How Things Grow: 11/21/06
How Things Grow is written as a dialogue between the narrator and the little girl shown on the cover watering her garden. The book starts with the seasons and then goes on to discuss different plants and animals and how they grow. The illustrations diagram what the text covers, such as the life cycle of the frog or how chickens develop inside of eggs. Interestingly, the rooster is noticeably absent from the page describing how chickens grow in eggs. The book ends with the narrator reminding the little girl that she too is growing, having started as a baby. I like the inclusion of the little girl's accomplishments as Sean and I have been having very similar discussions as he compares what he can do and what Harriet can't do yet. I plan to hold onto this book to read to Harriet as she gets older.
Another Successful Night:
Right after Ian got home yesterday Harriet began to fuss. She hadn't been napping much but I had guessed she was just well rested from her long night in her crib. Ian thought she looked sleepy so he put her in her crib. She cried a little bit but was out cold by five. Since Ian had work to do and was feeling frazzled, I left Ian and Harriet at home and got Sean myself. Harriet is rather popular at school and everyone said they missed her.
I expected Harriet to be awake when Sean and I got home but she was still happily asleep. In fact she stayed asleep all through dinner, and through Sean's bath and only peeped open an eye when Sean went to bed.
She stayed asleep until Sean woke up at two in the morning. Sean is still getting over a cold and his nose started to bother him enough that he started to cry. His crying woke up Harriet. Ian did an excellent job of handling the situation (and I slept blissfully through it until three when Harriet was still too hungry to get back to sleep). I got up and nursed Harriet for a few minutes but was able to get back to sleep at three thirty. Harriet then slept the remainder of the night in her chair in our room.
Steps: 6000
