Sisters

I dropped the camera about a week ago (why do they make those little things so slippery?!!!!) and now the lens doesn't tuck in right when it's turned off... so, no camera in purse means no photos, which means I have no idea what we've been doing.

We signed the P&S on the house this week, though I'm not sure yet if the buyers signed -- some logistical stuff of getting everybody's signatures on the same papers. The inspection is done, though, and our agent says that's usually the biggest hurdle.

Oh, we started the weekly parent-child class at the church we can almost see from our house. It's pretty good. The kids are mostly on the older side of preschool age, which is ideal. I think Kate's the youngest one and Molly's not the oldest. Many of the families are homeschoolers but some, like us, are not. It's more crowded and a little rowdier than the (oddly quiet) Waldorf classes at Molly's old school. It feels like a good fit. Molly's been shy and mostly hangs out with Kate or the teachers, though she tells me she has talked a few times to a girl named Lily who's just two months older than she is.

It's so odd to me, actually, to see the change in Molly since the move. At the old house she was obsessed with "playing with kids," any kids and would drive me nuts begging to play with Teddy or whoever happened to walk by on the sidewalk even after a full morning of preschool.

Since we moved all she talks about are the aunties and Oma and Grandpa and Grandma. She never begs to play with other kids anymore. Ever. What a complete change!

Kate is much more of a playmate, so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.

 

Kate is going through a wonderful language burst. She comes up with words unprompted, like "rain" or "Daddy home?"

She seems to have two modes, stunned with a blank stare or super giggly/super frustrated toddler. She's really into snuggling stuffed animals (as in laying her whole body on top of them and wriggling around in a vaguely inappropriate way). She's also so much more involved in what's happening around her, even when she doesn't say much. The other day Molly was crying about something and Kate quietly walked over with Molly's "heavy baby" doll and handed it to her, apparently trying to comfort her. I didn't even notice until Molly pointed it out. She's done it several times since. So sweet!