Playing Around

Eva recently figured out how to blow raspberries on Daddy's tummy, which she thinks is hysterical. I guess we did it to her one too many times. Now she'll lift your shirt to try to poke your belly button (another recent discovery), and then try to blow on your tummy. She'll try to copy daddy telling her to quiet down by sticking her finger up her nose (instead of her lips) and imitate the "shhhh!" sound. The other day she caught me throwing up in the bathroom, and spent the next hour making gagging noises that made me think she was choking. It turned out she was just mimicking what she heard. She's also testing her voice a lot, screaming at every opportunity just to hear her own voice. And her walking has picked up speed to a full out run, so we've got to be quick. I just don't have the energy right now to keep up with her, so when she gets restless I'll take her to the mall to play on the playground or visit the pet store. She loves to peer in the windows at the puppies wrestling with each other, calling "pubby!", although she still seems to think that all animals are named "Rebel".