Animal Sounds

Sydney's vocabulary is moving right along. Here's a clip featuring some of her favorite noises to make.
We are looking forward to spending a relaxing Thanksgiving in LaCenter with the 'rents, Murrays & Uncle Tim. Wish me luck, as I'm making my first ever pumpkin pie. I don't even really care for the taste, it's more for the challenge (although I hear it's super easy!).

Although Sydney loves the books, she often does not savor the food I prepare for her (see above). When this toddler-control-issue-picky eater thing started, honestly, I got kind of stressed about it. Wanted to make sure she was getting her proper daily consumption of vegetables, dairy, protein, grains, etc. Steve talked me down from the ledge, reminding me that I wasn't in control of the situation, etc. Blah Blah Blah. Well, actually, it kind of helped, and I decided there are better things to get stressed about in life!
Now, most days I just wing it. And yes, I have succumbed to giving her french fries & chicken tenders....From Burgerville (as if that makes deep fry healthier or something)!!!
Some days she gobbles her food, other days, she prefers to eat her hat.

Little Bookworm

Much to my extreme pleasure, Sydney has become very excited about books. She loves to pull out a book, walk over to you, turn around & plop herself in your lap. She points at the pictures exclaiming "Dat?" when something catches her eye. Once you're done with that one, she'll get up and grab another one. This can go on for quite some time. Sydney also likes to 'read' by herself. We often see her clamber on up into the rocking chair with a book, and just hang out for a few minutes. I've also found I can get some good mileage out of handing her a book while she's in her carseat.
Now, so you don't think I'm trying to tell you that I've got the makings of a child genius on my hands, the books we're talking about aren't novels. Think pictures of entertaining things: ponies, dogs, cats, bananas, goldfish....But, it's been interesting to see how the different stages of development sometimes just seem to appear overnight. One day, a book is just something to shove aside. The next day, it's a wealth of exciting information. :)