Monday, April 18, 2011
-Said ball and pointed to globe
-Said balloon, pointed to balloons on mailbox
-Pointed and said bird
-Waved bye-bye to neighbors as they drove out of driveway and down street
-Laughed at Kate screaming and saying BOO! Tried to sound like her--funny sounds (goofing off) and said BOO!
-Said cookie (gave him a cookie)
-said Nuna
-Ask where snowman is, points to shirt (wearing snowman PJs)
-Ask where belly button is, lifts shirt, motions with hand (or points) to belly button
-Ask where light is, points to ceiling at light over the table
Monday, April 18, 2011
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Clothes to Remember
We may have the next Ilene Beckerman on our hands!
Let me explain ...
Kate can remember specific outfits that she wore specific places MONTHS ago! I have been flabbergasted recently by her clothing memory. Maybe this is pretty normal--I don't know. But I am still surprised at her ability to recall such details at such a young age.
Back in about 1995 or so, Ilene Beckerman came out with a book called Love, Loss and What I Wore. I happened to be writing for the Johnson City Press at the time and wrote a review on the book, which I LOVED. It basically chronicled her life by, well, what she wore. In her book she included sketches of outfits worn for important life events as well as some favorite ensembles--in addition to the memories asscoiated with them. It was a tribute to a lifetime of fashion and how what we wear can affect our memories, etc. At the time I was majoring in communications (journalism concentration, of course) and minoring in apparel merchandising. I hoped to write for a fashion magazine. (SO glad that didn't work out, let me tell you!) But anyway ...
So today I was going through some of Kate's size 2 (and some 3) clothing. A friend from church was coming over to see if there was anything her daughter (about a year younger than Kate) could use. I was not organized enough to participate in a consignment sale this year, so this was a good opportunity for me to organize Kate's wardrobe and to get her closet ready for fall and winter.
I held up a yellow alligator outfit from Gymboree. I was hoping it would still fit (it didn't) because she only wore it a few times, and it is so cute. I held it up, and Kate said, "New friend!" I was shocked because she wore this outfit on one of our first play dates with our neighbors back in March. At the time, Kate called their little girl, Julia, her "new friend." :o) So I asked Kate what she meant by "new friend" today, and she said, "Julia! I wore that with Julia!" (Or something like that--I can't remember exactly, as it's been a long day of potty-training.) :o) This was back in March, I think.
She also has these heart pants that she started calling her "HippoHopp" pants recently. She wore them to HippoHopp several months ago (but also wore them other places). Then there is the elephant shirt that we came across while doing laundry. "I wore that at Aunt Robin's house," she said. Right again!
Just before bed, we were putting her room back together after I pretty much tore out her closet today. A hot pink Gymboree shirt with candy bears on it was at the top of a tote of clothes for her to wear this fall and winter. She saw it and said, "I can wear a bear shirt like Anna-Claire wore!" OK, her cousin Anna-Claire had a shirt just like this last year or the year before (not the same actual shirt, as ours is a size 3T and still NWT--I am a buy-ahead person--though I think we had this same shirt in a 2T). Anyway, I am not even kidding! I cannot believe that Kate remembered that Anna-Claire had a shirt like that--and wore it months ago.
Back in July when I took Kate to have her 2-year photos made, I pulled out a Hanna Andersson dress that I bought last year for her to wear this year. She had only worn it once or twice, and it was a great dress for her to wear for her pictures, I thought. "Jamie has this dress!" she said. And she was right. Her friend Jamie has the same dress--but Kate hadn't been around Jamie when she'd been wearing it for a while.
Just yesterday I was wearing my Alzheimer's Association shirt that has the word "WALK" across the front. (This isn't the "Team Grammy" shirt that I wore to the walk, but a different one.) Kate asked me what it spelled (common question for her these days), and I said, "Walk." To which she replied, "With Grammy!" (I know this one isn't exactly about remembering the clothes, but I wanted to include it anyway.)
I know there are more examples of clothing-related memories, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.
OK, so maybe this is all normal and and not a big deal, but I am pretty amazed at this kid's memory. And if I appear to be bragging, well, this is my blog and most of the stuff here is for our kids and family anyway. So there. Just watch what you wear around my daughter. She will remember.
Let me explain ...
Kate can remember specific outfits that she wore specific places MONTHS ago! I have been flabbergasted recently by her clothing memory. Maybe this is pretty normal--I don't know. But I am still surprised at her ability to recall such details at such a young age.
Back in about 1995 or so, Ilene Beckerman came out with a book called Love, Loss and What I Wore. I happened to be writing for the Johnson City Press at the time and wrote a review on the book, which I LOVED. It basically chronicled her life by, well, what she wore. In her book she included sketches of outfits worn for important life events as well as some favorite ensembles--in addition to the memories asscoiated with them. It was a tribute to a lifetime of fashion and how what we wear can affect our memories, etc. At the time I was majoring in communications (journalism concentration, of course) and minoring in apparel merchandising. I hoped to write for a fashion magazine. (SO glad that didn't work out, let me tell you!) But anyway ...
So today I was going through some of Kate's size 2 (and some 3) clothing. A friend from church was coming over to see if there was anything her daughter (about a year younger than Kate) could use. I was not organized enough to participate in a consignment sale this year, so this was a good opportunity for me to organize Kate's wardrobe and to get her closet ready for fall and winter.
I held up a yellow alligator outfit from Gymboree. I was hoping it would still fit (it didn't) because she only wore it a few times, and it is so cute. I held it up, and Kate said, "New friend!" I was shocked because she wore this outfit on one of our first play dates with our neighbors back in March. At the time, Kate called their little girl, Julia, her "new friend." :o) So I asked Kate what she meant by "new friend" today, and she said, "Julia! I wore that with Julia!" (Or something like that--I can't remember exactly, as it's been a long day of potty-training.) :o) This was back in March, I think.
She also has these heart pants that she started calling her "HippoHopp" pants recently. She wore them to HippoHopp several months ago (but also wore them other places). Then there is the elephant shirt that we came across while doing laundry. "I wore that at Aunt Robin's house," she said. Right again!
Just before bed, we were putting her room back together after I pretty much tore out her closet today. A hot pink Gymboree shirt with candy bears on it was at the top of a tote of clothes for her to wear this fall and winter. She saw it and said, "I can wear a bear shirt like Anna-Claire wore!" OK, her cousin Anna-Claire had a shirt just like this last year or the year before (not the same actual shirt, as ours is a size 3T and still NWT--I am a buy-ahead person--though I think we had this same shirt in a 2T). Anyway, I am not even kidding! I cannot believe that Kate remembered that Anna-Claire had a shirt like that--and wore it months ago.
Back in July when I took Kate to have her 2-year photos made, I pulled out a Hanna Andersson dress that I bought last year for her to wear this year. She had only worn it once or twice, and it was a great dress for her to wear for her pictures, I thought. "Jamie has this dress!" she said. And she was right. Her friend Jamie has the same dress--but Kate hadn't been around Jamie when she'd been wearing it for a while.
Just yesterday I was wearing my Alzheimer's Association shirt that has the word "WALK" across the front. (This isn't the "Team Grammy" shirt that I wore to the walk, but a different one.) Kate asked me what it spelled (common question for her these days), and I said, "Walk." To which she replied, "With Grammy!" (I know this one isn't exactly about remembering the clothes, but I wanted to include it anyway.)
I know there are more examples of clothing-related memories, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.
OK, so maybe this is all normal and and not a big deal, but I am pretty amazed at this kid's memory. And if I appear to be bragging, well, this is my blog and most of the stuff here is for our kids and family anyway. So there. Just watch what you wear around my daughter. She will remember.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Celine's Shower
Celine's delightful shower was held last month at the beautiful home of Jane and Jeremy. This is Celine and Don's first child, and everyone is so excited for them. Their little bundle of joy is due to make his or her appearance very soon!
Bebe balloons
The table looked so cute!
Adorable pastries from a French bakery (Celine is from France.)
I LOVED these little baby squirties that Jane had--they made perfect gender-neutral shower decorations.
Yum!
Sisters-in-law ... Celine and Jane
Celine with a few of her friends
Mrs. Scott--one of the grandmothers. :o) Speaking of grandmothers, there wasn't a dry eye in the house when Celine received some special cards from her mother and sister (who both live in France). What a special surprise!
Thanks for having me--it was a lovely shower! We are thinking of you, Celine! XOXO
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Shepherd's Baby Shower
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending two special baby showers for two sisters-in-law (of each other)--Jane and Celine. Jane is the wife of Jeremy, who is the brother of Don, who is married to Celine. (Tanna went to high school with Don, who is Jeremy's older brother. Are you following? ;o)) Anyway, Jane and Jeremy (and Jasper, their older son and Kate's friend) recently welcomed Shepherd into the family. And very soon ... Don and Celine will be welcoming their first child. They decided--like Jane and Jeremy and unlike myself ;o)--not to find out the gender. We will be finding out if it's a boy or a girl soon enough, though. (Is this post making any sense? If not, I apologize, as it is late and my brain is tired.) Anyway, I think it is wonderful that these two cousins will be so close in age! We are so excited for this family. I will write about Jane's shower first and maybe I can post about Celine's shower tomorrow.
The shower was a brunch held at the beautiful home of one of Jane's aunts. Here is a balloon to welcome guests and to show the way.
Cute decorations! I didn't get a lot of photos, but everything looked so nice.
Jane looked so beautiful--hard to believe that she had just given birth a few weeks before. She received so many lovely gifts.
The guest of honor--sound asleep. So precious!
There he is again, in his Mimi's arms. What a cutie!
A few of the shower guests with Jane. What a lovely shower--thank you for including me!
The Chief End of Man
Tanna teaches Kate the first Q&A from the Westminster Shorter Catechism. We need to work on getting her to answer in complete sentences. ;o)
Q: What is the chief end of man?
A: Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.
This was taken last week on Tanna's iPhone. Yes, Kate is actually sitting on the tray of Isaac's high chair. No, I was not at home and do not condone this. LOL! Well, I do condone memorizing the catechism, just not the sitting on the high chair tray.
Kate is wearing her reindeer PJs. Yes, she still requests to wear them all the time! Who knew? They're not even that cute, but she loves them, so there you go.
Isaac Walks!
Isaac is walking! This video was taken last Tuesday (September 14, 2010). It was the last of several that night in our attempt to get Isaac taking some steps on camera. :o) I'd seen him take a step here and a step there before, but I am not sure if that really counted. But I think this does! Actually, just this morning, he took several steps in the living room--though he still prefers to crawl. I am sure he will be walking and running all over Dixie before too long. Way to go! What a big boy!
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