Austen’s first joke happened recently when she crumpled up a piece of paper, shaped it and then showed it to Mama, saying, “Look, a flower!” Then she laughed.
Her second joke was putting her hands over her diaper area and saying “Look! A hand diaper!” Mama and Austen laughed at this one.Month: January 2008
Every night, Mama or Dada read stories to Austen before bed.
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Right now she’s preferring “the princess book” that’s a collection of stories including Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and The Three Little Pigs — Austen loves the huffing and puffing.Community Nursery School
Austen signed up for a two-day nursery school in the fall. When she saw the kids riding bikes and painting, she didn’t want to leave. Hopefully she’ll be as enthusiastic in the fall.
L.L.F.Classes and Activities
This winter Austen has been enjoying her Gymboree Art II class, her My Gym Gymsters class, and the MOMS club of Edison playgroup. (She’s taken a two-month Christmas break from Music Together but starts up again tomorrow.)
Along with classes, Austen enjoys shopping with mom; going out to lunch with mom; and lunches and playdates with her “Gymboree” friends and other local pals.“Auntie Heather’s Nuts!”
After first trying herbed almonds at Auntie Heather’s house, Austen now enjoys eating nuts (no peanuts) almost everyday. When you hand her some pistashios or cashews, she says, “Auntie Heather’s nuts!”
To which, Mama and Dada reply, “Yeah, she is a little crazy.”Memory and Consequences
When Austen did something bad at a play date, she remembered exactly what she had done and told Dada about it later in the day when he asked about her day. No prompting. Dada was surprised by her ability to recall what she’s done wrong.
When Austen asks to watch a video, Mama can explain that she doesn’t get to because, for instance, she hit Mama in Art Class earlier that day. And Austen gets this. It even deters her from hitting, although not every time.
It’s so much easier to explain things to Austen, even when the consequences are longer term. And she knows a lot about what she is and isn’t supposed to do, even if she intentionally breaks the rules at times.
“I gotta go to bed now,” she said sleepily.
Chacha stayed here for a week while taking a computer course in Edison. At night, he would sometimes put Austen to bed. Regrettably, he often wore her out with so many bedtime stories that SHE had to end the bedtime reading session herself.
“I gotta go to bed now,” she said, pointing to her big-girl bed. Poor girl.
Was it Chacha’s monotone reading? We kid, we kid!
[Add picture of Austen’s bed or video of her doing her bedtime routine, Dada]
L.L.F.
Yummy grapes
Austen continues to enjoy eating fruits. She goes through short periods where she has a preference and at this time, it’s for grapes. Maybe because Grandpa’s always offering her oversized grapes when he visits?
Little Mermaid Tent
Although it’s not usually out because of its size, Austen loves to play with her big tent, which she received recently as a Christmas gift from Auntie Heather. She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out …
Easel
Austen shows off her painting skills using a new easel, which Grandma Mindy gave as a Christmas gift. Austen regularly paints in her weekly art glass at Gymboree so she’s already a pro at handling paintbrushes, smocks and clean up.