Sienna's Nose-Picking

Sienna, ever the little stinker, was a nose-picker for awhile.  Thanks to the great teachers at Kids Count, she is no longer a true nose-picker, but a comedic nose-picker.  The other night, I was reading a Sandra Boynton book to her where a little hippo kept saying, "Ew!"  Throughout the book, Sienna kept picking her nose.  I thought she was up to her old antics, but then I realized she only did it when I said, "Ew!"  Turns out, she's a perfect Pavlovian and every time you say "Ew!" or "Acky!" or "Ick!", she will stick her finger in her nose... and grin at you. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2012 is here and I'm sure we are going to see big changes in SiSi throughout the course of the new year.  For now, Sienna is 16 months old and she is full of tricks!  Though she's not talking much in English, she is certainly conversing in her own unique way.  She does say, "Hi!" very enthusiastically when she comes home every day, she says "Daddy" over and over, and she "reads" her favorite books, like Snuggle Puppy, Goodnight Moon, and her Farm Animals book.  Her favorite activities involve emptying the bottom kitchen drawer of its contents multiple times a day, removing the books from all the shelves, hiding treasures in the cabinet under the tv in the kitchen, throwing whatever she can get her hands on, dancing to music, and playing with her big sis.  She still loves to eat most everything - the only thing she won't eat is macaroni and cheese.  At SiSi's last doctor's appointment, she weighed 21 pounds and she has moved out of her infant carrier into Finley's old car seat.  One of mom and dad's favorite things about SiSi is how easy she is to put to sleep.  Every night, we curl up in her rocking chair, read a couple of books, say goodnight to the things in her bedroom, turn out the light, before she reaches for her crib.  If there is any crying, it's very minimal.

Except on New Year's Eve!  After 3 big Christmas celebrations, she must have figured out what she was missing when she was sleeping because she woke up just before midnight and didn't go to sleep until 4am!  Of course, Mom and Dad LOVED this after enjoying the company of the Peterson clan all day, if you know what I mean ;)  All in all, though, the holiday season was fun and eventful with this little toddler, as anyone who knows her would expect.