Helping?

Maizie wanted to help with me with everything I did today.  I'd emptied the dryer and had left her in charge of moving the clothes from the washer into the dryer while I ran downstairs to check on Sofia and Solveig.  It took me a minute to find her when I came back upstairs but the giggling gave it away!

First sleepover

Last night the girls all slept in the same room for the first time.  It lasted for about 5 hrs, when Solveig got hungry.  Her crying didn't wake up the other girls though so that's promising for the future.

4.5

Sofia is 4.5 today! Her sense of humour has really been developing. I taught her a joke on Halloween and she told it to me today. Proving her memory is better than mine! "when does a skeleton laugh? When someone tickles his funny bone."

And the hilarity continued tonight at supper. Sofia was making Grant and I laugh even though she was supposed to be eating. The line that slayed us the most was "Dad, you make me funny". OMG she is such a funny girl lately. 

We've always said that if Sofia understands a word then she can use it.  Today she said "Tough luck" then she said "I can say tough luck because I know what it means. It means when you don't want to do something but you have to do it anyway. That's tough luck."  I'm impressed. Grant nor I have taught her that, it's all her.  I guess I'll be hearing a lot of 'tough luck Mum' in my future.

Team Dybdal

Sofia and Maizie are chanting "Daddy come home. Daddy come home. Together we're a team and we're missing one". They started it all on their own. I can't help bur wonder that they heard it somewhere but I really hope it's their own. I have been referring to team work and encouraging them to be good team members often lately. Maybe they listen?

Get up Stand up

This girl is awesome. Upon reflection I think it's been about 2 weeks she's been pulling herself up to standing. She's quite adept at it now. One of her new fave activities is pulling books off the bookshelf. Although it feels like we just got over that phase with Maizie the smile on Sols face while she does it is worth the extra cleanup.

I'm predicting walking by Christmas but I hope I'm wrong and she waits until closer to her first birthday. She's only 7.5 months afterall! Sofia and Maizie were both around 14 months when they started walking independently. I think Solveig will beat them. Maizie was a mess of goose eggs and bruises for a long time. I'm not sure I can handle that again, it hurt my heart to see her all battered. At least Solveig will be learning inside and in winter layers and not outside on pavement in summer clothes!