Thursday, March 25, 2010

Unconventional walker

We have two baby walkers that Kennedy has snubbed repeatedly. She cruises by them on a daily basis with her nose held high and a full-steam-ahead glimmer in her eye. Instead, she prefers our kitchen bar stools to aid her as she learns to walk. I guess it's like ditching the toy (or big bin of toys) for Tupperware.


Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Report Card.

We've been working on a few things at Michelle's School of Baby Development (MSOBD). Last week our lesson plan was learning to "moo" like a cow. After a few mishaps of confusing a "roar" for a "moo" and accidentally saying "maa" instead of "moo," Kennedy joined the rest of the cows out to pasture and mooed the night away. Subsequently, Kennedy was awarded a gold star and a smiley face in this subject.

Since MSOBD is very strict and doesn't allow its student(s) to have the weekends off, Saturday and Sunday's lesson focused on barking like a dog. Although very faint at first, Kennedy's bark, or "arf" in her case, is there and quite adorable. We can only hope that her bark is bigger than her bite in the future. Again, gold star and a smiley face to Miss Hokenstad.

And that brings us to today's curriculum. Today, the pupil was asked to stick her tongue out. After a few demonstrations from the head administrator, Kennedy caught on to what was being asked of her. However, she is a little stubborn with this subject and doesn't always want to participate. Seeing that it is the first day on this subject, we have decided to cut her a little slack and still award her with a smiley face; however, in order to achieve her gold star status, she needs to be more forthcoming when asked to stick her tongue out.

Overall, we see no reason that Kennedy can't achieve and maintain honorary status at Michelle's School of Baby Development. She's been an absolute delight to work with and we look forward to the upcoming and endless school sessions. Below is a picture of her in class today working on sticking out her tongue.


Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Happy St. Patty's Day




A big thank you to GM Jen (provided tutu) and Grandma Montgomery (provided bib) for making this little leprechaun such a fashionable one!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

If I could read her mind...

Mom, who's that swinging next to me?


He's kind of cute, and look at all that hair. Maybe if I wave that'll get his attention.

Nope, that didn't work. Doesn't matter, though. I heard his mom say he had a stinky diaper and I'm so not into that. Can we play in the sand now?

Monday, March 15, 2010

March 15

Today we:
  • blew bubbles by the pool
  • talked about the responsibilities of a one year old
  • danced to Lady Gaga and Depeche Mode
  • took a ride in a laundry basket
  • worked on blowing kisses
  • went for a walk with the dogs
  • ate Girl Scout cookies
  • tried eating nail polish off newly painted toes
  • and laughed when we tried on silly glasses

    Sunday, March 14, 2010

    Friday, March 12, 2010

    FPF and first word

    I think I forgot to tell y'all about Kennedy's first word. Anyone who put their money on "Dada," sorry, but it's time to pay up. "Mama" oh sweet "Mama" was the winning ticket. Apparently, my endless hours of saying "Say Mama" had paid off. I can't remember the exact day it happened, but she's been saying "Mama" for a while now. Mostly, it's in times of distress, but I'll take what I can get. However, I did get her to say "Hi Mama" this week. I thought my heart might burst out of my chest and hug her itself. So, in this case the cliche is just the opposite, as it seems words speak louder than actions.