Tonight Dave had basketball so I took Edie to our town library. I had some books to drop off, some books on tape to pick up, and the library is just an all around rad place (especially when you're feeling broke-- you can leave with an armful of free goods). First I had to whisk Edie upstairs to the adult section so I could take care of business without her seeing the kiddie floor and going bananas.
Forget browsing with a 1.5yr old. Edie apparently has something against the Dewey decimal system, and showed it by rearranging the New Releases to better suit her tastes. We left the adult section in a state of minor dissarray and hit up the children's floor.
Edie used to love the baby room, which is a fully padded cell, chock full of toys and a beautiful mural. Now that she walks she's graduated (although she rattled the baby room gate as if she were in exile). She loves watching the bigger kids (pretty much everybody, since she's such a pipsqueak), and running around the entire floor, her educational domain. Puppets, and pint-sized ATMs, and kitchens, velcro walls, and toy farms, oh my! At first I tried to contain her but then sat back and let her do her thing.
It's really cool that she understands so much of what we are saying now. She says
all done, and
touchdown! (Mary Ellen taught her that one), and responds when we ask her to do stuff like get her shoes from the closet. I love watching her try to put them on. Someday soon...
Edie is also very into Sesame Street. I'm not a huge t.v. fan, and definitely do not think t.v. is great for kids. But Sesame is such a quality show with good messages that I can get behind it. She watches maybe two episodes per week, and starts dancing as soon as the music starts. I can't believe some of the characters like Maria, Gordon, and Miles are still on the show; they were on in the early 80s. And they look good! Working on Sesame Street for 27+ years must be good for the soul.
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