec.)
I talk to the dolls, and tell them what to do. (18 sec.)
It's time for bed, dolls! (I'm pretty creative.) (25 sec.)
Peanut and I love to play with his toy in the garage! (8 sec.)

Here are the 4 movies for this edition:

I jumped in the leaves at the parade! (9 sec.)
Charlie and I went on the swings together. (4 sec.)
Daddy swung Savannah and me all around! (4 sec.)
After Thanksgiving, we got to ride on planes! (8 sec.)