Calling All Super Readers!

Surprisingly, Ethan and Olivia already have the same favorite TV show......Super Why! For those of you who have yet to see the show, it's about characters from classic children's stories that transform into superheros with powers to read! I know, kind of cheesy, but the kids LOVE it and actually learn a lot!

The other day, Olivia wasn't feeling well, so Josh took Ethan downstairs to play while I rocked Olivia in the living room. She looked up at me and whined, "Why! Why!" (Which means, I want to watch Super Why.) So we cuddled in the chair and watched it together. There's a part in each episode where Whyatt, the main character, says, Calling all Super Readers! And you're supposed to repeat him, Calling all Super Readers! Then he says, To the Book Club! And you repeat him again, To the Book Club! Ethan is always so good at playing along, and he says everything out loud at just the right time, while Olivia usually watches in silence. Well, since big brother wasn't around to interrupt, Olivia was saying everything out loud. Whyatt said, "Calling all Super Readers!"
Olivia repeated, "Calling all Super Readers!"
Whyatt shouted, "To the Book Club!"
Olivia repeated, "To the Book Club!"
Then they introduced all the Super Readers, and since it's an interactive program, we, the viewers, are also Super Readers, so Whyatt said, "Now say your name!"
And Olivia shouted, "Ethan!"
Ok, so maybe she doesn't completely understand the show yet, but one thing's for sure.....big brother is a HUGE influence on her!

Look Alike!

While I was getting ready for church this morning, Olivia found the picture below in my bedroom on a shelf. It's a picture of Ethan when he was 12 months old. She picked it up and brought it over to me. I said, "What do you have?"
She pointed at it and said, "Mirror!"
Well....I guess it does look at little like her!

Livi Kisses!

Olivia loves to give kisses......right on the mouth! This is really hard for her germaphobe Mommy to watch! Kisses for Mommy, Daddy, and Big Brother are okay, but when she kisses snotty-nosed kids right on the mouth, I just cringe! Needless to say, I have been trying to teach her how to blow kisses instead! Yesterday afternoon, after trying to kiss a boogery baby, I told her, "Remember, Livi, blow the kiss. Use your hand like this." And I demonstrated.
She looked down at her hand, kissed it, then slapped it right onto the baby's face!
Well, she did use her hand....but we still need to work on keeping those germs from spreading!

Toes!

Olivia watched very closely while I painted my toe nails last weekend. This was the first time she had shown interest in this, so I explained everything as I did it. She picked up one of my toe separaters and said, "What's that?"
I told her, "That's a toe separater."
She examined it a little longer, flipping it over, looking at it from all angles. Then she put it on her foot and said, "Toe. Shoe."
I was quite impressed with her thinking skills! She had heard the word "toe" and knew that it must be something for her foot. And after looking it over, the only thing that made sense to her was for it to be a shoe.

SNORING!

Olivia didn't want to nap yesterday, and unfortunately Mommy REALLY needed a nap herself. I'm getting a cold, and I was really looking forward to naptime! But Olivia had other plans! So while I was playing with her on the floor, I rested my head on a pillow for a minute or two. Olivia came over and laid her head right next to mine on the pillow. Then she started to snore! I was shocked! She's not old enough to know how to fake snore, but she certainly couldn't have fallen asleep that fast. I lifted my head up to look at her face. She looked back at me and smiled as she continued to snore. Apparently, she IS old enough to know how to fake snore! What a goof ball!
When I told Aunt Jamie this story, she said that Olivia was probably trying to trick me into falling asleep, so she could go get into trouble. Well, I'd certainly like to believe that's not true! Because if she can be that devious now, just imagine what she will be capable of in 15 years!

Mix-up

After getting Olivia out of her carseat yesterday, I stood at the edge of the garage with her and said, "Look Olivia, RAIN!"
She looked for a second, then said, "Choo Choo!"
I guess I need to enunciate a little better!