Audrey's Do's and Dont's

Audrey is a busy girl. Some things she does are adorable, wonderful, silly, exciting, funny, and make me so proud I could explode. Other things can be a little embarrassing or frustrating, but always a learning experience! I thank the Lord that He gave us a cheerful and sweet little girl with a fairly even, mellow temper. Here is a list of the things that she is doing these days, both wonderful and slightly less wonderful. :)

~ She says quite a few words now including: Bubble, Ball, Cracker, Hi, Bye, No, Baby, Oh whoa!, Oh no!, Dog, Uh oh, Water (wa-wa), Banana (nana), Bird (a little garbled but we know what she means when she says it) Good Girl (see below), and the signs for Please, More, and All Done.

~ When I was teaching her the sign for Please, I would praise her by saying "good girl!" each time she did it correctly. Now, whenever she does the Please sign, she says "good girl!" Naturally she says "good girl!" all day long when she asks for things. :) It's insanely hilarious.

~ She does the Please sign whenever she wants something, whether she is asking for a toy from another child, food from Eric & I, or food from anyone else. Did I mention she likes food?

~ She gives hugs and kisses (a.d.o.r.a.b.l.e.)

~ She loves water. I think this is partly due to all of the "Aqua Baby" talk that she heard while in utero. If she could, she'd spend the rest of her days plinking around in a puddle, swimming in the kiddy pool, splashing in the dog bowl, getting soaked in the leftover water on the dish washer door while I'm emptying it, or kicking in the bathtub.

~ She thinks it is hysterical when I whistle. I have never figured out why.

~ She sometimes walks but mostly runs whenever possible - I wonder how she doesn't trip and fall more often!

~ She reads books with great enthusiasm, often telling the story in her own bubbly language.

~ Not only does she love to read kids books, she loves flipping through the paperbacks on our book shelves. For the most part she is careful with them and isn't out to destroy them, I think she simply likes the feel and breeze of the pages as she thumbs through them.

~ She loves to dance. Especially to Bob the Builder, and themes to NCIS and Burn Notice. But anything really that has a beat to it. Or not. Anything that sounds remotely like music. Someone could be humming across the street, barely audible to the human ear. If someone, somewhere in the world is playing music, Audrey is dancing.

~ She loves to wear hats. She often brings me one of her hats and wants me to put it on her.

~ One of her favorite things to do is play tag with daddy. He chases her around and she giggles until she can't run anymore.

~ She is very vocal about what she doesn't like, complaining in angry tones. I think it's frustrating for her not to be able to tell us what she wants.

~ She often throws food on the floor or feeds the dogs directly from her hands. I don't always catch it, the little stinker!

~ She LOVES to be outdoors, whether it means walking on the sidewalk or in the grass, being in the stroller (though she would rather walk) or her favorite, playing on the playground. I'm really going to have to find some nice indoor places to explore during the winter!


~ She LOVES taking baths. She would play in the bathtub all night if she had her way. She doesn't like the hair washing part as much, but gets over it quickly. I promise I had nothing to do with the following picture - this was all Eric's cindy loo hoo hair!


~ She loves watching Sesame Street and Bob the Builder. Call me a bad mom, but I allow her to watch it once in awhile, without commercials on WoW On Demand. I get to take a shower or do a few things around the house, and she gets to enjoy her show immensely! I'm afraid she's beginning to love Elmo... *sigh*. I wish they would have Grover or Big Bird on more often, couldn't she like one of those fun, less annoying characters? Ha! :p

~ She is a GREAT eater and loves food of all kinds. I am so thankful to not have a super picky eater. There aren't even a handful of foods she doesn't like. Like any child, she'd rather eat what Eric and I are eating even if it is the same thing that is on her tray. Most of the time, she'd rather play than eat but she can certainly put food away when she wants to.

~ She is a very loving, friendly baby. She will climb into people's laps without warning.

~ She loves to sing, especially The Wheels On The Bus verse where it says "round and round". She hums it and does the hand motions.

~ She loves to push things around on our wood floors. Strollers, toys, laundry baskets, trash cans, blankets, the dogs, you name it.

~ She often helps me clean up, which to her means dropping her toys into the toy box. I LOVE it!

There is more, but I am out of time!