Very Busy Day

I've had a very busy day today.

I woke up mom by saying "poop!" even though I hadn't pooped. It works for getting her to come get me right away though, so I like that trick.

I had some breakfast of toast and peanut butter and goat yogurt & blueberries. The blueberries are fun to pick out of the yogurt, and then when my hand is all soggy with "yah-yo" I like to shake it all over the place. It's fun because it makes pretty white splatters all over everything.

Then it was time to be busy playing. I inspected my little farm for a while and lay on the floor to do so. I found my gold balloon and brought it to mom to look at, and she snuggled me for while. I donked her on the head with my balloon. Then I climbed up on the couch armrest to reach the lamp and turned it on and off and on and off and on and off...this is hard work! You have to be very methodical about turning it on & off too. First pull one cord on, then the other one on, then the first one off and then the second one.

I went in my room after a while and started putting diaper covers in my diaper pail. Mom always stops me; I don't know why. I'm helpful. I see her put them in there, and it's fun to hit the button on top that opens the lid. I just shove all the covers in there that I can find, and sometimes the cloth diapers go in too.

Then it was time to "read book" with mom. Sometimes I just like to read everything I find on the book pile, and sometimes I'm very particular about what would be fun. Today I knew just what I wanted to read: "Dog Go," "B Book" and "Mama Llama."* I was a little frustrated when I couldn't find "Dog Go" but then mom helped me find it.

After those three books I decided that it would be fun to keep reading, so I went to find another book from the pile but then daddy came home. That is always a happy time, but sometimes he gobbles me up too much and I have to say "no."

For lunch I had something very different from breakfast: bread (not toasted) with peanut butter AND jelly. And melon. I love melon. This time it was green melon. Yesterday we had orange melon. Sometimes we have pink melon. I like to eat it with a fork. Mom taught me how to "tabbit." (stab it)

Then I had to say "bye" to daddy, and it was time to dance. I asked mom for "muck peesh" (music please) and we danced around the living room. I am a very good dancer - you should see me sometime.

When I got tired of dancing I inspected my farm a little more. I played the farmer music and danced to it while sitting down - it's a happy song.

Then it was time to read again. I really like "Dog Go" so I paged through it by myself and read the pages I know the best. I read "dog go" and "bye" on the pages where momma reads it. I like "Hug" too - that's another favorite recently. I like to look at all the animals hugging and tell my mom what they are. I also like to say "hug" and hug mom or dad - and they go nuts about it. Even when I'm being naughty I can say hug and they melt at least a little - they can't resist my charms.

By this time mom thought it was nap time. I was feeling sleepy and rubbing my eyes, but it's almost 5:00pm and I'm still chattering away in my crib. It's a VERY busy day for me!




*Mom translation: "Go Dog, Go" by P.D. Eastman, one of the Beginner Books, "The Berenstains' B Book" by Stanley & Janice Berenstain, one of the Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners, "Is Your Mama a Llama?" by Deborah Guarino
also, "The Hug Book" by ... I don't remember who. I'll find it and add that name later.