Ba de ya - dancing in September
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day
Here's what I remember- of the very last week of September (I dare you not to read that in disco)...
- Mia started sitting up, turned six months old, took her first trip to Wegmans, and figured out how her thumbs work.
- Michael has learned to operate buckles, and is chattering away with a vengeance. The onus is now on me to better and more quickly become capable of understanding him (maybe Abby will be able to help me with this, soon).
- Abby has begun to participate in family prayer, and is quickly mastering the art of sass. Also, she can now boast to having sat upon a horse. Some kind neighbors who often ride through the neighborhood not only let her say hello, they let her get up-close-and-personal. The experience first excited, then terrified, then saddened her (for having given it up so soon). Maybe next time, Abby, you'll give it a little more time than ten seconds or so.
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| Sitting-up success! |
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| A rare shot of all three. |
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| Fun with perspective. (Though, from Mia's expression you'd think Abby really was that much bigger.) |
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| Less dramatic; still cute. |
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| The Little Doll-baby Who Lived in a Shoe. |
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| Mia's first ride on Daddy's back. |
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| The Buckle Monster Returns (reincarnated). |
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| Building a chair tower. |
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| Creative reading position. |
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| Swing time! |
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| Aunt Lisa reads The Jungle Book. |
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| How many friends does it take to make a lounge chair for Abby? |
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| Super Mei Mei! |
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| My little man: Sipping "coffee" and reading "the paper." |
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| Wegmans run (where, despite her girly legwarmers, Mia was complemented as a "very handsome boy.") |
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| When your balance is in doubt, grab a nearby sofa. |
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| Abby's not-quite-fifteen-seconds of awesomeness up on a horse. |
Overheard this week:
Abby
A propos of nothing: "Only grown-ups can call Granda 'Alan.'"
After being chided for messing with the swing adapter again: "I'm just going to fix this. It's gonna be a masterpiece!"
Random narration while engaging in imaginative play:
"A dragon tried to steal my ice cream but I took it away, and I screamed 'Really!' as I did it."
"The teapot broke and is pretending to be a monkey. The monkey's tail is pretending to be some tape. I like the tape and I'm not going to eat the tape."
Between Abby and Me
M: "Abby, it's time to take a nap."
A: "I don't wanna take a nap."
M: (Observing as she put her head down on the dining room table), "You look pretty tired..."
A: "Can I sleep here?"
Between Tom and Abby
T: "Do you know what day is your birthday in November?"
A: "Yeah."
T: "Okay, what day is it?"
A: "Ice cream cake."
Michael
"Car, bird, Wegmans, chair, pajama time, blah, help."
