Vocabulary Issues

So Indiana has a bad habit of just walking up to Jake or me and making a noise of some type so we'll look at her. Then she usually walks away or wants to be picked up. Well this afternoon she walked up to Jake and said, "Eek." He looked down at her and she didn't indicate that she wanted to be picked up so he said, "Oh, did you just want me to acknowledge your presence?" And she said, "Presents!" and followed after him saying, "Present? Present?" Oops, now we have to try to explain to a two year old that no there isn't a present for her.

Tomboy

I think Abigail may be a tomboy. Today she is wearing some striped overalls and pretending she is an engineer. This in and of itself may not establish the fact that she is taking after her brother. When she is playing with her fruit stand lego set, and instead of making a marketplace she makes a caulking gun, that pretty much says it all. So now she is shooting her caulking gun with pretend bullets and hitting targets. I don't think she understands what caulk actually is, but she has seen her Daddy use a caulk gun before and she was very interested in it. So she is now happily shooting pretend bullets at mice from her caulking gun and is very entertained. As long as she's happy and not making a mess it's okay with me.

Things overheard on a monitor

Today Indiana is supposed to be laying down for a nap. Usually I lay her down and just let her do her own thing until she falls asleep. Sometimes I find her asleep in the rocking chair after she has rocked herself to sleep. Other days she has pulled her pillow and blanket to the doorway and is sound asleep there. So far today she is still going strong but I have been able to pick out her singing "I may never march in the infantry, ride in the cavalry, shoot the artillery, flying, I'm in the lords army. Yes! Sir!
And she said a prayer. And now she is quiet so maybe she is going to sleep. It is neat to hear her doing her nighttime routine of family bible time and singing and prayer all on her own before a nap.