MissE and Me: Little Miss Chatterbox

MissE has a new nickname, it's Little Miss Chatterbox. Is it a girl-thing? She talks non-stop. If she isn't talking, she is singing- still making up her own songs. Her latest composition:

"Sausage in a pan,

sausage in a pan.

Sizzle, sizzle

Sizzle, sizzle.

(Insert name here) went to the bank!"

We don't discourage her talking unless she is making up words like "gagagoogle" or talking back. Yes, I thought that I would have at least 9 years until I heard the words "Go away!" or "Leave me alone!" uttered by MissE. The first time we heard it, I got upset and listened to her, leaving the room to sulk in private. Mr.H got very quiet. Now that we have heard it half a dozen times, we have learned to not take it personally and to teach her that it's not nice to say such things only because she doesn't like what we are saying to her (usually she says it when she is in trouble).

MissE has recently taken an interest in recognising the letters of the alphabet and is learning to count items slowly. She can recognise 'A, B, C, D, E, L, M, O, S, W', so almost her name! Mr.H calls her the "little learning computer".

While it's Winter here, it's been fairly mild (knock on wood). We've had the chance to go to the Pregnancy Baby & Children Expo, VIVID Sydney Festival (see VIVID Sydney post), 2 beach days, and checked out a new super-park that has recently opened.

Pregnancy Baby & Children Expo
It was a new and improved venue this year with plenty of room for activities for toddlers. MissE loved the Gymbaroo set-up (I miss taking her to Gymbaroo), the Golden Ridge mobile petting farm, and best of all, a performance from Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog (from The Wiggles).

Arg! Walking the plank

I'm a little teapot, bouncing on a trampoline

I love sheep

Kisses all around!

Manly Beach

Blaxland Riverside Park
This very cool superpark recently opened Phase 1: smooth swings, climbing walls and slides, long tunnels, and a flying fox. It was hard work chasing after MissE!