Madi showed Nala some play-dough. Madi: "What color is this?" Nala: Silence Madi: "Say RED" (In loud voice)
One morning Madi called for me to come into her room when she awoke. I didn't go right away, I wanted to get her milk first so I would have it ready for her. I came in the room and she was whiny. I asked her why she was crying she said "Mommy not come for me!"
In cab, MLB scores came on, she saw MLB symbol and says "GO TWINS"
If she throws something at me (to give it to me) I hand it back and ask her to give it to me in a nicer way. One time she threw something at me, I gave her a look, she took it back and handed it to me in a way that wouldn't hurt me, without me asking.
Madi did something I did not approve of, I asked her to look at me so I could explain, she turned, looked at our friends TV and said "I am watching the game now"
Me: "Eat over your plate please" Madi: (in a gentle voice) "This isn't a plate it's a bowl" Nothing gets passed her!!
Madi recently had a graduation event at her current school. I couldn't take a lot of photos because I was also taking videos so that Steve can see it when he returns. The children sang a song, each got called up for 'diploma'. Madi clapped for all her friends, when she heard her name she got SO excited, she said "Oh, me" and everyone laughed! It was very sweet and made the kids feel special to have an occasion to mark the end of the school year. Madi was very tired after. Had me carry her to the bus and fell asleep on me!!! Went home, laid her in her bed,. she asked for kiss, asked me to close her door and she slept for 2 more hours!
We miss Steve, one more week!
More later,
Alissa
Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
In one month...
One month from today and Madilyn will be 3. Amazing!!
Steve is in Mn for 2 weeks for an internship...Madi and I have had and will have a lot of great bonding time.
Here are some new achievements....
As I draw I made intersecting circles, I explained to her that intersecting means connected. She later brought me to the bathroom, showed me the circles on our bath mat and said "look mom, connected". Wow, shocked me that she put that together. Said the same thing of the blocks when she connected them.
She can say which star is closest to the Earth...the Sun
She makes things with blocks, instead of simply building. She will say she made a boat, a castle and then we can ask her "who lives in the castle?" where is the boat going?" and so on and she can keep up a story
Picks up what we read to her from books and correlates it to real life later
She said to me once "Don't say stop it to me" and I said "What should I say?" and she said "Say (pause) yes!"
"Be careful with me" when we bump her
Went to bookstore, last time we were there she was on her way to becoming sick (almost a month before), we walk in and she said "I was sick here, remember?"
We asked "Do you like the wind of your face" she repied "Yes, like it on your cheeks, eyes?"
Asked Steve "which toy do you want?" he chose one she responds "No, not that one, this one" and decided for him.
Can put 2-3 ideas/sequences together, for example she wanted something, and I said I couldn't do it because I was busy cooking, she says: "Ok, you can cook first, when you're done you can help me"
More later,
Abelsons
Steve is in Mn for 2 weeks for an internship...Madi and I have had and will have a lot of great bonding time.
Here are some new achievements....
As I draw I made intersecting circles, I explained to her that intersecting means connected. She later brought me to the bathroom, showed me the circles on our bath mat and said "look mom, connected". Wow, shocked me that she put that together. Said the same thing of the blocks when she connected them.
She can say which star is closest to the Earth...the Sun
She makes things with blocks, instead of simply building. She will say she made a boat, a castle and then we can ask her "who lives in the castle?" where is the boat going?" and so on and she can keep up a story
Picks up what we read to her from books and correlates it to real life later
She said to me once "Don't say stop it to me" and I said "What should I say?" and she said "Say (pause) yes!"
"Be careful with me" when we bump her
Went to bookstore, last time we were there she was on her way to becoming sick (almost a month before), we walk in and she said "I was sick here, remember?"
We asked "Do you like the wind of your face" she repied "Yes, like it on your cheeks, eyes?"
Asked Steve "which toy do you want?" he chose one she responds "No, not that one, this one" and decided for him.
Can put 2-3 ideas/sequences together, for example she wanted something, and I said I couldn't do it because I was busy cooking, she says: "Ok, you can cook first, when you're done you can help me"
More later,
Abelsons
Monday, June 7, 2010
Madilyn 6.7.2010
Hi all-
If we ask Madilyn to name something and she doesn’t know the word "mommy say it."
Took shower June 5th, dired self off, wrapped herself in towel
Back float in pool June 5, falling asleep in car seat, remembered to close water bottle so it wouldn’t leak, then fell asleep.
Names book she wants to read. whole sentences of what she needs or wants.
Starting to say what she has drawn. (Has drawn a face with 3 eyes)
Draws in tub with bath crayons. One picture looked like a whale. We told her we thought it looked like a whale and she said "yea, it is a whale" and could point to it's tail and head.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Memorial Weekend 5.28-5.31
Memorial weekend was fun. We got together with friends, had play dates and lots of family time shopping and relaxing! It is so fun to be with Madilyn. She does many funny things; for example a man grabbed sugar from our table (didn't ask just took) and she said to him "It's ok, you can have our sugar, go ahead!" Not sarcastic at all, but timed perfectly!
She also likes to hold my hand after I tell her I do not approve of something she did.
She also likes to us ask if we like/love something. "Mommy, try it, go ahead, do you love it?" We ask her similar things!
She blesses people when they sneeze.
She loves her toddler bed and still stays in it until we come to see her in the morning.
Since the sun has been rising earlier, she has been waking earlier (5:30 am)
Madi says "Hi" and/or "good morning" with great enthusiasm to people on the street or in stores. She will walk down the street with us and wave to people and sometimes they look back becuase they realized such a little person waved to them. She also loves to pet dogs (we have taught her to ask the owner first and to let the dog smell her before petting) and she asks to hold the leash. She laughs when dogs or Nala makes noise.
She also likes to hold my hand after I tell her I do not approve of something she did.
She also likes to us ask if we like/love something. "Mommy, try it, go ahead, do you love it?" We ask her similar things!
She blesses people when they sneeze.
She loves her toddler bed and still stays in it until we come to see her in the morning.
Since the sun has been rising earlier, she has been waking earlier (5:30 am)
Madi says "Hi" and/or "good morning" with great enthusiasm to people on the street or in stores. She will walk down the street with us and wave to people and sometimes they look back becuase they realized such a little person waved to them. She also loves to pet dogs (we have taught her to ask the owner first and to let the dog smell her before petting) and she asks to hold the leash. She laughs when dogs or Nala makes noise.
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