Toddler Antics

 

Eva is a smart and observant young lady.  Her vocabulary expands by the day as she repeats everything she hears.  She found a toy guitar at Amber's house and started pretending she was Mary Rice Hopkins, strumming away and singing "Hippopotamus".  At my parents' house, she'd push Grandpa over and say, "Oh, Grandpa fall!"  Then she'd grunt and groan to try and push him back up, saying "I sorry, Eva!"  So she doesn't always get it right, but she's close.  She loved ordering Aunt Nanci's big dogs around, but got a little intimidated when she tried to do it to Grandma's little silky.  Mocha likes to jump up on Eva, lick her face and steal her toys, which scares her sometimes.  She loved feeding the horses, though, and would yell "C'mere, horsey!" as she stuck bits of hay through the fence. 

 

 

At home Eva's learned how to open the fridge, and will frequently bring us something she found, like yogurt or juice, and ask to have it.  Then she won't eat it, so I guess the novelty is just in getting it herself.  Eva knows what things are for now, so she'll see us changing Amanda and bring us a diaper, or hear that we're going bye-bye and start trying to stuff her backpack with toys to bring along.  Sometimes she's too helpful, though.  This morning I was taking a shower while Eva watched a DVD and Amanda sat in the bouncy seat in the bathroom, so the steam could help clear up her stuffy nose.  Eva came in naked, claiming she was "wet" and needed a new diaper.  She'd decided she needed a change and stripped down in the cold morning air, even though she's sick with a cough.  I cut my shower short to get her a new diaper and dressed in something warm.  Gotta love how kids' minds work sometimes!