Genevieve 101: Part 4

"I'm running in the rain.  Just running in the rain..."

I'm going to keep this entry a little shorter because my comments were getting to be quite long.  26 things would be too much to read at once unless you have all day.  

76. One day at Connie's house, little miss Hannah fell and hit her head on the ground.  You came up to her and fake cried and then tried to hug her.  While Hannah was in her mommy's arms, you kept trying to hug her and give her things to make her feel better.  You handed her her leftover baby food pouch, some puffs, and a bag of peas.  I think you even tried to wipe her tears with a little blankie.  What a good heart you have.  Thank you for being so kind and loving.

77. Aunt Rachel tried to teach you to put your finger to your mouth and say "sh".  You did it once on your own about a week later.  Now, you are starting to understand the purpose/meaning of that motion, and you sometimes do it when your "deedee" (baby) is sleeping.

78. We've resorted to trying Miralax.  Well, it certainly has helped you poop, but it makes you have poops that are near diarrhea (including lots of sharts).  Your GI recommended half a cap full (a tad more than half a tablespoon) mixed in 14 ounces of liquid.  I cut back some, and that makes you not poop at all.  You are an expert at holding it in.

79.  After a week on Miralax, I decided to call it quits.  I just didn't feel good about giving it to you in the first place, and I think it gave you upset bowels.  Your BM's were also way too much like diarrhea and way too frequent.  Your bum could not handle it and was so red and irritated.  :(

80.  You LOVE eating fruit leathers!  You've been eating one a day and would eat more if we allowed it.  I think they are helping you poop regularly, so I will keep letting you have them.  

81.  You've started using this maniacal laugh.  You use it when you get your way or are really excited about something, but I think you use it just because sometimes after seeing the way it makes your daddy and I laugh.

82.  While coloring one day, you got up and went over to your book box.  I told you to please keep your crayons by the paper.  You said something like "Oh", put your crayon down by the paper, and then ran into the kitchen.  You came back with a wet rag and started wiping the wall.  That's when I noticed a purple mark on the wall.  Ooops.  I'm pretty sure this was an accident, and I thought it was so great that you attempted to clean it up all on your own.  I took a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to it, and the crayon went bye bye.

83.  You are a great "Flashdancer".  When you throw a fit or are just dancing to music, you do a move that reminds us all of the dance to Maniac in the movie Flashdance seen here.  You go up on your tippy toes and move your feet up and down quickly.  Have I ever told you how hilarious you are?

84.  One night, you absolutely refused to fall asleep.  I resorted to putting you in your crib and letting you scream and cry for about two minutes while I sat in the chair next to your crib.  When I got you out, you nursed yourself to sleep within 30 minutes and slept for seven hours straight before waking up.  Letting your scream for a short time has worked in the past, but you've never slept that long.  I think you just need to release all of the energy you hold in your tiny little body.  

85.  At lunch one day, you really wanted to hold your black and white stuffed puppy with the bunny ears.  I washed you up and let you hold the puppy while you ate your little square of cookie.  You showed the puppy to me and then make the monkey sound.  The look on your face said, "Wait.  That wasn't right."  Then you made your dog sound, and I laughed. 

86.  You love the rain and lightning.  You say rain and light, and you love running around in our unlandscaped backyard.  I just have to look for rusty nails ahead of time.  :(