The Reader

Mia's new favorite book is One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. I got it about a week ago and she already can finish lots of the sentences. That girl should join the Dr. Seuss fan club. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is getting a lot of play as well. Mia makes us read it often and has most of it memorized. Our copy of the book came with a CD, and for the past week we've been playing it in the minivan. (A welcome reprieve from Laurie Berkner.) Mia has been requesting Curious George quite a bit: Curious George Feeds The Animals, Curious George Rides, and Curious George At The Aquarium.
K. reports that today when she took Mia upstairs for her nap, Mia picked several of her dolls and stuffed animals off the bed, arranged them on the rocker and said firmly, "You're going to take a nap in my chair." She then proceeded to get a book and "read" them a story. After the story was over, she said sternly, "Now you close your eyes and go to sleep." Did I mention she has entered a bossy stage? We're insisting that she not give her parents orders, but she can boss her animals around as much as she wants to.