Meeting the "polieeshman"

The police department visited Elise's school today.  Here's a photo that her teacher took.  One thing I love about her school is that they regularly take photos and post them for parents.

Good morning

I just dropped off Elise at her school and her teacher told me that when she says, "Good morning, class" during Circle Time, Elise is the only student to respond and she yells, "GOOD MORNING MS. GINAAAAA!!!"  I so wish I could watch it happen.  :)

Laughing while tantruming

Elise has started to do this really funny thing where she gets really worked about something and wants to tantrum, but when she starts, she finds the behavior really funny and starts laughing.  So for example, she will be crying in bed because I won't read whatever book she wants me to read (to stall sleep) and then she'll start thrashing her body and immediately start cracking up and then realizes she's still upset, thrash, and laugh again.  It is so hilarious. 

Singing

Elise loves to "sing".  She is learning songs at daycare and today she sang "Jesus loves me" with hand motions.  Bryant and I were SHOCKED!  We had no idea that she knew the words to the song.  She was also singing another song I don't know.."walk walk walk to Jesus" or something like that.

Being a parent is incredibly fun right now.  It's also the easiest it's ever been.  Elise is very easy going and happy.  Even when she is crying, we can easily make her laugh.  Her teacher says that Elise is her little helper because she is the most verbal one in the class and therefore either reiterates what she says to other kids or tries to redirect kids herself.  If a kid is acting mean, she will say, "be nice" or if a kid is crying, she says, "be happy!".  So hilarious.  Her teacher also mentioned to me that Elise has a really great memory.  She most definitely did NOT get that from me!  

Now that parenting is so easy now, I can't imagine plunging myself back into infant days again.  But when we do have a #2, it looks like we will have to name him or her "Carr".