Five more things you might not know about Reilly

1) Reilly has learned to point with the proper finger. Though it is encouraging to see her use her index finger, part of me really misses the way she used to flick the bird.

Reilly has also learned to follow my finger if I point at something. She’s a smart kid.

2) On Tuesday, I gave Reilly her first taste of chocolate. She loved it. A few minutes later, she crawled over to the bed, pulled herself up, and sneezed. When I looked back at her, there was a fine spray of chocolate sneeze all over the bedspread.

3) Reilly’s vocabulary continues to expand. She is now making the ch, sh, and t sounds. But instead of saying “ch-ch-ch” she says “choo-shoo-choo-too.” She also makes a motorboat sound when she is upset. (I have a sample of the motorboat sound on video. If you want to see it, leave a comment and I’ll email it to you.)

4) In the morning, Sesame Street is no longer Reilly’s favorite thing to watch. Her preferred programming is watching Shawn get ready for work. I set up her high chair in the entryway to the bathroom, give her a few snacks, and she sits and watches Shawn put on her makeup and blow dry her hair. Shawn will occasionally point the blow dryer at Reilly, which our baby finds to be very funny.

5) On the way home from daycare, Reilly always goes crazy for the Mama Mia poster on the subway wall at the City Hall station. She cranes her neck as we get close to it, and then breaks out into a big smile and a “Huh! Huh! Huh!” when she sees the poster. I think her excitement comes from the fact that the poster somewhat resembles her mom. And Reilly loves her mom.