Pucker up!!!

So, Penelope has just been an explosion of development lately. I know that it is true now that kids can only work on one thing at a time!! All that hard work to learn how to walk was truly taking up most of her brain power. :)

She knows roughly 40 signs now and sometimes she uses signs that i don't even know. Everyday there is a new one. She will use a modified sign for help when she wants me to turn on a toy of hers and it is really great. No tantrums when she cannot get her toy to work. She simply walks over and puts it in front of me and then signs "Help".

Wednesday I came home from work and there was my happy girl waiting to give me hugs and kisses. Yes, kisses. She puckers up her cute little lips and will smack away until her mouth lands on you. I was so amazed. Honestly, Nathaniel was over 3 when he learned how to kiss. He used to make this noise that sounded like "mmm-baaaah" when he "kissed" us. So I am loving life now that I am getting kisses from my precious little girl.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town and other ramblings

I just love my little girl. She was so much fun tonight. She was laughing and pointing at things and yelling "DA" She ate her dinner with a fork, rigatoni with mock bololagnse sauce. I think she loved it! I just look in her beautiful eyes and I know she understands so much of what I have to say. When I came home from work, my babysitter asked me what a specific sign meant that Penny has been using. And she did what I know to be Penny's version of "more". This is when she puts her right index finger into her left palm, which is kind of curled. She was so impressed when I told her because Penny was using her sign appropriately to ask for more lunch!

We are going here on Saturday. I can't wait!

Oh, you should pop on by to Jessica's blog, she has a couple of wonderful stories for you.

Lastly, we had Nathaniel's conference today. It was not anywhere as bad as I was expecting. She did not imply at all that my son needs to be hung out by his toes. Even when he has recess taken away from him (which is everyday) she lets him run around for a few minutes to burn some energy. It sounds like his music teacher can't stand him, but she doesn't count, she only sees him once a week. We just need to work on our listening skills. . . .sigh, easier said then done, right?

"P"

Penny had a good weekend, I think. . .what is her recourse anyway, "Mommy, I'm bored, let's go hit the bar." I don't think she will be saying that to me anytime soon. :) She slept until 5 am both Sat. morning and this morning. I said it before, but I will say it again, "I AM SO HAPPY SHE IS BACK TO SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!" We still haven't sat down with the speech therapist. We had expected to start with ST last month, but the therapist had a cold at the beginning of the month so we canceled, and then she had surgery. . . you know. But we really need to call her and get her in before the end of the month. I started to use some sign language with her this weekend. I showed her "mother," "father", and I took the letter for "P" and then pointed to her as well as doing that with the letter for "N" and pointed at Nathaniel. I had asked Nathaniel Friday night if he had any thoughts on a visual representation of his name. He did not so I said you can be "N" and then a point in his direction. It made him happy. We have physical therapy coming on Tuedsay. We love love love her. She is just so supportive in all that we do and that is sometimes really good for Scott and me to hear.