Hello Kitty ! ! ! ! ! !

Lil'A has been vocalizing since day 1 of course but syllables have been going since about 4 months.

"Mum mum muh" and "dah dee dah dee" have been said for ages but never in relation to Mummy or Daddy.

However, this week, there has been a definite milestone. ACTUAL WORDS!!! WAHOO!!!

She says "Hi" and even waves to greet someone. OK, so maybe not wave but she puts her hand out and opens it and shuts it. She hasn't figured out to put her hand vertical. Right now it looks like "Give me money!" but the intent is there.

And then, there's word #2. "Diddy" screamed at the top of her lungs at a real high pitch means Packers is in the vacinity.

The "oops" words are both "Uh Uh Oh" and "Oh Oh Uh". She says it when she drops something. It's hilarious. But then again, she also says it when she is pulling herself up to standing.

Yes, she's standing with one hand to steady herself and is running before walking with walking wings to be. The crawling started AFTER the standing and initial walking attempts.

New firsts are happening almost hourly it feels like. I don't think I'll be able to "blog" up.

Napping Around our World

Lil'A has been having a hard time lately napping when we're out visiting. Sometimes she is so tired she just can't stop rubbing one eye before taking her other hand to her other eye or her nose.

The other week, we were at Great Auntie Carol's house to celebrate Great Uncle Lorne's birthday and she just wouldn't sleep when everyone (in the whole house) knew (very loudly) that she was tired.

We tried going into a quiet bedroom, we tried swaddling her, we tried everything. Nothing seemed to work. Of course many a parent around us then and for the following week talked about bringing a play-yard (or play-pen as I've known it) with us in the car.

Play-yards are great but she doesn't sleep well in them unless at Gran and Grampa's or at Gramma's. She plays in them otherwise. Too much to look at. She's one of those kids that hates to miss anything.

A while back, when we got the tent trailer, we went looking for some sort of play-yard/bed that could fit in our tent. A regular one just wouldn't.

So we found the Peapod Plus. It looks just like a mini tent. It's one of those "pop-up" tents. Mattress and all.

We're now using it as the nap-time bed in our house. I'm moving it around the house that she knows that when she's in there and the curtains are down, it's nap time no matter where she is set down. We even started out with it in her crib. It fit perfectly.

Put away it's no bigger than a large plate (ok maybe a platter) and about 1.5 inches high.

It seems to be working. Transporting this is a SNAP. Oh yeah, if anyone wants to use it, just let me know. It hold kids up to 6 years!!!

Now.... how do we get Packers to get allow with lil'A??? I know! Put them both in the Peapod and zip it up! YEAH! That's a GREAT idea! No... Wait.... back claws and air matresses..... shouldn't be a poblem but... guess i could take it out.

Oh the possibilities.

Photos soon I hope. Haven't downloaded recently. Maybe even a vid or two...

Packers is SUCH a Claustrophobe!

I don't understand cats sometimes.

This has been happening for a long time but I finally figured it out.

Feline Claustrophobia:

Hypothesis #1:
Cats do NOT believe in closed doors.

Proof:
As soon as a door is closed - not necessarily latched - the cat must get up from wherever it is and go to the door.

Hypothesis #2:
Cats are attention seekers. (OK, everyone already knows this)

Proof:
Once the cat has gone to the door, they will paw at the door and potentially cry for your attention.

Hypothesis #3:
Cats are "just checking" for an escape route.

Proof:
When the human has opened the door, the cat will proceed through it.

Hypothesis #4:
Cats resume life as normal.

Proof:
The cat then immediately re-enters the room and returns to EXACTLY the same place they were before the door was closed on them. Ever attentive to making sure that confining mechanism does NOT stop them from getting at their food dish ever again.

** END OF PROOFING **

So, as you can see, the following postulation can be assumed:

Escape Route = Directionality to Food Supply

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I know the above is a little clinical but I thought I'd have some fun instead of telling a direct story. The moral of the story is Packers is Whackers! :)

Until next time.

Spoiler Alert: Lil'A's birthday is coming up at light speed. Pics will be soon I'm sure. Party pics I mean.