September 26, 2011 - Posted by Molly - Comments Off
Morgan hasn’t taken a bath since June or July. It is all showers all the time. Now she even washes her own body (though I have to name the body parts to remind her), gets her own hair wet, tries to shampoo her own hair, and rinses her own hair. There have been a few times when I get to hang out in the bathroom, keep an eye on her, and only help with the shampooing. It’s almost relaxing!
And on logic…the other night we were driving in the car on the highway and she was worried that it was dark out (how could we see?). I told her that our car had lights on the front to help us see. She complained that she couldn’t see the lights, so I pointed out the headlights on the oncoming cars and told her we had lights like those. After a moment she said “if I can see their lights, they can see the lights on the front of my car!” Which is true. And surprised me.
She has also discovered that the turning of the steering wheel is associated with the turning of the car. She thought that was quite cool. It is a little unclear what she thought the driver was doing before discovering this, though she does know the driver turns the red lights on on the back of the car (the brake lights) to tell other drivers to slow down.
September 15, 2011 - Posted by Jim - Comments Off
Morgan has always loved the Alexandria Irish Festival, but this year took on a new appreciation for the dancers. For weeks afterward her favorite game was pretending we were on stage, taking turns dancing, bowing, then having the announcer come out and announce the next act. Even a torrential downpour (not captured well in the waterfront photo) didn’t seem to bother her.
We also returned to Ocean City, MD, for Labor Day. Molly and I concluded that this was our first vacation away from home, just the three of us! We had a good time, hitting lots of new things — rented a bicycle for a ride down the boardwalk, her first time on a boat (a pirate ship, at that!), and building sand castles.
September 4, 2011 - Posted by Molly - Comments Off
We just got back from a long weekend at the beach. Good times had by all and photos to follow soon. But I have a short story to tell.
We were trying to coax Morgan onto the beach and away from the pool (which was, admittedly, a very nice pool). So I told her I’d buy her some pails and shovels to dig in the sand and I took her into the hotel gift shop on Friday morning. And we pick up an assortment of pails and shovels. Done. Then she spies a My Little Pony type thing for sale. Two little ponies, one pink, one purple, a comb, a brush, and a couple of other such things. She wants it. I say no. And then I say “maybe we’ll get it before we leave, for the car ride back.” And I immediately forget about the whole thing.
Fast forward to Sunday morning, as we are talking about how we are going to go to the pool one more time before heading home. It’s the 3 of us talking and she says “well, I think I want something to take home with me from the trip.” And for the briefest of moments (before I remember the whole pony thing) I’m wondering how she knows what souvenirs are (does she want a sweatshirt? a hermit crab?). And Jim (looking slightly puzzled) asks her what she wants. And she sort of hems and haws for a minute or so. Until finally…”I don’t know. I was thinking about something, maybe something like a pony.”
Not only did she remember the whole pony thing (with no additional discussion between Friday and Sunday morning), she knew to bring it up before we left, and she wasn’t completely straightforward about what she wanted. She didn’t say “Mom, you said I could get the pony before we left” but rather went through a rather winding, elaborate, and earnest set up in asking for it. The kid is getting good.
