Oh to be the baby!

• Climb in and out of the Lego toy bin for 6 minutes.
• Wander the house.
• Find paci - the long-lost friend- amid the nursery pile of baby blankets that are supposed to go there and certainly not in the crib where Mommy puts them with me to sleep. 
• Talk to paci, reciting his name affectionately a handful of times before putting him in his right place - where he fits so well. Paci remains in my mouth for the next 24 minutes. 
• Immediate hand to rub that one comfortable place on my belly. It always happens that way when paci is in place.
• More hallway walking.
• Climb up on the couch - oh the effort- and bang the blinds a while - what a joyful event!
• Talk to ride-on cow about the latest happenings.
• Throw all the blankets off the couch Rachael put up there for her babies earlier this morning.
• Drag one of the blankets back over to share with cow, resuming our intimate meeting by the cat tree.
• More hallway wandering.
• Drag the play guitar on the kitchen floor. It sounds so funny that it makes me smile.
• Roll on the living room floor while kicking my legs in the air.
• Try to ride the cat carrier.
• Eyeballs peeking up over the table edge and putting an arm up there in hopes of finding treasure.
• Smack a few magnets off the fridge as I walk by.
• Wooden puzzle time- putting all the circle piece on their pegs. Dumping over my head and redoing.
• Abandon puzzle.
• OOOOOH look! Mommy caught a meow! - HURRY! Hurry!
• Calling "Meow's!" and confusion why they run when I just want to give them big hugs while squealing.
• Wander around looking for Rachael.
• Observe Rachael's play.
• Show Daddy the necklaces Rachael dropped.
• Laugh and flap my arms in excitement that he might put them on me.
• Wear necklaces with pride - parading through the playroom.
• Turn a few nearby toys in my hands to inspect them.
• Join in Rachael's marching-band parade with the addition of jingle bells.
• Oh look! Books!
• Abandon parade route and instrument.
• Commence edible book review.
• Talk to Daddy on play phone, then give Mommy a turn.
• Run to Mommy saying, "neigh, neigh" and flapping my arms so she'll put me on the rocking horse.
• "Down" gets me off.
• Laughing that "down" worked. 
• Ooooh! Daddy's putting Rachael in her food chair! How exciting! RUN!

This has been a 35 minute walk in her little shoes.

- love her.