Sock monkey sock funky monkey

Christopher's sister, Shannon, made a cute funky sock monkey for Courtney. The other day I introduced Courtney to it. Unfortunately a lot of the pictures I took were blurry due to the poor lighting in her room as well as how much she moves, but you'll get the idea. I think the funky monkey is a hit.

She talks to owls

When I started thinking about how I wanted her room decorated my thoughts went towards more gender neutral themes. I recently had been on an owl kick. I accredit this to my grandmother who has a collection of owl paraphernalia. She has had her owl collection for as long as I can remember. So maybe it is my fondness of her that has made me gravitate towards owls. I found a bedding pattern I liked at target and my mom was nice enough to buy it for us. In the last month or so I have heard Courtney babbling about on the monitor. When I go in to check on her, she is looking at the owl on the side of the bumper in her crib. When I put her near it, she pets it. I think it's cute that she has apparently inherited a fondness for owls. I don't know what she tells the owl, but it doesn't seem to phase her a bit that it doesn't talk back. Perhaps she has already come to realize that the wisest friends listen and some times don't say anything back at all.