Random Wednesday, Featuring Ms. Z
A few random things, related to my daughter:
- Z will eat almost anything, except, perhaps, tomatoes. The baby food I tried to give her today (spaghetti with sauce and cheese) was rejected whole-heartedly. Would it surprise you to know that neither of her parents like tomatoes? But we both do love spaghetti sauce!
- Z likes almost anything soft and acrylic. Mr. Ducky (above) came home with us from Whole Foods because he made her giggle like crazy and she couldn't put him down after we gave him to her.
- Cruising, cruising, cruising! It's all about going places and exploring things.
- Given a choice, Ms. Z will pull out shoes (mine in particular) from our shoe rack by the back door and pull my purse off of any place she can find it. She seems to like shoes and purses more than her own toys sometimes! My keys come in a close second to shoes and purses. At the same time, you can't keep her away from laptops and iPhones when they are around. Are we creating a girly-girl geek?
- Her favorite book right now is Go, Dogs, Go. She will pick this book out specifically and likes it read to her multiple times in a row. She also likes the books that she has that have tactile components.
- Some women nest while they are pregnant, I feel like I am nesting now. I have this intense desire to go throughout my house and purge and organize things. You might just think "spring cleaning" but this is probably the first spring where I've really been bitten by this bug.
- I can't get enough of Rachael's "Relax" Vanilla Chai yogurt. All organic, completely yummy, good probiotics and some omega oils for good measure.
- If you watch House, apparently Amber and I have the same taste in handbags. In the scene where House and Amber negotiate "Wilson Rights" with Cuddy, Amber is sporting the same purse John got me for Christmas.
- iPhones can get you into all sorts of trouble. Just this afternoon I purchased "Splish, Splash" and (earwig alert!) "Safety Dance" -- Ms. Z likes to bop to both of them.
- I'm reading an excellent book, The Eighth Day of Creation
, by Horace Freeland Judson. In spite of what the title may seem to imply, the book has nothing to do with Intelligent Design or any other religious debate going on now. It's a history of the rise of molecular biology and biochemistry, in particular DNA, RNA and proteins and the people who were formative in developing molecular biology as a major part of the biological sciences. Because it talks about the personalities and not just the science, it's a great read, even though it's dense. If you like history of science books, this one shouldn't be missed.
Look how big she is! Go Do Go is a great book and a favorite of lots of kids so Miss Z has excellent taste in literature. :-)
Go Dog, Go! was my absolute favourite when I was a wee one myself. It still holds a special place in the library of my life!
I cannot get over how big she is! GORGEOUS!
I can't believe that she's crusing already! Beautiful!
My son actually likes "Is Your Mama a Llama" and we've had to buy a second copy of it, since the original one has nearly been destroyed.
I can't believe how big she's gotten!!!!
Try "Ten Apples Up On Top" if you haven't already. Both my kids just loved that one, and it's a terrific counting book.
I read Go, Dog, Go! to my little brother when I was a kid and to my own when they were little (and not so little- my oldest took a copy of it to college with him!). Another favorite (esp. of boy#1 the percussionist, who has 2 copies of that one- one dog-eared and taped together and one new copy in case of a worldwide Seuss shortage) was the one about monkeys drumming on drums. I can't remember the title but it is Seuss and the refrain is "Dum diddy dum diddy dum dum dum". Like Fox in Sox (still a fav- my 13yo will come listen when I read it to the 7yo), it is better if you read it faster and faster as you go along and whisper or SHOUT the dum dum DUMS as written. Hmmm- we finished the Spiderwick Chronicles last night so maybe it's time to go back to some old school read alouds. I do. I LIKE your party hat!
Oh look how much she's grown, and cruising too! Mr. Ducky also comes with a built-in handle.
I haven't read The Eighth Day of Creation yet, but you might enjoy The Guinea Pig's History of Biology, which sounds similar in style but is about the history of how model organisms were used to unravel genetics. It has a lot of history and profiling of the characters involved and was a good read, although I had to rush the end because it was due back at the library!
My, is she that big ALREADY???? Holy cow. She's such a cutie.
That book sounds like JUST my cup of tea. That is, if I had any time to read these days. :)
Both my girls loved to wear adult shoes. The youngest has been able to walk in high heels since she was about 20 months old :) And she has her own collection of purses...more than I do! LOL.
LOVE the green yarn. Love it!