Pigtails and the Park

After a few previous attempts, I finally got Camryn's hair into pigtails today! I tried a while ago when I realized her hair was long enough, but she didn't want to cooperate. She would scream and squirm so much that I could only get one pigtail done. I just gave up. I tried again today - she was a little more cooperative, but she still "voiced" her opinions! They weren't the prettiest pigtails in the world, but I did the best with her being a wiggle worm! I must say that she looked beautiful. Although, of course, I always think she looks beautiful!! I figured she would just pull them out, but she didn't. I think she actually liked having them in! After having a successful hair day, we decided to go to the park so she could swing. We realized the other day that we haven't been going the park as much as we should. It was a beautiful afternoon, so we went to the huge park near our house. As soon as Camryn saw the swings, she got so excited! It is so much fun to watch the pure joy on her face as we push her higher and higher. I think she would swing all day if she could! She got a kick out of when mommy and daddy would swing on the swing next to her! After the swings, she went down the slide with daddy and then we all had some fun on the teeter-totter. All in all, we had a fun afternoon in the park!

On another note, as the school year quickly approaches, I am slowly getting back into speech/language mode. I am not happy about this, but that is beside the point. Anyway, Chris and I were trying to figure out how many words Camryn now has in her vocabulary. It was hard to keep track, so I began to write a list. Amazingly, the list had 36 words!! Even I didn't think that she had that many words, so it was an eye opener for me. It just seems like she is having a language explosion lately. She is trying to repeat words we say and is putting 2 words together. Her receptive skills are also doing very well. She follows simple directions and enjoys showing us objects in her books when asked. I have said this before and I will say it again: as a speech therapist, I am very proud of my little girl. As much as I hate thinking in terms of speech and language already, when it comes to Camryn, I don't mind!!