Anna's Favorite Things

Little Einsteins, a.k.a. "Pat, pat," is Anna's favorite show. The characters ride around in a rocket powered by patting hands on knees. Anna loves the patting, music (all classical), and singing. I have to admit, it's a pretty clever little show.

Mickey's Birthday Surprise is currently Anna's favorite book. We must read it at least 10 times a day. The best part: I picked it up at a second hand store for $1.00. Money well spent.

Orange Juice. She would drink it all day, every day if I let her. Often I'll ask her if she wants milk or water, she usually thinks about it for a couple of seconds, looks up, and declares, "Juice, mommy."

Some Babies. Another favorite book of Anna's right now. The premise of the book is a mother trying to put her toddler to sleep. The baby keeps asking mommy to talk about "some babies." The mother talks until she can't stand it anymore, trys to change the subject to no avail, and eventually falls asleep. All the while the toddler keeps asking for "More some babies." Funny, though, Anna loves hearing about all the babies and I try my hardest to tolerate reading about them. We reflect the story a little too closely I think. The things we mothers do for our little ones...

Suckers. Lollipops. Dum Dums. She'll take anything she can get. Their lifesavers for me in the grocery store or restaurants.

Baby Stella. Way to go Grandma Marlene! Your Christmas gift has gotten much use since we've home. This soft, plush doll is so cute. Anna especially loves to bathe and change Stella. I love seeing Anna playing with dolls. It's the repressed little girl in me I think. (I blame Josh and Dan for smashing Alice's face in. I'm pretty sure it scarred me.) Thank goodness for living vicariously through children, right. ;)

Binkies. I know, I know, it's probably time to break Anna of this habit. She is SO attached. I only let her have them at naptime and bedtime. Ideally she likes to have three at once. That way she can juggle them, sucking each for 5-10 seconds and then switching it out. She even does this in her sleep. Hillarious, really, but potentially getting too old... In case you were wondering, you can buy the "Shilo Pacifier," featured a above, for a mere $17,000 on Fifth Avenue. (Named after Brad and Angelina's baby, of course.)

Hot Dogs. Another parental failure. The kid loves a good dog and I'm ashamed to say we go through them pretty quickly. Jeff is working on extending her palate to brats and sausages. So far Anna has enjoyed all tubed meat presented to her.

Jumping on beds. I know we shouldn't indulge, but it's just so cute when she comes in our bedroom in the morning and jumps all around us. Its just a memory I always want to keep. Jeff and I reluctantly waking up, light streaming in through the windows, and Anna, beautiful and bright eyed, giggling in the pillows.

The Tuckahoe Library. You would think we were heading into the parking lot of Disneyland when we drive up. Anna claps and yells, "Yeah!!! Yibary!!!!" everytime, without exception. I love it. Thanks goodness it's free. (Except for the fines that I inevitably rack up.)

Thanks for indulging me by reading these. I just don't want to forget...