{"id":137,"date":"2005-12-06T08:43:28","date_gmt":"2005-12-06T13:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=137"},"modified":"2005-12-06T08:43:28","modified_gmt":"2005-12-06T13:43:28","slug":"A Bit of Genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/sortingblocks.jpg\" width=450 height=502 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Warning&#8230; a mother&#8217;s opinion ahead:)  I have to say, I think Analise has a bit of genius in her.  She has a box that allows for sorting shapes, but the shapes are more complicated than your everyday circle, square and triangle.  It includes a pentagon, ellipse, diamond, tree, rocking horse, train and more.  We expected it wouldn&#8217;t be really enjoyable for her until she was quite a bit older.  In fact, advanced shape sorting isn&#8217;t a skill that&#8217;s developed on average until about 23 months.  But Analise has mastered this box.  It began when I started giving it to her in her crib to play with while I showered.  I&#8217;d dump out all 15 or so blocks, and in the last month, I&#8217;ve been coming back to find ALL the shapes in the box!  I caught her on camera today:)  She&#8217;s very meticulous.  When she starts with one shape, like the diamond, she&#8217;ll be sure to look at all the other shapes to make sure there aren&#8217;t any other diamonds to put in.  She&#8217;s even able to rotate them around &#8211; in all directions &#8211; to make them fit into their holes.  It&#8217;s honestly very impressive to watch!  I&#8217;m a proud mom:)<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/FamilyChristmas1.jpg\" width=450 height=338 border=1><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/FamilyChristmas2.jpg\" width=450 height=338 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">We dressed up yesterday for a quick family picture at church.  Analise looked like a little angel in her cute maroon velvet Christmas dress.  But by the time we were ready to snap the picture, all she could really muster up was an &#8220;I&#8217;m tired&#8221; smile.  <b>So I&#8217;d like your opinion on which picture to use as our Christmas card this year.  Leave us some feedback!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/raking.jpg\" width=450 height=428 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Lastly, a couple cute pictures.  Brian and Analise were busy with yard work this afternoon, and below, Analise dances on her Aunt Kat&#8217;s Christmas present.  Kat&#8217;s doing all she can to analyze the box and try to figure out what&#8217;s in it (including trying to hack into my Amazon account!), but I don&#8217;t think she&#8217;ll figure it out:)<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/photos\/family\/christmasbox.jpg\" width=450 height=338 border=1><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning&#8230; a mother&#8217;s opinion ahead:) I have to say, I think Analise has a bit of genius in her. She has a box that allows for sorting shapes, but the shapes are more complicated than your everyday circle, square and triangle. It includes a pentagon, ellipse, diamond, tree, rocking horse, train and more. 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