No One Trick Pony

It seems like Molly has, in the last two weeks, become an actual little person.  She is fully understanding things that we say and reacting to them.  I started a list earlier this week and realized today that she's pulling new tricks out of her hat (or Daddy's hat) all the time.

So, this will just need to serve as a semi-complete list of things that Molly knows.  She is asleep now - making all kinds of new brain connections and when she wakes up tomorrow, this list will be as obsolete as Jackie's flip phone.

Giving kisses is old news but she can now also give hugs on command.

As you all know, she is basically a professional dancer but she has also equated the word "music" with dancing.  Now if you ask her "Do you want to listen to music?" she picks up my phone and starts dancing.  ***WARNING: If you ask this question, be prepared to have to listen to music.  She is not a happy camper when you tease her.

She knows how to turn off and on the lights as we got in and out of rooms.  And in the morning, she knows "Put Wubbie in your bed" - at which she drops it back into her crib.

She is obsessed with things that open and close, toys that can come in and out of things, and things that can be stacked (mostly my job) and be knocked down (Molly's job).

She's been splashing for a while but now does it on command and her bathtime cups are her new favorite toys.  They can stack.  They can fit into each other.  Big hit.  Say "Molly, where are your cups?" and she will point to them.

Which brings me to my next point. Molly likes to point. (See what I did there?)  She points at everything but now it seems more purposeful.  For example, this evening I said, "Where is Daddy?  Can you point to him?" - she can.  And did.

It's not just her finger either.  She knows how to point the clicker.  Which I find impressive because the only show we put on during the day is Ellen.

And because only one of those photos was actually from today, you also get this one.