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A Communicating Toddler

Posted on April 4, 2012April 3, 2012 by Andi

Maddie has started to communicate with us a lot more. She knows a few animal noises, says a few words and even signs a couple words. I got a few videos of her doing some things on command! The only things I forgot were asking her to give me a hug and a kiss. Which is so stinking cute!

Here is Maddie making animal noises….a cow, a pig and a monkey. (We are currently working on sheep and Chuck is teaching Maddie to say “hi” when you ask her “what does a Maddie say?” Smile

And here is Maddie signing “all done” and “more” in her own little way. She’s trying to say “banana” but it comes out more like “balalalalalala!” And she says “up” when she wants to be picked up. She just started that one the other day. She says “up” a few times at the end of this video.

And she has started to sit down when I tell her to say “please.” I am not sure where she picked that up or why she started to sit down. But it’s very sweet. And there’s another “up” thrown in there, too! And after watching this video more closely, it looks like I am going to push her down by her head. Weird. Not sure why I was doing that. Smile I wasn’t actually going to push her down!

MOMS Club

Posted on April 3, 2012April 5, 2016 by Andi

Today we had a play date at my house and had a little Easter party for MOMS Club. It was a lot of fun and I was happy we had such a good turn out. Everyone brought some food and eggs filled with candy and we had an egg hunt around the living room. It didn’t need to be too hard since the kids are all young. It was cute to watch them look for eggs, though.

It turns out that a bunch of the moms in my group are going to be leaving soon. They are either starting clubs closer to their homes or their kids are just getting too old and they don’t have the time to participate or they have older kids and have gone back to work. So all of our positions for the group are up for reelection in June. I have been asked by a few moms if I wanted to be the president for next year. And the other moms that came today agreed. It should be interesting. I am told it isn’t a huge time commitment, but I am still hoping I can come up with stuff to talk about at every meeting!

Also, what are some good ways to recruit more people? I have a bunch of stay-at-home-moms in my neighborhood, but don’t know the best way to get them involved in the club. If you have any suggestions (Katie, I’m looking at you here!), I am happy to hear some ideas or pointers!

Toilet Paper Roll

Posted on March 30, 2012March 29, 2012 by Andi

Maddie likes to take the trash can out of the downstairs bathroom and carry it around and likes to play with the one thing that is in the trash can…a toilet paper roll. The other day she was playing with the toilet paper roll. It kept using it like a cast. It was really cute!

Fun With Noodles

Posted on March 29, 2012March 29, 2012 by Andi

During lunch yesterday, Maddie was having some of my rigatoni noodles. I would cut them into smaller rings for her to eat and she kept putting them on her finger to eat. It was really cute.

Maddie also learned her own version of signing “more” yesterday, too. So she would finish the noodles then “more, more more.” It was really cute! Maybe I can get her to learn some more signs. She does “all done” and “more” now. Smile

Another Zoo Trip

Posted on March 28, 2012March 27, 2012 by Andi

I took Maddie to the zoo another day (actually, I have been going about once a week with her) and I took a few more pictures of some animals that were very active during this visit.

There were some very friendly birds!

And some very playful swimming bears!

A pacing leopard. It must have been feeding time, because the wolves, Canada Lynx and pumas were all pacing this morning.

These Asian Dogs were chasing each other into the water and hiding behind fallen trees. They were quite amusing, but hard to capture on my phone camera. Smile

It was a cool day at the zoo, but only a handful of people were there this morning. It was a nice morning for a walk around, watching the animals! Smile

Boop

Posted on March 27, 2012March 26, 2012 by Andi

Chuck showed me this picture yesterday (which is from here). I thought it was so funny! So here you go. I figured you would like it, too!

My Year With Eleanor

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Andi

I just finished reading this book for book club. Here is a quick synopsis I found about the book.

After losing her high-octane job as an entertainment blogger, Noelle Hancock was lost. About to turn twenty-nine, she’d spent her career writing about celebrities’ lives and had forgotten how to live her own. Unemployed and full of self-doubt, she had no idea what she wanted out of life. She feared change—in fact, she feared almost everything. Once confident and ambitious, she had become crippled by anxiety, lacking the courage required even to attend a dinner party—until inspiration struck one day in the form of a quote on a chalkboard in a coffee shop:

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt

Painfully timid as a child, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated herself to facing her fears, a commitment that shaped the rest of her life. With Eleanor as her guide, Noelle spends the months leading up to her thirtieth birthday pursuing a “Year of Fear.” From shark diving to fighter pilot lessons, from tap dancing and stand-up comedy to confronting old boyfriends, her hilarious and harrowing adventures teach her about who she is, and what she can become—lessons she makes vital for all of us.

This book was hilarious! There were so many times that I would laugh out loud and just had to share what I read with Chuck. I am sure he didn’t find it nearly as amusing since he wasn’t reading the book, but I was happy to share it anyway. Smile

I felt it was a little like Eat, Pray, Love, but not really in a bad way. Just the idea of the author “finding herself” and then writing about it, and that they were both memoirs. But I actually enjoyed this book much more than I did Eat, Pray, Love. I thought this was funnier and not as somber. Noelle could have been anyone. She was just looking for a change and found a way to do it.

I would recommend this book for a funny read. There were a few times I would have rather heard more of the things she did than hear about Eleanor, but overall, it was well written and kept me interested. I’m looking forward to hearing what my friends have to say about the book!

Happy reading!

Parody of "Sexy and I Know It"

Posted on March 23, 2012March 23, 2012 by Andi

Chuck sent me this video and I had to send it to his sister who is pregnant. If you have ever been pregnant or even know someone pregnant, you will get a good laugh at this video.

Doritos Commercial

Posted on March 16, 2012March 15, 2012 by Andi

I saw this the other day and I laughed so hard. I thought you might get a good giggle out of it, too! Enjoy!

Visitors

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Andi

My aunt, Mary Lou, was in town from South Carolina. My mom brought her over with her other sister, Patty, to hang out and see Maddie. Mary Lou hadn’t met Maddie yet. Here’s a picture of Lou with Maddie.