2011 Rutgers Day

We spent Saturday morning enjoying Rutgers Day at their New Brunswick campus. It was very similar to last year's event: vendors were there selling food and trinkets, each organization from the school had a booth set up promoting its function and fundraising, and we got to see some of the farm animals raised there (like last April, baby K was still afraid of the horses). To my pleasant surprise, they added a "Kids' Zone" this year where they had a bounce house set up. Baby K loved going into the bounce house. It was only two minutes per session since a lot of kids were waiting to go in, but that was probably the highlight of her visit.

Sesame Place Preview Night

I took a half-day off work today and we took baby K to Sesame Place for their opening night preview. It was great being at the park when it's not so crowded. Baby K got to see all her favorite characters and enjoyed the three shows they had on. She also got to ride on the carousel a few times and took a picture with the Count. We'll be back there again next Saturday for the Fresh Beat Band concert. Hopefully baby K will get a chance to take some pictures with a few more characters then.

Accident Free!

I know I shouldn't get too excited, but I can't help it. Baby K actually asked to wear underwear after her bath tonight (a rarity, since I've been trying to get her to do so for months now and she's always refused). I would ask her every few minutes if she needed to pee pee in the potty chair, and she kept saying no... until the one time I asked her, she didn't answer me, and I saw the "look" on her face. I quickly rushed her to the bathroom (she held it in) and she peed in the toilet! She stayed accident-free the rest of the night until it was bedtime and I had to put her back in diapers. I am so proud of my little girl!

No More Monkeys

...jumping on the bed!

At the end of the video, baby K says, "I see it" because she knew she was being recorded and wanted to see herself on camera.

Laugh of the Day

I just got a call from baby K's teacher, Ashlie at daycare. I found this so funny I couldn't resist sharing:

[Scene: Baby K was playing with a brown baby doll, which apparently she does pretty often.]
Ashlie: K, why are you always playing with the brown doll? Do you like the brown doll?
Baby K: Yes.
Ashlie: Who else is brown?
Baby K: Tanya is brown.
[Note: Tanya is one of baby K's classmates, who is Indian.]
Ashlie: That's right. Who else is brown? Is Jaimie brown?
Baby K: No.
[Note: Jaimie is one of baby K's teachers, who is Caucasian.]
Ashlie: Is K brown?
Baby K: No.
Ashlie: Is Ashlie brown?
Baby K: No.
[Note: Ashlie is African-American.]
Ashlie: Ashlie isn't brown?? What color is Ashlie?
Baby K: Ashlie is black!

LOL! Where does she get this from??

Fresh Beat Band

For the past few weeks, we've gotten ourselves into a weekday routine where we'd allow baby K to watch the Fresh Beat Band when we got home. On our drive back, I try to get baby K to talk more and would ask what she did during the day. We'd chat for a few minutes, but she would always go back to asking for her favorite Nick Jr. show (of the moment). I'd tell her, "When we get home, say "hi" to daddy, give him a hug and a kiss, and ask him to turn on TV for you. Then you can watch Fresh Beat Band." Despite all my prepping, baby K would usually forgo the first two parts. The second she walks through the door, she'd run upstairs to the kitchen to look for M and say, "Daddy, I watch Fresh Beat Band!" No hi, no hello, no kiss on the cheek.

Yesterday, just for kicks, M decides to tell baby K, "No Fresh Beat Band." I half expected her to look towards me for a different response or to start throwing a tantrum. But to our surprise, neither happened. Instead, she says to daddy, "HUG!" and opens up her arms to give M a big bear hug. After that, how can you say no? My little girl... where did she learn to kiss up like that??

Update from tonight:
[Scene: In the car ride going home]
Baby K: I watch Fresh Beat Band mommy!
Me: Are you a good girl? You can only watch Fresh Beat Band if you're a good girl.
Baby K: Yes. Mommy, I pee pee in potty chair.
Me: LOL!
(Looks like my little girl has gone from kissing up to bribery!)

My Growing Girl

We measured baby K's height over the weekend and saw that she has grown another half an inch in the past few weeks. When I told M at first, he wouldn't believe me and thought baby K was standing on tippy toes. He had to see for his own eyes and confirm that baby K had her feet flat on the ground. My little girl is well over three feet now! Judging by how sore my arms get when I carry her, she's also definitely been putting on weight.

Some recent "Moments of the Day":

• We were praying before dinner the other night, and baby K goes, "Thank you God, for Fresh Beat Band." (Those of you on Facebook would've seen this already.)
  
• Yesterday, baby K was playing with her Elmo doll and accidentally knocked him on the ground. She picked him up, brushed off the imaginary dust on his fur, and said, "Are you okay, Elmo? I'm sorry, Elmo." Honestly, sometimes I think she treats her toys better than she treats mommy and daddy!
  
• We had the Yankee game on last night. Baby K saw them on TV and shouted, "Go Yankees!" Too bad her cheering didn't help win the game against the Red Sox.