September '14

I don't really know what to blog about even though it has been a long time since I have blogged a decent post and not just small things with pictures.

Mikena is learning and growing... Her vocabulary is really exploding. Last month at her 18 mo appointment i was thinking of the words she knew how to say and I figured it was 10+ approximately. Now.... She is trying to say a lot of words. We will be talking to her and she tries to say one of the words and it always surprises me how well she can say them. Especially for the first time. She really is getting better.

We went to the park the other day and Mikena LOVED the swings. She would go walk over to them when no-one was around and would stand in front of one and put her hand on it like she was saving it for herself. Then she would wait patiently for me to come get her up in the swing. 

She also enjoys playing with her friend Ryker. This is the first time she has returned affection. Usually she is running away while he chases her. 

I don't think she was too happy about him sticking his finger up his nose. 

Miss Adeline and Mikena had a play date and loved to read books. We are SOOOO happy that our friend is home from her summer stay in D.C. We missed her.

We are working on the sharing but it is kind of hard when people come into your space and play with your toys. She is doing better though. 

I also took a ball away from this kid at the park.... In my defense he took the ball away from Mikena first and I was just getting it back after he was so rude. Come to find out he was taking things from all the kids and had pushed our friend Ryker.... Lets just say mommy bear was coming out and so I watched him and he would throw the ball down the slides and then slide down after the ball. Well I ran over to the slide picked up the ball before he got down and walked off with it. He then comes up to me telling me that he was playing with it etc.. I basically told him I'm sorry but you took this away from someone else while they were playing with it and it isn't yours. He just stared at me and walked off all mad. I felt bad of course but seriously you don't take a ball away from a little kid when they are playing with it. (he he even though I just admitted that I did that) I would have let him play with the ball if it was under different circumstances. For example if Mikena wasn't playing with it and it was just sitting on the ground instead of him watching her throw it and then go and take it away. Of course he would have to ask. That is a big part. I asked my mommy friends if that was rude of me and they said no cause the kid was bulling all their kids.