Julianna Clay

New Things This Week (8/24/2014)

Here are some things Julianna did last week:

Helpie!
This is what Julianna says when she wants to lend a helping hand, specially things that she knows like dishes (oh boy!) and putting things up. Practical use: 'I helpie, I helpie'. It is a hard request not to honor.

Step Stool Skills
The use of the various step stools around the house has increased as Julianna catches on how to use these to retrieve items and toys. Thankfully Julianna uses her Step Stool powers for good and has not yet figured out how to apply these new found talents in the kitchen. The day she understands that she can roll up to the counter and grab food items of interest is when all of those items will migrate up another level. We already lock the pantry.

Big potty!
We also saw Julianna shift from using the little potty to almost exclusively using the 'big potty'. Which is great since we already have the smaller potty seats attached to our current potties and makes it more consistent experience since she goes on big potties at school. Cleanup risks are also mitigated as Julianna likes to 'helpie' with the disposal of the small potty after using them which can be an adventure of its own.

I taste it!
Exploring her senses, Julianna has learned to 'taste' by sticking out her tongue. Works OK in most situations except drinks, that just leads to disaster as Julianna pours liquid over her tongue instead of in to her mouth. Plus there are some objects around the house that are not really food that we 'taste' like pages in books and the couch.

I Go fast!
While walking, Julianna likes to show how she can 'go fast' which is a run for her and a moderate walk for me. Now we know the association of 'fast' and rate of movement. Should be interesting to apply that to other things, see potty and picking up toys.

Woohoo!
When Julianna accomplishes we like to celebrate with a clap, cheer, and a 'woohoo' which Julianna has picked up on. The really funny part is that she says this without moving her lips which makes it pretty emotionless. You can check it out by click this link.

Wheels on the Bus
Julianna loves to kick, jump, and generally play in the pool during our weekly swim class. This week after singing the song 'Wheels on the Bus', Julianna really picked up on the 'Up and Down' lyrics and kept singing it for the rest of our time in the pool jumping up and down in the pool. It was pretty awesome. We sang that section of song probably 20 times. Since then Julianna has continued to pickup the lines in the song such as wipers, horn, and 'move on back!'. Check out this page for the lyrics.

Counting to Infinity!
While playing by her self, Julianna has started her numbers from 1 to as high as she can go which at this point is 12. All numbers after that are 19, true story.

Yoga Stretches
Julianna does Yoga on Friday's at her Preschool which afterwards she tries to show us some of the moves that they taught, basic stuff but pretty funny for a toddler nonetheless.

Pizza!
Not proud but Julianna has learned what the tasty cheesy meal item referred to as "Pizza" is. Since this discovery Julianna has offered it up as a suggestion when asked 'What do you want for dinner?'. Pretty awesome though we only do Pizza once a week.

That's all for last week, this weeks list is already in the works!