Imp

It's been a while since I've blogged about anything about the kids. So I'm at home with my eyes running and my nose running down my face. Imp is home with me because there really isn't any point to her going to childcare. So here is the story of Imp.

Imp is a delightful baby. She is now 10 months old. Things she enjoys...

First, magnets. She loves to pull the magnets off the refrigerator and take them around to different surfaces to see if they will stick to them. Unfortunately she hasn't found anything yet. I'm waiting to see how long it takes her to find the metal back door but right now she is content to continue to try the wood cabinets in the kitchen.

The kitchen holds a great many things that fascinate her. Open the refrigerator door and she goes into hypercrawl. It's amazing how fast she can crawl to make it into the refrigerator. Another part of the kitchen is the pantry. When the doors are open she crawls over and starts taking things out of the pantry. My spices have hit the floor so many times now. I had mustard seeds rolling around the floor for days. Do you think I'm done? No. Imp loves the dishwasher. It's a great teething toy. Recently Imp had a run in the bottom basket. She pulled too hard on it and it came flying out and knocked her over. Poor thing hit her head and she cried and cried. When she was all calmed down I went back to stuffing the dishwasher and she, with great deterimination, plucked the flatware out and threw them on the floor. As you can see I get a lot of work done around the house. Not.

Next, comes her sister's easel. This easel has a whiteboard and a chalkboard on either side. Imp loves the chalk. Everyday we must return all the pieces to their home in the little compartment shelf of the easel. I'm starting to think about moving the easel down to her sisters' hall way. Imp also enjoys chewing the chalk.

Which leads me to the next characteristic of Imp. She is completely oral. PF and I don't remember the others being quite so orally fixated. EVERYTHING. Goes in her mouth. Cords are her most favorite thing to chew. It's like having a puppy in the house. Yes folks I know it's important to child proof the house but really it's really hard to do it with 3 other children in the house. Also this child finds things... The childcare center is baby proof yet she finds paper and small twigs and sticks to stick in her mouth. We spend our day constantly sweeping her mouth with our fingers to get the stuff out. Sometimes she tricks us because it's only her tongue she's chewing on occassionally. Other times she stores things in her mouth. She's like a chipmunk.

This is a really adorable little one. She has a way about her that takes your heart and squeezes it. Her smile melts your heart. Such a wonderful happy baby.