last night ani pooped on the toilet; i found out when nissa exited the bathroom because it was, "too stinky." i walked over and ani insisted that it was, "no stinky," and i agreed. but we were all excited about the accomplishment taking place, regardless of the potential odor. she even shouted down to adam, "ani poop!" prior to that, nissa was enjoying reading her the pee book and helping her brush her teeth.
that reminds me- a few weeks ago, i was helping ani brush her teeth and she was drinking water afterward. sometimes she drinks it, sometimes she spits it out. this time she spit, but missed the sink, so i advised her to lean over when she spit. so the little goof ball tipped her head to the side to spit out the next sip. i about died laughing.
ani was hilarious yesterday after she got up from her nap. it was cold, so we all stayed home, with plans to watch movies, eat popcorn and drink hot cocoa. we did two out if three earlier, so i prepped mugs whle making dinner. when ani got up, she noticed them right away and hardly ate any dinner so she could be done and have some hot cocoa. and while i prepared it, she chanted, "hot cocoa," the entire time, only stopping when nissa gave her a mug. nissa was in charge of marshmallows, always a brilliant helper!
ani is really getting better at talking, stringing more words together and speaking more clearly. a few days ago, she repeated nissa in, "i love you, daddy." i wish i could have heard that! now if only we could find a solution for all the screaming, id be happy. nissa doesnt always help with the screaming, but she means well. sometimes she repeats or responds with ani-speak and i remind her to speak normally with properly-pronounced words and full sentences. we have to lead by example, of course.
nissa has been doing a good job of reading, 10 apples up on top in particular. she is sounding out instead of assuming (which works sometimes, but more frequently not, for her). she is also randomly doing, "homework," where she writes down addition problems and the answers. not only is it amazing math for her age, but also illustrates the need to practice writing numbers. man, this kid is smart.
speaking of, nissa took the gifted/classical test last month and i think she may have done well. our biggest concern was her deciding to randomly be nervous, which she did, but i guess she warmed up enough to answer questions when she went off woth her proctor. poor guy was a super geeky dude who was trying really hard to be nice, maybe too hard. she returned with bashful smiles and he gave me a thumbs up. was that a good sign, or just more dorkiness? who knows. i asked nissa about what she was asked and if anything seemed hard. she said no, and described some scenarios. im thinking positive!
one more thing about ani! she loves the ipad; so much so that when she knew it was with us at yoga, she was demanding it in the middle of class (it didn't help that she was overtired that day and not into yoga). i let her play once in a while and she is a whiz! yesterday she took the ipad after a webchat and went straight for the pbs kids app, selected and shouted, "dinosaur train," then proceeded to lay on her belly, chin in hand and feet up, and enjoy the show. this took seconds. we may have a second smarty in the family.
one more thing about ani! she loves the ipad; so much so that when she knew it was with us at yoga, she was demanding it in the middle of class (it didn't help that she was overtired that day and not into yoga). i let her play once in a while and she is a whiz! yesterday she took the ipad after a webchat and went straight for the pbs kids app, selected and shouted, "dinosaur train," then proceeded to lay on her belly, chin in hand and feet up, and enjoy the show. this took seconds. we may have a second smarty in the family.
