For all her capers and animal like antics, Caelan is very 'girly.' She often has a purse hung on her little shoulder which she holds higher to keep the purse from falling off. In her purse she has a princess cell phone, a hair bow (which she calls a 'pretty-pretty'), and a seahorse (because it's sparkly). Whenever she can, she sneaks some lip gloss into this trove of girliness. Dress-up is by far her favorite. She will wear anyone's clothes: Evelynn's, McKenna's, mine- it doesn't matter. She loves to wear her leopard print boots, whether the rest of her is clothed or not and loves dressing up as a fairy, princess or ballerina. She is also very motherly, taking care of her little baby dolls. Cuddling, clothing, feeding and diapering. She can be very pleasant and freely offers hugs and kisses, whispering her "love yous" to everyone in soft tones.
While being 'girly' is her gentle-side, she is certainly rough and tumble. Her mood can change in an instant from sweet and calm to rascally and unpredictable. Her purse can be used to ward off her enemies (i.e. when Evelynn teases her), the hairbow ripped out of her hair and thrown, and stripped down to nothing. Her baby dolls go from cherished to soccer practice. There are times when her loving actions become jostles and head bumps,as she grabs the faces of those she loves and growls "I love you" through clenched teeth. With a purse on her shoulder and a baby tucked under her arm, she can fool anyone with her gentleness, but her eyes twinkle and I know that the baby doll will go flying and I feel the need to protect myself as she reaches out and grabs me.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
My Bing Commercial
Sometimes Evelynn reminds me of a Bing commercial. One word leads to another so that in the end, her whole monologue might not make much sense.
This seems to be the latest concept she has learned in verbal communication. The stage where she explains something, gives advice or gives directions. They are more like monologues as they are usually said without pausing and without any participation on my part. One of her constant monologues is about her upcoming birthday: "My birthday will be soon. I'm going to have a Gollum cake. Frodo and Sam will be on it, too. It's a Lord of the Rings birthday. There will be candles on my cake and I will blow them out. Like this 'Poof.' And then the fire will be gone. It will be great."
She enjoys giving advice. She heard me cough today and this was her advice: "Mama, you coughed? You need to take some cough medicine. You need to watch that cough and take your medicine. It tastes good. You need to watch your feet, too. If you don't, you will slip and fall. That wouldn't be nice. You might hurt yourself. You need to watch your shirt, too. 'Cuz it could get stuck on something. All right, Mama? Say, 'Yes, Evelynn.' Ok?"
As she learns other things, she is very perceptive in explaining how a thing is done. She can give step by step directions and almost always wraps up the monologue on a positive note. "This is how you fold a towel. Let me show you. You fold it like this, and then like this, and then like this. And it's perfect." Or "This is how you draw your hand. Let me show you. You put your hand on the paper like this and draw around all your fingers. Then you move your hand and you drawed your hand on the paper. It looks great!"
This seems to be the latest concept she has learned in verbal communication. The stage where she explains something, gives advice or gives directions. They are more like monologues as they are usually said without pausing and without any participation on my part. One of her constant monologues is about her upcoming birthday: "My birthday will be soon. I'm going to have a Gollum cake. Frodo and Sam will be on it, too. It's a Lord of the Rings birthday. There will be candles on my cake and I will blow them out. Like this 'Poof.' And then the fire will be gone. It will be great."
She enjoys giving advice. She heard me cough today and this was her advice: "Mama, you coughed? You need to take some cough medicine. You need to watch that cough and take your medicine. It tastes good. You need to watch your feet, too. If you don't, you will slip and fall. That wouldn't be nice. You might hurt yourself. You need to watch your shirt, too. 'Cuz it could get stuck on something. All right, Mama? Say, 'Yes, Evelynn.' Ok?"
As she learns other things, she is very perceptive in explaining how a thing is done. She can give step by step directions and almost always wraps up the monologue on a positive note. "This is how you fold a towel. Let me show you. You fold it like this, and then like this, and then like this. And it's perfect." Or "This is how you draw your hand. Let me show you. You put your hand on the paper like this and draw around all your fingers. Then you move your hand and you drawed your hand on the paper. It looks great!"
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