A Short One -- Literally!

My last post was a bit long. Yes, yes, it was, so I thought I'd reward you all with a tidier message this time.
Here is our grand daughter, now almost 17 months old. She's speaking in sentences, albeit short ones, but sentences nevertheless, and refers to my husband as Poppy and to me as Kath -- and we both melt. Her favorite word is "again" - usually referring to the Toyota Prius commercial that we have recorded on Tivo for her.
Who needs Fisher Price and expensive toys when you have Tupperware or canned goods?

New Meaning to the term "Falling Asleep"

Well now I've seen everything! I played with the grand baby for about an hour -- we put little squares into little square holes, lined up her stuffed toys, handed her giraffe back and forth to each other, and played with the remote. I fed her some yummy bananas and custard and part of a bottle, refilled her sippy cup a few times as she loves water, watched while she held onto the dogs ears and gave him hugs and kisses and patted his head into concussion. (I was careful -- didn't let her hurt him -- but he has the patience of Job.) And then she started to fuss. There was no consoling her. I tried. So I put her into her Pack N Play (a small crib, for those of you non-baby peeps), and looked at the clock. It was 12:00 Noon. I made myself busy while she sat up straight and cried, rubbing her eyes. At 12:06 I did a double-take. She was sitting there with her eyes closed, and then she just fell over sideways! I went over to see if she was okay and she was -- and sound asleep! I covered her and did a couple of loads of laundry for my daughter and then read the book I had brought just in case. I have really never seen anything like it!