bed fun

madelyn is quite the chatterbox and her sentences and phrases are getting more and more elaborate. one of her favorite phrases lately is "i don't want it" - mainly at meal times. the nice part is that she also uses "i want it" from time to time. part of the enhancement to her conversation is the use of "i", "me" and "maddie" and a lot of adjectives ("heavy", "spicy", "big", "little"). almost every conversation has a new little surprise for me about how smart she is. and given how much she talks during the day i get a lot of rewarding moments throughout the day.

the best is when she 'reads' to me while i change her diaper. it amazes me how much she remembers and can repeat back from books we haven't read in weeks or months even. since she does this mainly while i am changing her diaper it might be a while before i get a nice video of it to share here.

we were laying/reading/playing in her bed today and she told me that she needed her "choo-choo" and told me that "i will be right back" as she took off out of her room. and sure enough a few minutes later she came back with all four of her train cars from the playroom.

she loves laying/reading/playing in her bed. one of her favorite things to do is hide under the "covers" or "blankets" and wait for us to 'find' and tickle her. she looks so funny during this game because her hair gets so static-y and all over the place.

last night she got some friends (lilly, friend, and cookie monster)and arranged them with their heads on her pillow before snuggling in between them. then she carefully pulled the blankets up around all of them and we read books for bed time. while i get the rest of her room set for bed time (humidifier, music, etc.) she 'reads' the last book on her own until i turn the lights off. she just looked so cute with all her friends that i had to take a picture. love.