Signing

It's been awhile between posts and it has been busy around the Harvey household. Brenna has been keeping us busy learning all sorts of new things including a few signs (sign language signs) to communicate with us. She practices the signs at daycare and then uses them at home to let us know what she wants or is trying to get. She uses the signs for "more" and "please" - especially when she has had something good to eat and she wants more of it. She also makes a little noise that sounds a little bit like "huh?" when she makes the signs. She is well mannered and regularly says please! She is demonstrating that sign in the kitchen (asking for more food of course) in this picture. She also knows the signs for daddy and mommy (she uses the daddy sign more) - it is absolutely adorable!
She has really been enjoying her books more and more and will often sit and read on her own. Her favorite page of this particular book about first words is the "on the farm" page. She likes to point to the animals and learn about the noises that they make. Brenna had her first night in a hotel this past weekend. Aunt Jamie debuted as a Mary Kay representative so we took a trip to Tucson to visit. Grandma Diane and Grandpa Dave were there too. She did pretty well considering she wasn't in her own bed - mommy on the other hand, had Brenna's head in her ribs most of the night. Oh well - those cuddles are worth it!

Miscellaneous stuff

This last few weeks has been full of fun for Brenna and us. Just after her 1st birthday, Brenna graduated to the "ones" classroom at her daycare. They made her a pretty graduation hat and she got to have her picture taken with her teacher from the infant room - Ms. Josephina. Brenna has been doing so great in the big kids room. She makes lots of drawings for mommy and daddy (some of which only have some lines and dots where she touched the crayon to the paper - but we still think they are beautiful). She takes a nap on a mat along with the other kids (don't know how the teachers manage that) and does so great with it! She also uses a sippy cup all the time now and eats regular breakfast, lunch and snacks in the "ones". She is getting more and more like a little girl everyday. She has also been doing some very cute things that make us laugh all the time. One of the funniest parts of the day is getting ready for her bath. When I take off her shoes, she begins to giggle (I assume it feels good) and starts pulling at her socks. She laughs and laughs and then says "ahhh". She also uses her toy remote control as a telephone. She'll push the buttons and hold it to her ear and then babble like she's talking to someone. This is the best picture I could get of that. She is dancing to pretty much any kind of music (on TV, on a toy, on the radio - even in the car). If she's standing, she'll dance and turn in circles. If she's sitting (in the car seat), she'll just sway from side to side. It is adorable!