ND trip

Teagan and I recently got back from spending a week in North Dakota. My nephew Owen was born on Sunday 8/9 and Teagan and I arrived on Wednesday 8/12. Teagan did really well on the two flights each direction. I was a little nervous about traveling alone with her, but really, everything went pretty smoothly.

Teagan seemed to enjoy her time with her cousins. She liked it when her older cousins Will (5) and Ethan (3) quizzed her on animal noises, and impressed her daddy when we got home with a new one they taught her. What does a wolf say? Aaawooo! Teagan's version of a howl. She was a little intimidated by Aaron who is only a few months older than her, but did enjoy his toys! And of course, like all of us, she was fascinated with her newest baby cousin Owen. She asked to hold him a few times, and tried to "tell" April and I what to do as far as putting him in a swing or giving him his paci. Teagan also really enjoyed the stairs at April's house. We don't have any at home, so she wanted to go up and down the stairs nonstop!

Overall, we had a fun trip. If only we could get there on a direct flight. I'd love to go more often.

Climbing

Teagan has been practicing her climbing skills a lot lately. The playground and the couch are her current challenges, but she discovered last night that she can climb in and out of her wagon all by herself. She seemed quite proud of that and has been having a lot of fun with it.

Teagan also had us laughing last night when she was trying to imitate some Bollywood moves she saw on TV. We tried to videotape it, but she was more interested in the camera and didn't want to perform.

All grown up

Teagan is learning how to do so many things on her own and loves to practice all her new skills. She says "off" to tell us when she wants her clothes, shoes, or a bow off, but has recently started practicing putting her own clothes on. She can do pretty well with getting a shirt on, or more often, 2 or 3 shirts on! She hasn't managed to get pants on yet, but she certainly tries. She has also decided that baby sized silverware is, well, for babies, and insists on using regular adult sized silverware. And I guess she thinks she has the potty thing all figured out because sometimes I catch her showing her stuffed animals how to use the potty.