Shayna and I went to the hardware store yesterday to get a hacksaw to cut a pipe. It's a local store so has a lot of older gentlemen standing around to help so I asked. He showed me and got a grin out of Shayna at the same time. Shayna then practiced her "running" while I paid. She'll go about 6' from me, get my attention, then move slightly quicker than a walk towards me with a big grin. I guess that just put her cuteness over the top as the gentleman ask, "does she like candy? Bring her over here and have her pick out some candy." I'm thinking one little piece or something but no, it's little bags of candy that are quite large for a 1-1/2-year-old. He got his money out so he could go pay when we finish picking and I can't say no because I can tell he's really pleased to see such a cute kid and wants to do this for her. She likes fish so I pick a bag of Ju Ju Fish (gummies) and hand it to her. She's very proud of herself for what she has even though she doesn't know it's candy. She also seems to understand this nice man gave it to her for when I tell her to say "toda" to him (thank you in hebrew is better than no thank you at all), she walks straight up to him, looks him in the face and says, "Da!" Needless to say at that point I was in full agreement on her deserving the candy as well, which we all have been enjoying. These are pictures from today with a mouth full of a fish and what's left of the bag in her hand.
To get her used to SJ, I bought her a baby doll Monday which she enjoys a lot.
Becca showed her how to carry it well so....
...she of course had to go admire herself with her baby in the mirror.
She's also working on learning to use a spoon (the fork was nearly mastered on vacation). Yogurt seems to be the best as she doesn't scoop yet and yogurt coats and/or fills the spoon easily.
It's a little messy but I love the mess as she seems to enjoy herself so much.
I'm studying for the Professional Engineers licensing exam that takes place at the end of October so I'm extremely busy these days trying to get my brain back up to speed. It'll take a couple weeks of intense work to get back to any sort of former abilities as I need to spend 3-4 hrs of intense study everyday until then working on it. I'm up to 2, but they're a slow 2 yet. This is also getting in the way of posts as spare minutes are devoted to study but I'll try to keep y'all up-to-date as much as possible.
Thank you for trying to stay in touch. What a joy both of you are.
ReplyDeleteDid you see the email on the new bridge? At first I though Not In October, it's too busy, but I'm rethinking that. What a bridge, what a hoot.
You study, we'll celebrate when you visit.
Looks like if FedEd and the USPS cooperate, I'll be driving my FJ Cruise home Sunday from LA the 29th after the OA World convention.
Hugs & love to y'all, Carole