life as a larson: Little Discoveries

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Little Discoveries

I LOVE WATCHING MY CHILDREN MAKE NEW DISCOVERIES EACH DAY; IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT STAYING HOME WITH THEM. ON THE VERGE OF TURNING TWO, CHARLOTTE CANNOT ABSORB ENOUGH NEW INFORMATION EACH DAY. CHARLOTTE'S STORIES ARE BECOMING LONGER AND MORE ANIMATED, AND WE ARE NOW ABLE TO UNDERSTAND OH, ABOUT 75% OF WHAT SHE IS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE DURING ONE OF HER LENGTHY DIALOGUES. IT IS PRECIOUS TO SEE HER RETELL FAMILIAR STORY BOOKS, SHARE INTERESTING TALES AT THE DINNER TABLE, AND PASS ON ALL OF HER WORLDLY WISDOM TO JOEY.

AT FOUR MONTHS, JOEY IS BECOMING MORE INTERESTED IN THE WORLD AROUND HIM AND WITH HIS STRONG NECK, TAKES ADVANTAGE OF LOOKING AT THINGS ALL DAY LONG. HE LOVES TO HEAR HIS SISTER ENTER A ROOM AND LOOKS UP AT HER WITH SUCH AFFECTION. HE IS VERY GENEROUS WITH HIS SMILES AND LOVES TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS. HE LOVES TO SHOVE THINGS INTO HIS MOUTH, AND RECENTLY HAS STARTED SUCKING TWO FINGERS AT A TIME OR THIS THUMB.

WITH THE SPRING-LIKE TEMPS CHARLOTTE AND I ARE INTRODUCING JOEY TO THE OUTSIDE. CHARLOTTE COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED TO EXPLORE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND JOEY SEEMS TO ENJOY BEING ALONG FOR THE RIDE!

REDISCOVERING FAVORITE BOOKS BEFORE BED TIME.

DISCOVERING THE JOYS OF PLAYING DRESS-UP WITH MOMMY'S CLOTHES!

FINDING OUT THAT COLORED BATH WATER IS MUCH MORE FUN THAN COLORLESS.

CHARLOTTE LOVES ANNOUNCING HER COLOR OF CHOICE BEFORE BATHS. "BLUE WATER" IS OFTEN THE FIRST THING OUT OF HER MOUTH AFTER DINNER.

DISCOVERING NEW PLACES TO RELAX WITH HER BELOVED MILK, WHILE MOM CHANGES THE BED SHEETS.
(I HAD NO IDEA SHE SETTLED DOWN HERE, AND WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO FIND HER SO RELAXED AND COMFY!)