Our Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Camden and I played and played and played this weekend. She so loves it when someone goes in her room, sits on the floor, and "pways" with her. By Sunday afternoon I was tired of sitting on the floor and convinced her that we could bring a few toys into the living room where I could sit on something soft and still be playing.

She has turned a corner in being able to do puzzles and put her blocks into the right holes. Okay, the picture doesn't show the blocks or the top of the bucket with shapes of the blocks that she puts them through, but Camden does a good job of getting them in the right hole. Same with her puzzles. I'm glad because it gives us a few more options than the "rings on the pole thingy" that we constantly do.

She also is a little obsessed with her Nippy. She doesn't use it all the time anymore. In fact at daycare, we take it off when we get there and she doesn't get it back until she gets picked up. At home we are a little more relaxed about it, but it is primarily used in the car or when going down for a nap or bed. However, she'll be playing and all of the sudden start scrapping at her chest and saying, "oh no, oh no." Interpretation: my nippy is not attached to my shirt and I'd really like it. She also has moved into saying "nimmy" when she wants it. This morning I thought I heard her calling for me through the monitor, but she was simply saying, "nimmy" because the pacifier had come off of her PJ's in the middle of the night and she was looking for it. She is just as concerned when her baby doll doesn't have her nippy.


She also consistently asks for "watie" when she wants a drink of water. It's so great that she mainly drinks from a regular cup now and only uses a sippy cup in precarious situations (like riding in the car); although she still likes her big water bottle and straw, too.

Camden doesn't watch a lot of TV besides some videos that she is obsessed with (we watch a 20-minute "Baby" video at least once a day) and occassionally Sesame Street or Clifford the Big Red Dog. But if the TV is on, she is fascinated by commercials. I think it's all the music that is played on them...she stops whatever she is doing to watch certain commercials (the little "Frosted Mini Wheats" guys are a favorite). Sunday, she stopped playing for a few minutes to watch some chef on Food Network create a dish with pulled pork. It's interesting what gets her attention.