my crazy little kid

and by crazy, i mean crazy smart and crazy unexpected. nissa pulled a little bit of both at the dinner table last night. adam came home in time for dinner so we all ate together at the table. adam and i were talking about how he and nissa were practicing her words in the morning. . . socks, shoes, ball. i asked if she remembered "feet" and nissa says "feet!" then, to both of our amusement and surprise, nissa pulled her left food up to the table. "yes," i said "feet. good job!" then she proceeded to yank of her sock to show us her feet. we both got a good laugh out of that one. not only is she paying attention to everything we're saying, she's learning her words too. she even knew it enough to repeat it when i asked her about her feet while on webcam with grandpa g. nissa usually doesn't repeat performances by request, but she did this time and it was awesome.

the night before nissa continued to enjoy exploring the kitchen. i found her climbing up on the wire shelves by the fridge at one point (feet on the bottom, hands on the top, still pulling to go higher). her go-to spot is the butcher block still. that day she was interested in the pots - standing in them and eventually sitting in them. what a nut!





nissa made a bit of an impression at our first moms pops and tots class at welles park last week. there are a bunch of toys laid out that the kids can play with before/during class. nissa was exploring a teeter totter by climbing onto the middle and trying to go from there. one mom commented that she seems to be a climber, to which i responded "yes, all the time, and on everything!" she further commented that nissa's like a boy with all the climbing. didn't my mom just say that a few days before? too funny. yes, my child enjoys climbing and within reason, i allow it. i don't necessarily encourage it, but i do try to make sure she's safe.

the class experience overall was interesting. we got there very early 1) because i thought the class started at 9 instead of 930 and 2) because i was super nervous about how long it would take to get ready and park and such, so we were there at 8:40 (and that was with taking our time at home). i know this aspect will go better next week. as a result of us being very early, we spent some quality time in the playground, which nissa seemed to enjoy. we got to see lots of puppies and squirrels and even some other kids around her age in the park. she climbed up a simple portion of the equipment to get to a slide that i'd help her down. nissa even liked being in the swing for a while (she did NOT enjoy the swing last fall). we did have some trickiness with her wanting to climb UP the slide, but we can work on that. we also had some difficulty with a ball someone brought. for nissa, a ball is for hugging. for other kids, it's for so much more. so when nissa's hugging was confronted by another kid wanting to play with her, she didn't know what to do. throwing and catching were not going over well. i thanked the girl and her mom for her efforts and we moved on. in class, nissa enjoyed an old-school rocking horse and a play boat the most. she did get a little possessive, but i think she'll get the hang of it eventually. but because she hadn't slept nearly enough, she was quite crabby, so my suggestions of taking turns were met with bouts of screaming and limpness. i'd be able to calm her down eventually, but it was a bit embarrassing go have the crabbiest kid for most of the class time. i'm sure it'll get better with time and the class sounds like a lot of fun. i'm looking forward to getting to know some fellow moms!