Inspiration

The inspiration for the name of this blog is the one and only Curious George.  It is the only TV show Violet pays attention too. If she sees the TV remote she will grab it and bring it to Kyle or I and beg "George!" over and over. When we have to turn it off or an episode ends she sadly says "bye George."  George sleeps with her and is often mistaken for a baby doll because he gets pushed in Violet's baby stroller.  Violet is very affectionate with us; lots of hugs and kisses especially when Dad gets ready to go to work. George is no different. She hoists him up on her shoulder like a mom carrying her baby and gives him soft rubs, hugs and kisses.

A lot of Violet's curious nature comes from reading/books (especially George books).  In her short 17 months, we have completed the "1000 books before kindergarten" challenge. We have read her favorites over and over and over. I think Spot Counts from 1 to 10 has been the most read so far. She loves books that have things to feel on the pages, flaps to open, motions (that we usually make up), or words that can be sung.  

She points to pictures and asks "that?" for what's that mom?  She wants to know what every single picture is which has helped in building her vocabulary. We have two of the 100 words books and she LOVES these. This is how she got good at saying "banana" and most of her animal names. The 100 animal version has a page about Australian animals and she points to the wombat and platypus every time and looks at me as if to say "mom I really, really want to know what this animal is and be able to say it."  Seeing as she copied Kyle saying "stethoscope" the other day (another post coming on that!) I'm guessing these animals from down under won't be far.

  

Each Margret and H.A. Rey book starts "This is George. He is a good little monkey and always very curious."  If I had to write a book (blog) about Violet, I would probably say, "This is Violet Goober. Her inquisitive nature brings joy to everyone she meets!"