Fall Party at Daycare

Nesting in the coop.Pecking around.

Campbell had a Fall Party on October 29th at her school. The kids were all in their costumes when we got there. I have to say that Campbell's costume was fantastic and, I think, was the only one that didn't start with a leotard (except for the little boy's costume). :-)

Last year I saw this costume at a Tag Sale for $2.00. It is an Old Navy costume that costs around $40.00....and I got it because it would be around the right size (and price) and because it looked machine washable and very hard to destroy. Campbell was the cutest chicken in the history of poultry. As soon as we got to the party, she wouldn't hang with the other kids. She wanted us to hold her and give her snacks....eventually she got back down and played some more but for a half hour she was attached to us like glue. Cute baby.

I have some cute ones on the camera phone too...because I left a bunch of work videos on the digital camera and hogged up all the space. Mother. Of. The. Year.

Balls at Target

Campbell loves Balls. We can't even say the word unless we intend to play with one immediately. So--these big concrete spheres outside of Target are a favorite. She likes to stand on them and then stomp and giggle. She points out the window of the car when we get to Target........and screams "BALL!". Very exciting times.

More Park Time.

Here she is...playing at the park. We are big into this because we can walk there, spend 20 minutes and then be home before she gets too tired. We go almost every weekend. Free. Close. Fun. Our favorites!

Department Party

Our department chair took some pictures of Campbell at the Department BBQ in September. She was playing so nicely. The dept chair is completely enamored with her and sent us these pictures....he is also constantly trying to get her hooked up with one of the sons of faculty in the department. :-)

Grandpa comes for a visit

Grandpa came for a visit over Labor Day weekend and Campbell had a big ole time with him. Campbell can be a little slow to warm up sometimes, but she was asking Grandpa to read to her and pick her up on the second day. So--they got along swimmingly.

Words words words

Campbell is talking alot more since she started daycare. She is the youngest one in the class (class is only 6 kids!) and her language has really taken off. Here's her current vocabulary.....which we get a big kick out of:

Mama

Dada (Daddy)

Dah (Dog)

Gurt (Yogurt)

Nana (Banana)

Jay-wo (Jello)

Fish (fish)

Nemo (actual Nemo from the movie or any fish, depends on her mood)

Shoes (Shoes!)

Outside (usually said in a yell while pointing or tapping on the door)

Moon

Stars

Dora (and Boots, her sidekick)

Cat

Key (which means Key or blanket)

Nee (means bunny)

Choo Choo

Toots (this one came about after the stomach bug...since she had them so much)....if you ask where her toots come from, she points to her hind-end

Parts of her face (eyes, mouth, nose, hair...and she can point to a lot more if you name them)

Blue/Green/Red (they did a unit on those colors at school)

Truck (obvious)

That's it! (when she is done with something....but it sounds like T-I-T-S....ugh)

All done

Down (to get down)

Seat (for any chair or sitting instrument)

Ball

She also signs....which she has been doing for awhile.

She says "More" , please (when prompted), and thank you (when you insist), and all done (when she is all done with anything).

She is also starting to pick out DVDs to watch and put them back when she is done....she can work both our DVD player AND our iPhones. It is amazing.

Just a-swinging.

Campbell has become very fond of the park behind our apartment complex. It has a good playground with some swings and she is getting to where she really likes to swing. She says "ssssss" when we go by the swings...no matter what time of day. :-)

Roll out.

The preschool has a bunch of "sit and scoots" or what we call "scootie carts". Campbell is now a master scooter.

Bath Time!

Yep. Bath time pictures are outstanding. Campbell hates to have her hair washed, but is constantly getting sticky things in her hair....it is a battle. But---she really really likes to wipe down the bathtub after her bath time....which I LOVE!

Blog? What blog?

Ok. So, I have been a bit behind on the updates. But I am going to blog like a fiend for the next few days. Tons to catch up on.

Campbell's first week of daycare went...eh-hem...about as well as one could expect from a child that we were told was a "stay at home kid". It was a little weird to think of her that way, but she actually was at home all the time even if Charlotte came to stay for the majority of the week. So--she didn't eat, wouldn't nap, and pretty much remained fragile all week. The second week she was home with an adenoid/sinus infection (lasted a week). Then she was on two courses of antibiotics to get rid of it.....which wiped out her intestinal flora and led into a bout of viral diarrhea that last for 12 days....12 long days. 12 very long days. All seems to be well for now.