Curie July 2013. The other day Curie stopped saying “Dada” and started saying “Daddy.” Albert was sad, only the other day she had said “Dada nice.”
The beginning of this month seems like so long ago, maybe it is because Curie grew up so much this month. In July we went on vacation in Vancouver, went up to Philadelphia to see Taylor, Eric, Livi, and Emilie, and watched how Albert takes care of Curie when Erin goes away on a business trip (bribing with treats).
Curie potty-trained herself and will regularly tell us “I peed,” which means she is going to pee or poop. She has potty humor including saying, “I peeing,” or “I faating,” and laughing which is probably Albert’s fault as he likes to hug her and say he is squeezing the poop out of her. She stopped nursing, had her first consequence/punishment, and started sleeping through the night – we suspect this is because she was waking up when she peed before and now she is getting better control
Her diction is growing every day including “I ha’ chocolate on my fay (I have chocolate on my face),” or “I pay water today (I played in the water today).” “I pay ‘tar too (I play guitar too)” -which she does and sings along. Albert bought a Strumstick which is a very easy stringed instrument to play. Curie likes to take it around and accompany herself. She also started blowing notes on the recorder.
Curie is becoming more conversational too. Here is the conversation about dinner: What you want to eat? “Noodo Soop.” Big noodles or small noodles? “Big.” Do you want beans (edamame)? “Yes” Chicken or Shrimp “Shimp (usually).” Then from her – “Freet? (Treat?)” No Curie, treats are for after dinner. “Okay.”
Her repertoire for videos has gone beyond “Mouse (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) and Emo (Elmo) and now includes the documentary Babies, Sound of Music, Curious George and Thomas the Tank Engine. She started watching Teletubbies, but we had to stop that.
Among many things we did in Vancouver, she discovered “pock’es and monies (pockets and money)” and started wearing a little belt with a coin pouch like a fanny pack. She got a helium walk-around dog that she took everywhere (we’ll post a separate Urban Hiking post), that made everyone sigh. She wasn’t afraid of heights on the Capilano Suspension Bridge or the gondola at Grouse Mountain. At the hedge maze in the botanical garden, she would run around with Erin saying “Oh no! We’re stuck!” when we came to a dead end. At the end of the maze she turned around and ran back to do it again.
Finally, Curie has been obsessed about babies “Aw, baby!” she will say whenever we see one. We bought her a doll at Cracker Barrel in Philadelphia with a stroller. Pushing the stroller is her favorite thing. Princesses are still out and those of you wondering how Albert was okay with a doll, last night Curie picked the pajamas that look like she is wearing armor, and called it her Superman shirt. Who said being a girl has to be girly?