Hannah: 10 Months Old

Today, Hannah turns 10 months old. I just noticed that last month, I wrote that Hannah called both me and Brian "mama"... even though she said both "mama" and "dada." Now, if you ask her where Daddy is, she points to him and says "dada." She has even said "bye da" when he has walked out of the room & it looked like she waved goodbye, too. She's still standing up for a couple of seconds, but can't stay up very long on her own. Heidi was already walking before she turned 10 months, but Hannah's not ready yet. Hannah did start crawling before Heidi, though. I guess every child is different. Anyway, that was just a quick update on Hannah, since today is her 10-month birthday. :)

Strangers

Heidi had been almost rude to people who were friendly and would say hello to her when we were out shopping (when she's sitting in the shopping cart). She usually would just turn her head and ignore them. Sometimes, she would even make a kind of "Hm" noise and turn her head away, which was kind of rude. Of course I explained to her that she didn't need to be rude to people and I told her that it was okay to say hello back because I was there. She still wouldn't say hello back to people. It seems like it's usually the older men and women who like to say hello to the girls when we're out. I think she was just trying to "not talk to strangers." Since we read the Berenstain Bears book about strangers, she knows that she shouldn't talk to them.

About a week ago, I had Heidi and Hannah in a shopping cart in Fred Meyer and an older man said hello to Hannah as he walked by. I guess it bothered Heidi that he only said hello to Hannah and not her. "He didn't say hello to me!"... she said. After that, I noticed that Heidi tried to say hello or wave to a couple of people while we were shopping that day, which was quite a change from how she had been acting toward strangers in the store. I think she was just trying to get someone to notice her, too. Hannah had gotten attention earlier and she wanted it, too.

Hannah's Socks

I cannot keep socks on Hannah! She is constantly pulling them off as soon as I put them on. Tonight, though, I caught her trying to put a pair of Heidi's socks on her feet that she found on the ground (or at least it looked that way). She picked up Heidi's balled-up, dirty, used sock and kept hitting it onto the toes on her left foot. I just thought it was kind of funny. :)

Santa

We went to see Santa today. He was at the community building for our neighborhood. Heidi was really concerned last night about seeing Santa. Before she went to sleep, she asked me to "please don't tell Santa that I've been bad." She was very serious when she asked me this. Then we went to see Santa and she somehow got a little cut on her hand. To Heidi, a little cut is like the end of the world! We were sitting at the community bldg and she was eating her donut (they had donuts and juice for the kids, too) when she noticed it. She said "This is just the worst day of my life. I just want to go home."

I forgot to mention, Heidi asked Santa for a Mulan Barbie doll. I think Grandma Holly already got one to give to her for Christmas. Heidi keeps telling me that Mulan is her favorite princess (for right now anyway). It had been Jasmine... and before that it was Cinderella.

Santa also gave the girls a BIG coin. Hannah's was purple and Heidi's was gold. Heidi asked me what Hannah's said on it (because she noticed the letters on it) and I told her that it said "You've been caught being good." I told her it meant that Hannah must be on the nice list since he gave her that coin that said she was good. Then, she got a very serious, and kind of worried look on her face and asked me what her coin said... I think she was a little relieved when I told her that her coin also said that she had been "caught being good," so he must have put her on the nice list, too. She was really worried. She even told me that she didn't know if she would be on the nice list because she is sometimes mean to Hannah.

Then, as soon as we got home, we put two bandaids on her little cut (because it was on the palm of her hand, so she needed two to stick better). The bandaids were placed in a cross-like shape on her hand and she said "This looks like what they killed Jesus on." Then, I changed the girls clothes and we went to a primary activity at a place called the Jump Party Zone. Heidi had fun, but her bandaids kept coming off. She has been so paranoid lately about bleeding and she kept thinking that her little cut was going to bleed, but it never did. She also got a little bump on her cheek while jumping and bumping into someone... She thought that was going to bleed, too. Since Halloween, when she had a little scab on her nose that peeled off and bled a little, she has been so worried EVERY DAY that every little bump, itch, or scratch is going to bleed. We have gone through so many bandaids in the last couple of weeks, and not one of the times that she has used one has she really had any blood either. Anyway, this is just a quick update on what's going on with us. :)