Namaste, My Dear OCD Finley

As we all know, Finley may suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and she DEFINITELY has her father's temper. After busying herself for hours by spreading the silverware and taking out the cups and matching them to their lids on her perfectly spread out "geen" blankie (believe me, this picture doesn't do it justice!), Grandma Julie's 'oga lesson was a great tool for Finley's coping toolbox! Now, when she get's really mad and tries to hit Cam, he just says, "Namaste, Finley" and they practice their breathing. It's good for both of them!

Singing in the Tub

This is Finley in the tub last night. She's big into singing these days, and as you can see, her faves are "Sally the Camel" and "ABC's". This morning at church, the Sunday Schoolers sang "Jesus Loves Me" and Finley stood up and started singing with. I cried it was so cute! She's also a big reader and today she walked around the house reciting "Brown Bear, Brown Bear". She's still very into her art. When we read one of her favorites, "Make Van Gogh's Bed", she pretends to eat the peaches and cherries in Cezanne's still life. She came to school the other day to see my kids' art show and when she saw my easel, she said, "That's mine! What's that doing here?" She also is really practicing her counting. She counts EVERYTHING! On the way home from school, she counts the cars that we see (or at least until she gets to about 17, then she starts over). Besides learning and growing, she's definitely into acting two. We spent all afternoon outside today - mom finally got all her plants potted and the sticks burned - and as you can see she forgot to wipe her hands off before trying to eat a chip. She was quite the mischief-maker and after I planted my rosemary, Finley proceeded to pick it out and run away with it. Tonight, she was being naughty so I said she had to stop or go to bed. She marched right into bed and stayed there until she realized I wasn't coming after her.

Our Little Princess Does 'Oga

Our little Finley is growing up fast and learning all sorts of new things. The other night, I was putting her to bed and she was pulling her usual trick of wanting Mommy to lay down with her. I told her I wouldn't lay down with her but I'd stay in her room until she fell asleep, so I sat on the floor and started to do my stretches. I had been sitting in a deep stretch for at least 4 minutes when I came up to move into a new one. Finley had been so quiet I thought she was sleeping, but I was surprised to see her laying on her tummy with her chin in her palms, watching me intently. She caught my eye and said, "You doin' 'oga?" Had I not known that yogurt is "'ogurt" and backyard is "back'ard", I probably would have been confused!