New Stuff XI

It's the latest round of new stuff, courtesy of Jillian:

1. Word Strings : The vocabulary keeps on growing, and the fun part has been to hear Jillian string the words together. Some examples include "all done", "last one", "thank you", "good night", "sit up" and "bite nana" (bite banana).

2. "Me, Mine, My, I" : Most of the word strings that Jillian uses involves starting with "me", "mine", "my" and "I"; there's no particular reason for which one she chooses to use. Some examples include "my baby", "my water", etc.

3. Nose Blowing : Jillian has seen us blow our noses enough times, that now when she has an itchy nose, she'll grab a tissue and rub her nose with it.

4. "Wash" : She yells this at us when we're washing our hands, because she wants to wash her hands too. So, we get her hands wet, add a little soap, rinse her hands off, then dry them with a towel. Afterwards, she'll yell "soap".

5. "Brush" (or "brush teeth") : Jillian yells this when we brush our teeth, because she wants her own toothbrush. So, we give her a little toothbrush and some toothpaste, and she works at putting the paste on the brush; then she chews on the brush.

6. Pull your pants up! : We have to say this often to Jillian, because lately she has been pulling her pants down a lot. She pulls them down and says "potty"; the problem then is that she can't quite pull them back up over her diaper, so she walks around with her pants halfway down.

7. "No" (?) : Jillian is very quick to answer "no!" these days ... she says it pretty much to everything we ask, even if she really means "yes". So, we ask her a couple times to give her a chance to answer differently.

8. Bare Foot : It's all we can do anymore to keep Jillian's socks and shoes on. She looks to take them off at every opportunity. We can usually count on the socks and shoes coming off whenever she's in her carseat.

9. "Sit Down Da-Da" : This is Jillian's latest sentence. She yelled this at Daddy while she was sitting down, and wanted him to sit with her.