Daddy At Home

"Daddy at home" is P's expression and her daily song. Well today, she got her Daddy all to herself this morning while I worked at Waterfest/Conservation Celebration at our local zoo. Judging from these pictures, they both had a wonderful time! Hmmmm...maybe there should be more Daddy Daycare days in the works???

Starting out on the trail...somewhere at Montana de Oro.

That's a long way down!

Snack time in the bus!

The bus looking pretty snazzy! Anyone want to buy it?

Daddy, these objects look awfully far away!

Headed home and asleep as soon as they left the parking area. Mission accomplished!

Knot Again!

It seems like each week Miss P is bumping her head on something and getting all black and blue. This week was exceptional in that she got a big goose egg on her forehead from stepping on her Daddy's guitar case, falling, and taking a fast nose dive onto the hardwood floor! Just a day and a half later, she bonks her head on a basket where I keep our blankets--and hits the same, exact spot. The goose egg reappeared, but more angry and bigger than before! I guess if you're going to hit your head, it's better to do it on the strongest part rather than the back, says Daddy. It still doesn't make it easy to witness or see. Thankfully, our girl is a champ and doesn't cry too much. She gets over it pretty quick and goes back to being the daredevil that she is! I think this is why I've gotten so much gray hair in the past year!!

Nothing like a sippy cup to take away the sting.

Oh Mommy! Stop taking pictures of my forehead!

Bath Skills

Our little one has been taking swim lessons for the past couple of months (a swimming blog post coming soon) and taking what she learns and applying them while in the bathtub. What a smart little "goldfish"!

She has been laying down flat in the tub and letting the water come past her ears--this has been her thing for a while. She's very proud of herself for doing this, you can tell.

The next lesson I noticed was her trying to blow bubbles in the water. This consisted of her sticking her mouth in the water and swallowing the bath water. Yuck! I kept telling her, "Don't drink the water!" This went on for a couple of nights. So, the following night, I showed her how to blow bubbles. Still, she kept swallowing the water. On the next night, all of sudden, I see bubbles coming from her mouth. She did it! I was so excited for her and couldn't believe how quickly she was able to catch on.

She still blows bubbles during her swim class. So, it's not old yet.

The laying down flat in the tub, by the way, is old news. Now her thing is to take the little blue shark toy (only that one, not any of the other 10 or so animals she has) and to make the shark "glide" and "dive". It has been so fascinating to watch her extend her lessons at home. We are pretty proud of our little swimmer!

Pigtails

Finally her hair is long enough to put into some cute little pigtails! After bathtime, I did some experimenting and was able to capture some adorable shots.  P is not one to like things in her hair (as with most little gals, I'm finding out), which is too bad because I can't stand it when her hair is in her face, plus I made all these cute little barrettes but she always take them out!

Watch Me Walking

These days are goal is to tire out Miss P as much as possible since she's been getting up in the middle of the night and making our life very challenging with lack of sleep! We took a walk at Jannu's favorite Cloisters path but ditched the stroller. It's been very difficult to keep P in the stroller anyway. She fights her way to get out of it and doesn't want to be in it. So, we let her walk and hoped that she would stay on the path and not stray too far.

She did great, kept up with us, and didn't get too distracted! Maybe harnessing all this energy will make her extra tired!

C'mon Jannu.

Nice stride!

Oh wait, what is that?

Hmm...should I stop and pick it up?

Holding hands!

She can travel pretty fast for such a little thing!

I'm looking for the bunny rabbit.

Teeth Are Not For Biting!

Our little toddler has a reputation of being the biter at daycare. While she didn't use to bite at her previous daycare, and she doesn't do it at home, we're at a loss as to why it keeps happening. We have several hypotheses, and the bottom line is that she's not doing it to maliciously hurt anybody. So, we've been really trying to work with her at home and trying some alternative ways to vent her frustration.

Speaking of teeth, we were curious to know how many teeth she currently has. She's really great at opening her mouth wide, but not too long, and to get her to stay still so we can count them is another story!

At lunch, I decided I could take some pictures of her teeth for easier counting. Do you think we had "ham" for lunch? You be the judge. This is what transpired at our photography session:

And the answer is SIXTEEN!

Monkeying Around

These are some of the antics that our mischievous toddler has been up to...I swear that she comes up with this stuff all on her own!

Still likes "mowing the lawn". Too bad it's really loud! Thanks for passing this toy down, Sis!

Wee! The swing is still her favorite.

Before bath time, pressing her face against the cabinet glass. She likes to throw ALL the washcloths into the tub.

That's what the big yogurt container's for!

Also, another use for the sand bucket!

Moose needs to learn how to use the potty.

Big blocks are more fun in the plastic box with me in it!

A new place to read--wedged between the bookcase and tv stand.

Discovered how to go down the slide upside down (even when she fell off it, it didn't stop her).

No, not Daniel Boone's cap, but Ikea's toy fruit basket!

Came upstairs after hearing this creaking sound. This is what I found: P bouncing up and down on the beach ball while holding onto the baby gate and tobacco stand for balance! How she figured that out, I've no clue!

Grandpa taking her for a spin on a skateboard! (Where's the helmet?)