We have found the parental bed is big fun for Little J. When the sheets are being changed, she likes to dance on the bed to disrupt the process, and throws herself down on the sheets and pillows and waits for us to "get" her.
After the bright spring and summer, she FINALLY agreed to try on some 'sunglasses' one evening in late-September. She is very aware that both her parents wear glasses, and this pair she definitively calls her own: "Jadyn's glasses". These shots were taken with Monkey, one of her new best friends.
On a whim, Daddy swung a pillow at Jadyn, and she LOVED it. Now he'll ask: "Do you want me to beat you with a pillow?" and she'll say, "Yeah!" and run for the couch and lie waiting for the fun. Sometimes when she is a little tired and overreacting to a perceived monumental injustice (such as not being allowed to stand on the coffee table or climb the coffee cart, or being forced to wear shoes to go outside -- oh, the horrors!), a walloping with a pillow is a fantastically effective "reset button."
Signing for more!
She has not tired of shoes. At all. Not one bit. She reorganizes them regularly, in neatly aligned pairs.
She knows which are Mommy's, which are Daddy's, and which are Jadyn's, and regularly informs us of these facts. And she is getting very good at walking in footwear much bigger than her typical size.
In Mom's slippers
Jadyn is getting closer to dressing herself completely. Here she is trying on some new pjs.
It's been months since she has worn zip-up fleece pjs, and we think she forgot all about them. The zipper confuses her a little, and she calls such nightwear a "coat." Makes sense if you think about it!
The potty generates a lot of interest these days. She enjoys practicing: putting the seat adapter in place, climbing up on to the toilet, sitting, using toilet tissue, and flushing. We'll be excited to report when things progress beyond the practicing stage.
Other cute shots: wearing Mommy's winter hat, offering Daddy some corn (the last of the season), and wearing Daddy's bike helmet while riding in the house.
On the last sunny weekend of the year (with a La Nina winter in store, we're being realistic), we went to a corn maze and pumpkin patch with our neighbors. Jadyn had lots of fun!
After tripping on a corn stalk, she wants her dirty hands wiped off!
A great pumpkin
Jadyn's world is expanding quickly these days, and her vocabulary grows daily. We've recently heard her request "my turn" when she wants something we have, and just today we heard her count to five. She has learned at school to say "stop" when she is not happy with someone else's behavior. She says "Bopf!" -- way cute!!! She sings the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/ABC's and some of the words of each, often mixed into the same song (which is super adorable). Our cats, who were both called Abby for a long time, are now correctly distinguished (though Cosmo is "Mah-co" -- also super adorable). Occasionally we hear short sentences, such as "Mah-co, wanna snack?" when she is feeding Cosmo his dinner, and "Mommy sit, Daddy sit" when she wants us next to her, at dinner time or when it's time to read books. Suddenly we've realized our 6 pound miracle is a 20+ pound manager, and we couldn't be prouder.
