A Few Favorites

Here are a few of Lily's current favorite things...

1. Meme: Lily absolutely adores her great-grandmother, Meme, who lives down the street from us. She has recently renamed one of her dolls (whose past name was simply "baby") to "Baby Meme." I'm really not sure why because it's not one of the dolls Meme has given her; this new name came out of nowhere in my opinion. Also, she has renamed graham crackers "Meme crackers" because that is the kind Meme gives her every time we visit. It's really funny to me how she associates food with Meme. For instance, I made chicken and dumplings last week for dinner, and I use Grands Biscuits for the dumplings (fyi, this is one of our very favorite meals to eat). When Lily pointed to the dumpling and asked "this?" I told her it was a biscuit to which she immediately replied "Meme?" I told her no, Meme didn't make those biscuits, and then I asked if Meme makes good biscuits. She enthusiastically replied "Yes! Yummy!" Of course, if you have ever eaten any of Meme's food, you would understand that Lily is totally justified in this wonderful association!

2. Fetch: That's right. Just like a dog loves to run and fetch a ball that you throw, so does Lily. She loves it when we sit on the couch and throw her little red ball all the way down the hall; she runs after it and then throws it back to us. I don't know why this is so amusing to her, but currently, she loves it.

3. Baby dolls: She loves all of her baby dolls. At the moment, she is totally connected with Baby Julie which Aunt Kendall gave her for her birthday. She loves to see Julie go down her playground slide and then she gives her a bath using the bath and accessories that came with Julie. She wants to take her everywhere (though she understands that Julie doesn't come out of the car because I don't want her getting left behind anywhere). Today, she insisted on taking her nap with Julie and Julie's shampoo. I truly hope this love of baby dolls will soon translate to love for a real baby!

4. Fruit: Though she hasn't been eating as well since getting sick, Lily has been on a fruit kick for a month or so now. She eats a whole banana almost everyday as an afternoon snack. At lunch or dinner, she loves to have peaches or strawberries. She also loves to snack on grapes, and she loves to split an apple with me. I am thrilled with this love mainly because I love fruit too so it makes a healthy snack for both of us. However, she still isn't much of a vegetable eater (except for corn and carrots) so it makes me happy that she gets some fresh fruits in.