Audrey continues to express more and more complex thoughts. It's very fun. Some example:
We have two small water bottles that are green and shaped like crocodiles. One is almost always on Audrey's bedstand and the other is usually lost somewhere (e.g. the car). This morning they both happened to be in the kitchen, albeit on opposite sides of the room. In the middle of eating breakfast, Audrey said to me, "Oh, there's two crocodiles. I've never seen two crocodiles."
Tonight she was way overtired when she went to bed (she's been up a lot during the night for the last two nights, and hasn't napped). In her usual attempt to stall bedtime, she protested that she was hungry. We had just fed her a big bowl of oatmeal (the old standby to get something in them at bedtime when they haven't eaten much dinner), so I said, "You're OK, Audrey." She yelled back at me, "No! I'm not perfect!" Five minutes later she was asleep.
Audrey's best friend is a beanie baby named Vegas. We bought spares a long time ago, but one of the first ones is well worn and Audrey long ago christened it "Audrey Vegas". Audrey Vegas is missing an eye and has a weakening seam on his neck. The other cleaner Vegases are called "Mommy Vegas" (I think originally "Mommy's Vegas.") Only Audrey Vegas will do when Audrey is upset or going to sleep. After several close calls, we are very careful not to lose him. The other night at 3:00am Audrey called for "Daddy!" I went up and tried to sleep with her for a while, but she was really wide awake. At one point she grabbed both Vegases and did a little skit:
Mommy Vegas (with great concern): "Oh Vegas, look at your eye! Did you hurt yourself?"
Vegas (sadly): "Yes".
Mommy Vegas kisses the spot where Vegas' eye used to be.
Audrey bends Vegas's neck so it is doubled over.
Vegas: "Look at my neck. It's broken!"
Mommy Vegas: "Ohhhh."
Mommy Vegas nuzzles Vegas very sweetly.
Mommy Vegas: "It'll be OK, Vegas."
Audrey has also been very interested in jigsaw puzzles recently. We noticed she had a renewed interest in a small 8-piece panda puzzle she's had forever. Carol bought her a couple of 40-piece large puzzles and Audrey took to them right away. After a little frustration and some help from us, she learned how to solve them and can now do them unassisted. For Christmas, we got her another 40-piece puzzle of Cinderella that she is totally in love with. And her Aunt Carol gave her a couple of Mickey and Minnie Mouse puzzles for Christmas that she also loves.
Finally, we've been going a little crazy on Shutterfly this year. Near Audrey's first birthday we made a photo book for the grandparents that covered her first year. We just did the same for Charlotte. You can see them (and even order a copy) here if you want:
I also got three 5x7s for my desk, one of each girl and one of Carol with Charlotte. I brought them to work today, and I really love being able to look at my family all day long at work.
I have a bunch of new photos to publish on the web site, but haven't had time to edit them. I'll get them up on the site this weekend.
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