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Friday, May 09, 2008

FAQ: What has Dylan been up to lately?

You may have seen a recent anonymous comment in reference to Dylan's child stardom, which I believe was from her agent. She had a cameo in the 4th year medical school class play as: young child appalled at the foul-mouthed doctor's foul mouth. We refer to her as the talent now.

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She often gets on the scale and wants me to tell her how big she is. Obviously I will continue this until she is 18.

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She actually gets a little height when she jumps instead of just enthusiastically and abruptly bending her knees and shouting jump.

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She is OBSESSED with trucks. After one drives by she'll give it a loud "HI" and look up at me and wildly sign and yell MORE MORE MORE. I try to explain about how I am not in control of all that occurs, but it never really sinks in for either one of us. It often takes me a while to catch on to what she's excited about since she doesn't articulate "r" or "k" sounds. Like at the farmer's market yesterday she got all excited and I didn't know if it was the music or the flowers or the food or the dogs, but no, it was the produce trucks everywhere.

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We haven't kept the toilet paper on the wall since she learned how to walk because the temptation to pull it all down is irresistible (I think we've all been there). However, having the roll unattached allowed her to make off with it entirely the other day while Aaron was on the toilet. Heh.

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At daycare this week they said her vocabulary had tripled over the weekend. She suddenly got less shy about talking for some reason, and is picking up new words really fast. She could use a few pointers with the pronunciation, however.

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Her crocs are like the hit of the year (thanks Mac!)(the ultimate croc early adopter). It's like the combination of the small child and the bright yellow renders people incapable of doing more than babbling incoherently about the cute.

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She likes to imitate Snuffy by standing on the curb and pretending to poop.

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She is (slightly) less picky with the food and a lot more cheerful, although still clingy.

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She tells us to sit all the time, especially when she wants us to eat with her. Her word for sit sounds suspiciously like the sound the monkeys make when Aaron reads Caps For Sale.

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We have noticed that Dylan and her classmates interact with each other a lot more than we would have expected. Aaron says they sound like Furbies when they talk to each other, and you know? He has a point. Also, as I am now remembering, he was always really creeped out by Furbies.

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