Alexa
misty · Tue, Jul 19, 2016Notes:
Our Echo came in the mail a couple of days ago, and we’ve been playing with it a lot. “Alexa, play classical music.” “Alexa, open pick-up lines.” etc. Every time we talk to it, the top lights up and it talks back to us. At this point, Milo has already learned that when she hears us say Alexa, the speaker on the shelf reacts. So she turns to look. Such a smart girl.
Milo made a friend named Marlow at the playground today. Marlow was super talkative, and Milo was pretty active. They gave each other hugs and watched each other play a bit. Eventually, Milo walked away. When she got to the paved area, she tried to run, for some reason. She fell and her face scraped the ground, creating her first playground battle scars on her little nose and forehead. I comforted her and eventually nursed her to settle her down, and then she played a bit more before we returned home. The scratches didn’t seem to bother her for the rest of the day.
At home, Milo loves the futon. She climbs on it every day and usually ends up on the couch, which is now allowed. Today, though, she upped her game and climbed up onto the back of the futon. She did it with such ease, too. She just got right up there and started playing “where’s Milo” with the curtain. Like it was nothing!
In another adventure, M fell inside a bin and got a little stuck. I packed all of the clothes in our black bins under the tv, which are taller/deeper than her toy bins. She was trying to retrieve a toy she’d put inside the empty bin, and she just fell right in there. Since it wasn’t completely pulled out of the shelf, when she tried to sit up and get out, her head got a little stuck. She whined for a moment and then figured her way out.
In the evening, Chase sat on the floor to play with her as he usually does in the evenings before dinner and bed. We’re always acting silly in different ways because we never know what’s going to tickle M’s fancy. Tonight, she laughed and laughed at Chase popping an empty soda bottle up in the air and letting it fall. I don’t think I’ve ever heard her laugh that much!