Daily Serena: First Movie and Bird Calls

Today was a very exciting day for Mommy! Serena kept a bow in her hair all morning!!!! Yay! She has not cooperated with bows since she was about 11 or 12 months old, I think. Every now and then I would try, but she always pulled them out. Then, Friday night when we went to the Christmas thing in McKinney, it was so chilly out that we wanted her to wear her hoodie. (She doesn't have a hat yet; but don't worry, I'm planning to get her one this week!) At first, she kept trying to pull it off like she always does, but then Jordan put up his hoodie and showed her how great it was. After that, she kept her hoodie on the entire evening! So, this morning, after getting her dressed for church, I put a bow in her hair, hoping that Friday night's hoodie episode was the dawn of a new era. As usual, she reached up to pull it out. I told her to leave it there because it was pretty, and she seemed satisfied enough with that explanation to just leave it there! It finally came out when we got home this afternoon! Woohoo! Bring on the bows again!!!!! :D

After Serena's nap this afternoon, we walked to the playground. By the time we got home, it was already a quarter after 5. I needed to get supper going, but Serena was already hungry and really wanted me to hold her or play with her. So, what did I do? What any American mom does in that situation, haha! I plopped her down in front of the tube!! ;) Back when Julie was visiting, she got Serena a Christmas CD that came with a companion DVD of "Little People." Sure enough, it held Serena's attention (along with some homemade graham crackers) long enough for me to whip up some omelettes for supper! Thanks, Aunt Julie!

Serena enjoying her first kid movie

Today was the end of the first duck season down here; but don't worry, there's another one opening in a couple weeks! ;) In the meantime, Jordan is going to be working on perfecting his duck calling. And, apparently, so is Serena! After listening to Jordan's duck and goose calls for the last month or two, she has developed a great interest in them. Today, for the first time, she managed to blow enough air into them to make some noise come out! You should have seen her face! She was so pleased!!!! Oh, and don't worry! I got a video and it's already sitting in the archives just waiting for Thursday! ;)