Decemeber Rememberings

I recently bought Reese a hat at Target. I found it in their $1 section and figured that $1 was all I wanted to invest in outer wear for her head since the likelihood of her wearing it for more than a few seconds was slim (see Halloween for back story). Our first few tries with the hat did not go well, but after a cold snap last week she will keep it on her head if it's cold outside. If it's not chilly or raining, there's no hope, but she at least has a little sense when it comes to protecting her noggin'.Before leaving on a trip to Dallas, Reese found my gloves laying on the floor and decided to put them on.
Reese is obsessed with snowmen. I had a small board book left over from my teaching days about snow men and she requests to read it no less than 5 times a day. I feel terrible admitting that it was in my classroom library, because after reading it, I have determined it is quite possibly the worst book ever written.
Reese is also interested in flags. When we get in the car she points them out where ever we go. Sometimes she'll attempt to say flag and end up with a "/f/-ah" kind of sound.

Reese has decided she wants to (and is ready to) use a fork for her meals. This revelation came during a particularly miserable dinner time last week. I had made her a plate of spaghetti, veggies, and fruit for dinner but she was less than interested in any of it (she continues to be one of the world's pickiest eaters). Since Kevin was at work for a conference call, I sat across from her and ate my dinner while she picked at and played with hers. While I was eating, she began pointing at my fork, and a tired and frustrated mommy gave it to her (a full-metal-adult sized fork). Without any instruction or prompting, she put it in her right hand, turned the tines over and used it to successfully scoop heaps of spaghetti into her mouth. I was amazed. I've since invested in some smaller Gerber forks so that she can use them regularly. Last night she couldn't spear her peas (even though she didn't want to eat them, she enjoyed poking them), so she picked the peas up with her fingers and pierced them with the fork tines until she had a fork full of peas. Pictures to come soon.