February Blahs

This last month has not produced many interesting stories or pictures as we have been hit with pneumonia, pinkeye(x2), and a cough/cold, Brad was also gone a bit and I have been busy with a bible study on Monday nights and Photography class on Tuesdays. All of a sudden its the middle of March and the snow is gone and we are seeing the light! Woo Hoo! The schedules will slow in some ways and pick up in others, but hopefully we'll be back in our usual groove!

Lately, Anabelles vocabulary has really expanded. She's now saying all kinds of words and will attempt most you throw at her. She had been combining two words at a time and attemps to sing pieces of songs (her faves are ring around the rosie, and the itsy bitsy spider). This verbal explosion has really been huge in helping the interaction between the girls. They can really communicate now and they seem to enjoy this time together (most of the time). Sabrina loves to be the mommy and spends lots of time instructing (read:bossing around) her sis and most of the time Anabelle is game. The other morning Sabrina was trying to teach Anabelle new words by "reading" the curious george book to her and asking her "can you say...." in a high, slow, sing songy voice that I'm sure I must NEVER use. :)

Anabelle is also SUPER into ballet stuff all of a sudden. She grabs Sabrinas "Ready Set Piroette (sp?)" book and looks in the back at all the moves and copies them...and is actually pretty good at it! She is also getting to develop quite a desire for things to be her way and sharing isnt too appealing to her lately. A couple days ago, Anabelle didnt want to share something with her sis and took hold of the nearby handle of her full sippy cup and clubbed Sabrina over the head. Oh MY! Then this is the look I get from her.... "you say I did what?" Seriously, sometimes punishment can be hard with this one! :)

Sabrina is in full on pretend mode lately...lots of "you be the mom...I'll be the kid" or "you be Miss Heidi the hair lady and I'll come get my hair done" :) Its very fun to see her create these worlds and the people that live in them but sometimes its hard to get her to want to be Sabrina again! Last night she and I went to the g-ville mall for some special time with just the two of us (which was so sweet and such a treasured time) and the whole ride home she was the mom and and I was the kid. This lasted through the entire bedtime routine and till the minute we said goodnight. She never broke charater. Then this morning she was ready to pick it right back up (at 6:10 AM!!). I think I need to look so forward to many more "lets pretend sessions"in my future :)