Pop-tarts, Kid Bites, and Gestures, Oh My!

It's been an interesting week for us. Lots of activity. Vivian received a bite on her arm from a bully kid in her day care class. When the teacher called me at work, I just knew who the boy was that did it, even though "company policy" prevented the director from telling me. I hate that the punk punctured my daughter's beautiful skin but I know these things happen often with kids. Maybe next time Viv will be the one biting another kid. Kirk told her it's okay to bite back next time, LOL. I added that she could also kick him where it would hurt!







We've had some trouble feeding Viv lately so we finally laid down some new rules and have omitted snacks before and just after dinner. We have also separated real meals at the dinner table and snacks at her little play table. Surprisingly, it seems to be going well. It's been in place for about about a week now. Fingers crossed that it continues. One thing she never fights me to eat is cheese puffs and pop-tarts. See photos below of her with smeared chocolate pop-tart all over her face.







After months of watching "Signing Time" DVDs, she has been on a roll with making gestures lately. Her favorite is "car," "juice," "cat," "dog," and "cold." She also points to the table, her head, shoulders, and sometimes her nose and mouth. You can tell that she is trying hard to communicate but she has a long way to go. I love how her eyes light up and she screams (I mean really screams) with delight when she discovers a new skill.


I waited sooooooo long for her to walk (fifteen months old) and now she walks everywhere all the time. It really is amazing. Sometimes I look at her and forget that she came from me and my loin, lol. She's so beautiful and so funny sometimes. How on earth did I create this wonderful creature? Ahhh, the mysteries of life and parenthood....