Baby Play : Mirror Reflections

Mirrors are fascinating to a baby!

George is no exception.

I sat George in front of a full length mirror.

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overheard : phone call

Hello, Grandma C?
You crying?
...
Oh, you have a cold. 
...
Okay...
 [to me:I'm on the phone, shhh, be quiet. When I get off phone, you can be loud.]
... 

Yes...
You have a cold? Okay...
...
Yes...
... [ there were lots of pauses...]
Okay
...
Yes...
...

Okay, bye.

[a good 5 minute conversation by Henry on his toy phone]

- Henry is about 34 months - 

Proud Mom Moment

Last night, while I was dressing George for bed - Henry was playing in his room too. He got out his First Words Flashcards and starting reading the letters of the words on the back, then flipping it over and saying what it was.

I actually had my camera with me (I'm starting to make it a habit to carry this around with me throughout the day) - so I got a picture of him "reading".


He often did not read the letters in the correct order (left to right) - sometimes it was right to left, other times it was completely random. And he often screws up a, d, b and e, g, j -- but that didn't matter.

What matters is that there was one time when he said: 

m-o-o-n : MOON!

I felt like he was in a spelling bee.

It was perfect.

RESET for Quality Moments

I just wanted to quickly share a link to a blog post at Clover Lane that I really felt nailed this household right on - and also kind of the whole reason for this blog...

The magic RESET button: 

spending a few quality moments with my children every day - make a world of difference!

Just remembering that makes it easier - the smiles on their faces help too :)