03.08.10
Dreams of naptime past. . .
Today Ezri is not napping except for 10 minutes after her library trip.
There has to be an easier way to get your canine teeth.
But, I fondly remember these naptime moments.
03.07.10
Sharing the cat’s sunny spot
Manchi lies in the sun.
Ezri pets Manchi with no tail or fur pulling. She’s learning.
Ezri notices that Manchi looks like a pillow – a very comfy pillow.
03.06.10
A sunny, Saturday stroll.
Ezri is getting ready to stroll.
Helping push the stroller. This lasted for a couple blocks.
Ezri is ready for swing season aka spring.
03.05.10
Little Blue Chair
Ezri likes being able to back up and sit down in this little blue chair that used to be her dad’s. It’s just the right height for her. Two nights ago she was standing up and sitting down and standing up and sitting down and clapping for herself at how well she was doing this. Then she took two steps forward and without looking back sat down and THUMP. She was flat on her bottom on the floor. To Ezri this was surprising and upsetting. To those watching it was also amusing.
While we are working on sitting in chairs. Ezri is still a fan of climbing and standing on chairs. sigh.
03.02.10
Who’s that girl?
It’s Ezri. She’s just been asked to point at the cat and she knows which figurine is the cat. Pointing at cats is a very good game.
Ezri helped push the cart while I was shopping today. She’s not just riding in the cart, she’s a cart operator. It’s like a giant walker and she loves it. We have big plans to go to the park district open gym this afternoon post-nap and run around. Ezri loved running around during parent/tot workout yesterday. Giant yoga balls and walls covered with mirrors are awesome. So, I am hopeful a big open gym with other children will be equally fun.
03.01.10
Fridge
Ezri now wants to climb everything.
It keeps her parents on their toes and has lead to a few bumps and bruises.
Here she is climbing on into the fridge.
What is Ezri reading?
It’s been awhile, but don’t fear Ezri and I have been reading.
Lately, she’s been looking through Goodnight, Gorilla by Peggy Rathman and we read it together. I point at the gorilla on each page and say “gorilla.” Ezri turns the pages for me and she will sit for the whole book which is a testament to its coolness as Ezri’s attentions have been known to wander. Goodnight, Gorilla is a charming almost wordless book that follows a zoo keeper who says goodnight to the zoo and the gorilla who poaches his keys and lets out the animals. The animals all follow the zookeeper back to his bedroom and then the zookeeper’s wife leads them all back to the zoo. Ezri particularly likes the almost entirely black pages when the lights are out. As she gets older she’ll be able to find the balloon and small mouse who also appear on each page.
Ezri is also enjoying books from the series Usborne Touchy-Feely books. We have two of this series of books out from the library:
1) Kittens by Fiona Watt and illustrated by Rachel Wells. This book has a variety of fabric textures inside and many fuzzy bits which Ezri finds delightful.
2) We also have That’s Not My Monster in the same series from the same author/illustrator duo.
On the first page a big pink monster smiles and the text reads, “That’s not my monster. Its eyebrows are too hairy.” Then there are spikes that are too fuzzy, paws that are too bumpy, and horns that are too rough. On the final page the reader finds MY monster whose ears are so fluffy. Again, petting the book is clearly the highlight. There are other titles. I’m sure we will be checking out other titles like That’s Not My Frog or That’s Not My Snowman or That’s Not My Train or That’s not My Dinosaur or That’s Not My Penguin. You get the idea and they are pretty much all the same. But, the concept works and Ezri enjoys touching the books, so bring them on.
02.23.10
Snow boots
Ezri and I went for a walk in the snow.
These photos are of her walking in the driveway.
Actual walking on snow required active parental supervision, lest she topple into the cold wet. That meant my camera hand was not free for photos of the tiny bootprints in the snow. She really liked crunching snow. crunch! crunch! crunch!
Ezri has found a natural wonder, a dirty wet leaf. Isn’t it cool? Oh, plus she will not leave her mittens on. Nope, they are off and in the snowbank just like that. She does then complain that her hands are cold, so just short forrays into the snow for us.
Darwin models proper chair usage.
Darwin, father of evolutionary biology, was very good at sitting in chairs. I’ve seen photos. Ezri’s Darwin doll is also good at modeling the proper way to sit in a chair. Ezri is struggling with sitting in chairs. She wants to stand, kneel, or climb. But, she will put Darwin in her chair the proper way when I ask her to, “Make Darwin sit.” I am hoping she follows his example.
