Peek-a-boo

Bella likes to pull all the DVD's out from underneath the TV, and we have always let her do this because we figure it gives her something to do and she can't hurt anything. But lately she has started opening the DVD's and playing with them. So, we have had to find another spot for them. Meanwhile, Bella found a new spot to climb into. She also has been known to get into the kitchen cabinets as well.

Happy Valentine's Day

Bella went to Mother's Day Out today in her Valentine best, but she wasn't on her Valentine's best behavior. Apparently she was hitting and pulling hair unprovoked. I guess even sweethearts have a sour day. Perhaps Bella was feeling poorly and decided to take it out on her fellow classmates because by the time Grammy picked her up, she was running a fever and had a runny nose. So, I came home and took her to the doctor. Upper respiratory infection. In other words, she has a virus. But I did take the opportunity to discuss with the doctor whether whole milk was agreeing with Bella. Turns out, it probably isn't. Turns out my sugar plum probably can't tolerate the sugar in milk. So, after working so hard to get her to drink whole milk, we are switching back to the toddler soy formula. Just when we thought we were out, Similac pulls us back in.

Walk in the Park

Yesterday was a beautiful day, so we loaded Bella into the car and headed for the neighborhood park. Of course it was crowded, but we knew of a smaller park that was out of the way. And sure enough, there were only two little boys at the park when we got there. Bella seems to suffer from the opposite of stranger danger. She has approached several women and asked them to pick her up. If fact at her gym class yesterday, she was practically adopted by someone else's mother. So it was no different when we got to the park. She wanted the little boys' mom to pick her mom. And she did, but shortly thereafter, they left. And Bella had the playground all to herself to climb on, slide on, and run around on. Then another little boy showed up more about Bella's size but about twice her age, and I didn't feel so bad when the mother busted out the camera and started taking pictures. Maybe they have a blog, too. Todd said Bella looked ridculous with her hat on, but I was just glad she was keeping it on for once. I did wish it had matched, though, but I figured that was no reason to take it off. All and all, we had a fun day yesterday.