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somebody got face paint at daycare

"no no no"

Penny knows how to shake her head "no". She probably knows because she is told "no" often. Some parenting philosophies say that you should never tell your child, "no":
Never saying "no" means focusing on good behavior and finding a way to accentuate a child's direct or indirect control over everything he wants."
We take that philosophy into consideration, but I don't think that we could realistically follow that style (there I go, being negative again). Today, I caught her playing and exploring by herself. She shook her head "no" while she started playing with the game controller, which she knows that she is not supposed to play with. So, it seems like she knows what she is not supposed to do, but she doesn't necessarily follow the request...

Penny's sleep update

Penny still wakes up once in the night. I (mom) had been waking up with her and feeding her thinking that she needed to eat to make up for not eating enough (milk) during the day. Dad has taken my place a few nights now and has gone in to comfort her when her crying doesn't seem like it will subside. It turns out that she doesn't really need to eat, but now he has started a new unsustainable habit. He checks on her, lays her back down and reassures her. Then, he stays in her room for a while because if he leaves, she starts crying again. Today I found his pillow and blanket on the floor in her room... how long will this last?

Penny's salon haircut

We went on our monthly trip to the city for Minkz's haircut in our old neighborhood. His stylist noticed how poorly cut Penny's bangs were and she fixed them for her!! As you would expect, It took some distracting by another friendly stylist to get her to stay still.

Birthday party fun

We went to Syona's 1st birthday party on Saturday at the Spaghetti Factory. It was fun and got us thinking about Penny's birthday party, coming up soon...

Penny showing off

Penny has been learning so many new things, it's hard to remember to get the camera out to record them. The other day at grandma's, she was in a fun mood and decided to show off a few of them at once. This time, camera was actually nearby.

 

Penny @ 10 months

Penny is babbling a lot and cruising along the furniture now. She keeps doing the open-close hand sign as if she wants something, but we haven't figured out what she is trying to say... Her food preferences seem to be constantly changing and I can barely cook enough to keep up with her appetite.