A Very Viley Update

My husband has a knack for coming up with funny nicknames.

Some of his recent for Violet are:
- Viley Bag of Doughnuts
- V-bag
- Smiley Viley
- Bucket of baby cries (this is actually an oldie but a goodie)
- Chunky Chunkerson
- Damien (because he says she looks like the little boy in the movie 'The Omen')

Now that I've updated you on her nickname status, here are a few new things she's been entertaining us with:

- Meowing (or at least a very distorted rendition) at every cat, dog, teddy bear or stuffed bunny she sees.
- Pulling Hannah's fur out by the handfuls and yanking at her tail if she can catch it.
- Crying at every strange and familiar face she sees (it's the 'stranger danger' phase), and crying when I leave the room, drop her at the sitter's or when someone laughs too loudly. Does this phase pass quickly?
- Slowly waving her hands in the air when I sing to her before she goes to bed (haven't figured this one out yet, but it's pretty darn cute).
- Clapping her hands - upside down.
- High-fives! Kinda.
- Tugging toys out of her friend's hands and poking them in the eyes (since Rich taught her that it was a funny thing to do).
- Letting out one quick belly laugh for no particular reason while we're driving in the car.
- Consuming ENORMOUS amounts of tofu, apples, pears, bananas, peas, squash, cherrios and carrots.
- Giving hugs
- Enjoying 'playtime in the daytime' with daddy which involves playing with a titlest golf ball and an inflatable beach ball (I can usually hear her laughing from downstairs).

and...

- Saying Da Da (not necessarily in reference to her father - but she's almost there!)


Consider yourself officially up-to-date. ;)