New Stuff XXXIV

It's a quick little pre-Christmas version of new things going on with Jillian and Bridget:

1. "LOOK AT ALL THESE LIGHTS!!!!" : This is in all-caps, because Jillian yells it out really loud. Whenever Mommy or Daddy drives Jillian somewhere at night, when she can see all the Christmas lights, she yells this out for every single light she sees. Even a short string of small lights has her yelling this. Then, when we drive home, she asks us to sing Christmas songs (usually "Deck the Halls").

2. Doctor Jillian : Maybe it was one of Jillian's books that got her into it, but playtime in her room is usually about "playing doctor". Sometimes she is the patient, and sometimes one of her stuffed animals is the patient. First thing that she (or Daddy) does is tap the owie with her hammer. Then, we rub the owie with a ruler. This is all followed by some additional rubs with a baby's hat and some taps with her Dora figurines. At the end, the patient feels all better.

3. Mommy's Girl : It's becoming more and more obvious that Bridget is a mama's girl. A couple days ago, Daddy got Bridget out of the crib when she woke up. She screamed and screamed for no apparent reason, since she had a clean diaper and had been fed just recently. Daddy tried walking her and bouncing her, but she kept screaming ... until Mommy showed up. Then, Bridget immediately calmed down and was a happy girl ... all because she knew Mommy was close by.