The Big Brown Chair

Man, oh, man, I sure wish I had a comfy place to read my Dr Suess books.

Hey, look over here! The big brown chair. This is perfect. Too bad it's up so high and I still have no desire to climb (Mommy and Daddy are okay with that for some reason). It sure would be nice if someone would boost me up on this comfy chair, he he.

Daddy to the rescue! Thanks, Daddy. I bet I could have done it on my own, but I'll take the boost.

Whoa, that was close. I almost fell off. This is a slick chair, you know.

Now to turn myself around. This is the tricky part.

Maybe I need to stand.

Yeah, this is comfy. Daddy seems a little worried.

Hey, look what's down there! I bet if I bend over the edge of the chair I can get it. Nah, forget it.

Ugh. Almost there.

Finally! I can now enjoy my book. I sure do wish I had my own kid furniture. Sigh.

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The Doctor is In

Decisions, decisions. Should I play with my noisy sorting toy or read my favorite book?

I also neglected to mention this book is very tasty, too. I think I'll read the book. So, you're wondering, "How does a 19 month old read a book?" Very good question. Let me show you in a pictoral fashion. Since I have already completed the first two steps, (finding said book and locating an adult, who, you suspect, may know how to read) we are ready to advance to the next part of the activity. Warning: this is intense.

With all your might and energy, run full speed while shout/singing at the adult you suspect can read!

Proceed to throw the book in the unsuspecting adult and climb (headfirst, of course) on his/her legs, attempting to sit on his/her lap. Finally, giggle and squiggle until the adult starts reading the book and you listen intently, making sure to turn the pages: "Big 'A' little 'a', what begins with 'a'? Aunt Annie's alligators, A, A, A" and so on until about letter 'E'. Then fall off the lap and run away to another toy. Repeat the above steps with the exact same book ten to twenty minutes later at least twenty times per day. It NEVER gets old, believe me.

So you're wondering, what book is holding my attention dear? Why, it's Dr Suess's ABC Amazing Alphabet Book! This guy is a genius.

This book is amazing. It has it all: alligators, eggs, fiffer feffer feffs, and, of course, the incredible zizzer zazzer zuzz.

This book is well loved. By loved, I mean torn to shreds. I know, it doesn't look all that bad right now, but you should have seen it before Mommy fixed it with the magic 3M (TM) tape. I heard her grumbling about not ripping pages apart, or something. I wasn't really listening.

Hey, there's my book. Mommy and/or Daddy, will you please sit down so you can read this to me? It's been at least 5 minutes. I forget how it ends.

A Fun Week

Hi! Last week was awesome. Daddy was home for the whole week and we had a fun time just catching up. He took a week off as he needed time to unwind before starting his new job at TKDA. I thought, what better way to unwind than the Children's Museum? Daddy (and Mommy) agreed. Here we are sitting on the front steps of Sesame Street. I wonder if Cookie Monster will come out to greet me. He's my favorite right now.

No Cookie Monster, but I sure did see Big Bird! He is huge. Apparently he has issues with personal space as he did not want to be touched. I understand, Big Bird. I let no one, and I mean no one, touch my hands. They are MINE.

I loved looking out this big circle window that jutted out toward the street. Straight ahead is the ticker on the MPR building. I was just catching up on my news headlines. Daddy's new office building is one block to my right (not pictured). I think we'll be making many more trips to the museum now that Daddy will be downtown.

One of my favorite things is the slide. I wasn't comfortable going down alone, but Mommy willingly sat with me. I can't wait for summer so I can go on the slide at our neighborhood park.

These chairs are AWESOME! I can actually fit in it and I don't fall out. I think Mommy and Daddy made a mental note of this . . . I wonder if I'll get my own chair someday.

Oh yeah, while Daddy was home for the week he and Mommy made great progress on my playroom. I tried taking a photo for you, but no cameras are currently allowed. I'll take a picture and give you a tour when it's finished in a couple weeks. I can't wait!