Summer, summer, summer.
It’s going by too fast. I’m going to miss the long days at the pool and at the beach, swimming, playing, eating ice cream, sleeping through the night after a long, exhausting day. (I am not going to miss packing bags for the pool and the beach, wrangling kids in and out of wet bathing suits, wrestling one kid to put on her sunscreen while the other one makes a run for it, and bracing for meltdowns at the end of a long, exhausting day.) But, it’s all mostly fun, and we’re making memories, here, people! 🙂
Okay, now for the updates.
Nora:
She is so curious about everything.
She asks “Why?” a million times everyday.
She takes her time to say what’s on her mind, speaking slowly and carefully, her head tilted.
Her smile brightens her face and she is always up for a laugh.
She lets us know when she’s unhappy, and she knows how to put her foot down.
She is smart. One day, we saw a large bird at a lake, and I said, “Nora, look at that cool bird!”
“Oh!” she said. “That’s a great blue heron!” She was right.
She is learning to swim at camp and she’s gaining confidence. She doesn’t want to put her head under water, but she’s starting to kick and move in the water a little bit on her own.
Rosie
Rosie is getting all four molars at once. She is 16 months… right? One, two, three, four… no, 17 months. My brain is fried– that’s what having two of them does to you. 😉
Here’s my favorite thing that she does: she pats and rubs my back when I pick her up. It is the cutest thing ever.
She shakes her head no when you ask her any question. “Is your name Rosie?” No. “Do you like ice cream?” No.
She says so many words now: Mama, Dada, Rara, gogurt, nak (snack), fishy noise (goldfish), ors (horse), hi, ello, bah bah (bye bye), bebe (baby), bup (cup), names of friends and family…. She’ll repeat almost anything we say.
She knows how to turn the hose on and off, flush the toilet, climb up onto the stool to wash her hands, take off marker caps and color, open and close the refrigerator, and more.
She thinks Nora is just the bees knees. Nora can make her laugh more than anyone. She has also learned to guard her belongings, and to lash out when Nora takes something that’s hers.
When she eats or grabs something she’s not supposed to, she smiles and laughs and speed walks in the other direction as fast as possible.
She likes to do ugamuga before bed and rub noses with all of us.
Her thighs are impressive.
Summer’s not over yet! Enjoy!!!
Until next time!
🙂
shmooples 