09.2009 - MONTHLY UPDATE

School update, I passed another test (WOOHOO, so happy to report) and so now I am down to six classes to finish the BS in Business Management. Four of them I am trying to complete this term. So it will continue to be busy for the next six months, but the end is getting nearer and nearer (finally).

Well, toddler story time has finally started again this month at the library. So once a week we go hang out at the Library for an hour and have some fun. The first two weeks that we went Jessica hid behind me for the first ten minutes or so, proclaiming that she was scared and would shiver. However, after explaining to her that everyone was nice and friendly she would then sit on my lap and participate. Luckily, this was not an issue this week and she sat (which is not typical), listened and participated with the games and songs. I think it has been really good for her to be able to do some stuff with kids her own age. Plus, she loves books. She has started a habit of toting around a pile of books with her from room to room and at least one book (about animals) has to travel with us whenever we leave the house. Even during our walks.

We also made it out to the State Fair, where she rode in a helicopter, rode a horse, and saw a lot of animals. Which she really loved, but I forgot the camera. The mind these days, it is a shock I can function at times.

She has also been more involved in the kitchen and does not hesitate to get things out of the fridge. One particular day while I was working, she went in the kitchen after the Winder Dairy delivery, she got the eggs that I had put in the fridge earlier that morning and climb onto the cooler against the counter and had gotten an egg out. She was being awfully quite, so I finally asked her what she was doing and she said “Eggs! Eggs!” so I ran into the kitchen with her holding one egg in the air and ready to crack it. I made it just in time this time, another day we weren’t as quick and she poked her finger into three of the eggs and smashed one in between the stove and the counter, which was fun to clean up.

As everyone that meats Jessica knows she is a on the go kind of kid. She does not sit still for long; however, as her love of puzzles has continued this month. She quietly does puzzles several times a day. However, due to early potty training issues this month we had to throw two of her puzzles away. Thanks to reverse psychology she has been doing a ton better with potty training and if she does have an accident, she is finally coming to tell us that she had an accident.

We hope everyone is doing okay and enjoying the change in seasons. Jessica particularly loves the winter wear accessories. Have fun and enjoy!