lately nissa has been obsessed with her cousin maggie. she often says "are you?" and is looking for "maki". all the time. seriously. then saturday we went to the gingras' for dan's graduation party and we had some pool time with riley. then she was reall focused on her. wanted to sit by her to eat (but their table was full) and then wanted to get back in the pool because that's where riley was. technically she was usually saying "lila", but for some reason i knew she was talking about riley, but just got the syllables mixed up. she also called uncle rick by his name, asking for him while we were at the party, then on sunday too. so cool. nissa really did enjoy herself in the pool. she'd sit in the baby float, then sit by me, then sit on the lounger raft, then back by me. at first she was attached to my hip, but she gradually branched out a bit, letting me hold her at arms length, often tipping forward to an almost horizontal position. sometimes she'd lay back too, but not very far, she'd get nervous quickly. we blew lots of bubbles though! it's really important to adam and i that she's comfortable in the water and she is definitely on that path.
sunday nissa and i went to meet our friends celeste and kevin for brunch and we had a great time. nissa did an ok job in the restaurant, but eventually poured most of a glass of orange juice down her front and soaked through a diaper. i hate being out and about with cloth and having them not work. i chalked it up to them not being washed right (they were a rush job) but i think nissa was just peeing a whole lot. celeste, bless her heart, is 9 months pregnant and her due date is tuesday. she has gravity-defying, perfectly round, pregnant belly that was experiencing contractions while we visited. those are not something i experienced per se, and i know for certain after watching her experience them. i'm so excited for them and i remember like it was yesterday the anticipation of the child making her arrival. she and i both respect the process and wouldn't want to rush anything, but there's nothing wrong with a nice, long walk, right?
on the way to brunch, nissa put two words together (in a way i could clearly understand and identify) and i was thoroughly impressed. we were in line at the dunkin donuts drive thru (yes, she and i are diligent coffee drinkers on the weekend) and she yelled "car go!" at the car in front of us, in a clear desire to have the care move so we could get our coffee. did i mention she shouted "coffee" as soon as she saw the store sign? kinda sad, i know. but "car go" definitely counts as a preliminary sentence in my book. adam's still trying to remember the sentence she used the other day, by the way.
the really impressive thing happened at the santiago's house while we were visiting. of course nissa was VERY interested in the kitties that were there, too bad they weren't very interested in her. i tried to explain that they were napping, but she often wandered off with an "are you?" in search of them. she investigated their home rather thoroughly, getting celeste and kevin thinking about ways to baby-proof their home. (we did the same thing for rick and lisa- nissa has always been a few steps ahead of sarah, so each visit allowed nissa to show them what needed to be changed for the near future. such service!) at one point nissa found a laser pointer-usb combo and figured out all by herself how to push the button and make the light come on. she did allow kevin to show her how to watch the light on the wall, which she got a good kick out of. she then impressed everyone by wandering off and putting the laser pointer right back where she found it. how cool is that? then, while exploring, she came across the controllers for the ps3. she grabbed one for herself and eventually gave one to me, moving it around almost like a steering wheel. it was cute. then she pointed to the tv and said "ribbit", which took me a minute to figure out. after a while, i realized she was talking about playing frogger - which we did the weekend billy moved in about a month ago. really? she remembers that? amazing.
i almost forgot about the dvd player incident. . . nissa was being her typical, curious self and was investigating the dvd player buttons. eventually she came across the eject button, which slowly ejected the tray. she yelped and seemingly in slow motion, backed up and ran toward me. it was the funniest thing i had ever seen. it looked kinda phoney, but i think her startled-ness was genuine.
on an unrelated note, she'll randomly identify things as "cute." i think she may hear that adjective a bit too much. like when i suggested that she couldn't "ride" gibson, but she could give him hugs, which she promptly did. man oh man. things can also be identified as funny and silly.
when adam and i were talking, just before putting nissa to bed, he commented that nissa knows how to make us laugh (she does!) and that it is a sure sign of intelligence. i don't want to get too excited or over confident about it, but i love having this huge personality in this adorable little package in my life. she has brought adam and i closer than ever and keeps us both happy and content. though she can be exasperating at times, she is so wonderful all the rest of the time that it's easy to forget and just be happy to be with her.
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