Playdate with Caleb!

Rainy Day + Video Camera = Cute Clips!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!




This might be the most concrete proof that Delanie is a huge fan of Sesame Street:





Delanie is also a big fan of Rachel and "Signing Times" a cancelled PBS show that teachs sign language. Every time we sing this song, we get to the end, and she wants to list the people that know the colors of the rainbow! If your name wasn't mentioned, please know we cut it off, it went one for about 5 more minutes, so chances are, Delanie gave you a shout out!

Getting Crafty...

Here are a few pictures of the artwork I made for Delanie's wall. It was a really easy craft, I just took forever to complete it. Basically, it consists of cork trivets and scrapbook paper, fashioned into flower bulletin boards! We are already accumulating a lot of Delanie's artwork, so these bulletin boards will come in handy soon!

23 Months Old!

Delanie hates wearing pants, so she is starting to discover her love for dresses! We had spring fever this week, as temperatures inched up near 70 degrees.

It is very difficult to catch this girl smiling on camera! This picture is of her jumping on Mommy and Daddy's bed, right after she fell.

Another shot of Delanie

On Sunday, the weather turned to a cold rain (and later snow). So, we spent the day in pajamas. At some point, we tried to get Delanie dressed. She ended up with her pink pajama shirt underneath, her favorite yellow shirt on top, orange tights and black dress shoes. At least she agreed to cover her legs!

Delanie Sings Whole Alphabet!

Here is a clip of Delanie singing her alphabet this morning. She has been doing her whole alphabet, unassisted, for the last week or so. But, she has refused to be videotaped. This morning, I caught her!




The cutest part was after I hit stop, she said, "Mimi be proud of me!"

February Update!

It has been a while since I have written anything of any substance. But, being home sick from work today, I figured I have plenty of time to update everyone.

Delanie continues to amaze us! She is putting together nouns, adjectives and verbs, and usually throws in some other parts of speech too. She has several songs that she enjoys singing, mostly in the car or to babies. She has also started "reading" books, where she recalls parts of the story and matches what she remembers with the pictures. She even remembers some of the inflection that Dave and I have used when reading the book.

Delanie's sense of humor continues to develop. One of her recent funnies is while we read, "Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus." This book has a relatively simple concept, which opens with the bus driver giving us instructions, then follows with a pigeon asking if he can drive the bus over and over for about 20 pages. Well, Delanie has started telling the pigeon "Yes!" he can drive the bus! Another recent funny - taking her shoes and socks off and shouting "piggies!" and giggling over and over. And another funny -Dave and I will inevitably have the 3 minute, serious bills-and-work talk at some point each evening, at which point Delanie turns to us and says, "No talking Mommy, no talking Daddy. NO!" She has a point...

One major sign of growing up - Delanie spent her first weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Dave and I met DJ and Justine in NYC for a few days over Valentine's Day weekend, and dropped Delanie off en route. Delanie handled the transitions pretty well (so we hear) and really enjoyed herself. When we picked her up, she was already fast asleep in the back of the car. Well, she woke up 15 minutes later, and just keep grinning and giggling at us, too cute! A big thanks to Grandma and Granpa for the fun weekend!

A few pics from this weekend:

February 09