Little Bear

Marea is OBSESSED with Little Bear. What's not to love about Little Bear? He's got an amazing imagination, wonderful, loving parents (and a mother bear constantly baking pies and cakes for him), and a fun crew of friends (cat, duck, owl, etc.). The show is super cute. Nothing negative, ever. Just always about Little Bear using his imagination and having a good time. And Marea absolutely loves it. Little Bear is making his way into our lives more and more. Since we've been out in Utah, she's started taking Little Bear and his friends on her morning hikes with Daddy, and in the pool too. They have become her imaginary friends. She also pretends that she is Little Bear and Gary is Father Bear and I am Mother Bear. It's pretty hilarious. Normally I would be annoyed that she was acting out a TV show, especially if it was some princess or disney or other heavily marketed crap. But I like Little Bear, and how he socializes and interacts with his world. And I think it's having a positive effect on Marea's imagination.
Marea still continues to blow me away with what a great kid she is. Seriously, she has no bad days. She has her moments of course, but overall, she's just a happy, go with the flow kid. She doesn't get clingy, or (too) moody, or uncomfortable in new situations. She makes the most out of everything and just has fun! And people still comment to me all the time about how great she is. I love that.
It will be so interesting to see the kind of person that Evie becomes. So far, she seems very different. She can be tempermental and not so easy going sometimes. But she's active, plays hard and sleeps like a dream. She can barely stay awake for an hour between naps, still at 4 months! She just figured out how to suck her thumb and that is very exciting because I lay her down in her crib and she sticks it right in her mouth and she goes to sleep. We brought out the command center and it's her 2nd favorite place to hang out these days. Her absolute favorite is the dooryway jumper. She goes nuts in that thing! Thank god for our video camera so I could capture some of those adorable moments to remember forever. She also just recently figured out how to grab a toy and bring it to her mouth. So that is very exciting, she is now constantly reaching for anything we put in front of her.