I feel like we have gained about an hour a day, at least on the weekends. Little C has begun helping clear the table after meals. She thinks it's a very fun game. We hand her something and ask her to take it to the sink, garbage, recycling or even the bathroom. And off she goes putting everything in the right place. Then she comes running back for more. This allows big C and I to sit around and talk and visit a little after each meal. This weekend we've even been working on a crossword together. She only put things in the wrong place once, after lunch today our plates, and forks got thrown away, but other than that she is spot on. She has even corrected me, I've asked her to put a few thinks that are recyclable into the garbage and she looks at me funny and put them in the recycling.
Little C has always liked to help, yesterday she went out to "help" big C shovel. Actually she doesn't have a shovel yet, but she did enjoy the snow.
We've set up a tent in the living room for little C, and she's turning it into a nice cozy nest for her self. She even plays by herself in there for a while now.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Our Little Helper
Helping Daddy cook breakfast
Cheese and crackers little C assembled for us, note the decorations. She must of been very hungry because she "claimed" the snacks early on and ate them.
Little C made me these, no bite marks this time :)
Helping fix the washer, she's a natural. Little C came running and jumped right in to help. She must have an ingrained sense for these things. Here she is holding the flashlight just where it was needed.
Now it's Daddy's turn, and little C was there to help too. She is so curious about how things work.Thursday, November 13, 2008
Purple and Potties
Yesterday little C said purple, she has also tried to say elbow and keeps trying to say elephant. It's really fun to watch what she will choose to try to say. She's been playing "please" for about a week, out loud now on top of signing it. It comes out more like "mease" But she is so darn cute doing it.
We've managed to go a whole day dry, little C used the potty all day, even going on her own without coaching. She can take her training pants off by herself and put the back on, not that she wants too. The day after her all dry day we were mostly dry, we had two wet trainers, one because she sat on the potty with the trainers still on, and the second time she wet while playing but she told me about it.
When ever she does go on the potty she picks it up and carries it to the toilet and dumps it in, she's only spilled once and that's because she tripped.
Dry days are still easier if we are bare bottom, which is harder since little C is in daycare during the week, but we do pretty good in the mornings and on weekends at home.
We've managed to go a whole day dry, little C used the potty all day, even going on her own without coaching. She can take her training pants off by herself and put the back on, not that she wants too. The day after her all dry day we were mostly dry, we had two wet trainers, one because she sat on the potty with the trainers still on, and the second time she wet while playing but she told me about it.
When ever she does go on the potty she picks it up and carries it to the toilet and dumps it in, she's only spilled once and that's because she tripped.
Dry days are still easier if we are bare bottom, which is harder since little C is in daycare during the week, but we do pretty good in the mornings and on weekends at home.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Halloween
Dragon, I had a dragon - a cute pink dragon that roared.Little C practiced her roaring for a week
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
1 1/2 (yesterday)
I meant for this to be posted yesterday, but well life was moving along pretty fast and the next thing I knew it was today.
Wow little C is 1 1/2 already. We see such a different girl, than the one we brought home, and yet so much has stayed the same.
She grows everyday and gains more and more independence too (or she takes it by force, it really depend on the day or how you look at it) She wants to do everything on her own, but she's getting better about letting us help. Her face has continued to change, when we look at past photos we see the difference at each stage/ age and still she's my little girl.
She's still maintains her avid curiosity, she watches and observes how everything is done and then tries it herself. you can watch her take in the world around her, and loving every moment.
Little C has learned so many things:
* She loves with such a big and open heart, we get kisses and hugs everyday (on her own terms of course)
* She walks forward, backward, and has a silly walk she needs help for (it's 1/2 a crab walk)
* She has signs : milk, water, mama, daddy, eat, more, pain, dog, motorcycle (used for 4-wheelers, tractors and some cars), bubbles (her own sign), shoes, socks, drink, please, thank you, grapes and bath. We are having a hard time keeping up right now, having new signs to show her.
* She has words: mama, daddy, bubbles, bo bos (boots), ball, no, up, down, help and please (only at daycare so far)
She is working on learning how to jump.
Love to all,
Urs
Wow little C is 1 1/2 already. We see such a different girl, than the one we brought home, and yet so much has stayed the same.
She grows everyday and gains more and more independence too (or she takes it by force, it really depend on the day or how you look at it) She wants to do everything on her own, but she's getting better about letting us help. Her face has continued to change, when we look at past photos we see the difference at each stage/ age and still she's my little girl.
She's still maintains her avid curiosity, she watches and observes how everything is done and then tries it herself. you can watch her take in the world around her, and loving every moment.
Little C has learned so many things:
* She loves with such a big and open heart, we get kisses and hugs everyday (on her own terms of course)
* She walks forward, backward, and has a silly walk she needs help for (it's 1/2 a crab walk)
* She has signs : milk, water, mama, daddy, eat, more, pain, dog, motorcycle (used for 4-wheelers, tractors and some cars), bubbles (her own sign), shoes, socks, drink, please, thank you, grapes and bath. We are having a hard time keeping up right now, having new signs to show her.
* She has words: mama, daddy, bubbles, bo bos (boots), ball, no, up, down, help and please (only at daycare so far)
She is working on learning how to jump.
Love to all,
Urs
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Visits & Daddy time
Big C and little C are out mowing with grandpa A's tractor (thank you). Little C was talking about going out all morning, she kept calling it a motorcycle, but she really wanted to go out. She was so excited. She keeps falling asleep while they are moving, but the instant big C stops moving she is wide awake and ready to keep going.
Yesterday was a day for visits, we go out early and drove down to visit great-grammy in NH, we got to visit, and little C seemed to remember her last visit a little. We all went out to lunch together and Gram played with little C rolling crayons back and forth. It was a lovely visit.
Then to top the day off, we had dinner with grammy A and great aunt Bev at Camp Cornish. It had been so long since out last visit with great aunt Bev, and it was a lovely opportunity to see family again.
Yesterday was a day for visits, we go out early and drove down to visit great-grammy in NH, we got to visit, and little C seemed to remember her last visit a little. We all went out to lunch together and Gram played with little C rolling crayons back and forth. It was a lovely visit.
Then to top the day off, we had dinner with grammy A and great aunt Bev at Camp Cornish. It had been so long since out last visit with great aunt Bev, and it was a lovely opportunity to see family again.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Little C's 18 month check up
I nearly have a 1 1/2 year old, it's hard to believe.
We had her 18 month well baby check up this morning, and is was very uneventful really. She didn't need any shots. She was all up to date, and we weren't getting a flu shot or the chicken pox vaccine.
Little C weighed in at 26 lbs and 6 1/2 oz. (which puts her into the 75th percentile for weight)
She measured 33 1/2 inches tall (the 90th percentile for height). By the way for those of you wondering this makes little C taller than 1/2 my height of 5'-3".
She had blood drawn for an iron test, she was anemic at the last visit and we have been using a natural supplement plus dietary changes to raise her levels, it seems to be working, she still needs more iron, but we are heading the right way. She didn't cry during the blood draw, she watch with intense curiosity and gave the nurses a well developed scowl, but didn't cry. She cried later when she couldn't remove the band-aid covering the spot.
We had our first snow last night and into today, in fact there is still snow on the ground up here, little C was amazed to see it this morning. Big C and little C threw snowballs when they got home this evening, her first snowball!!!!! Big C says it was a really good throw too.
Love to all
Urs
We had her 18 month well baby check up this morning, and is was very uneventful really. She didn't need any shots. She was all up to date, and we weren't getting a flu shot or the chicken pox vaccine.
Little C weighed in at 26 lbs and 6 1/2 oz. (which puts her into the 75th percentile for weight)
She measured 33 1/2 inches tall (the 90th percentile for height). By the way for those of you wondering this makes little C taller than 1/2 my height of 5'-3".
She had blood drawn for an iron test, she was anemic at the last visit and we have been using a natural supplement plus dietary changes to raise her levels, it seems to be working, she still needs more iron, but we are heading the right way. She didn't cry during the blood draw, she watch with intense curiosity and gave the nurses a well developed scowl, but didn't cry. She cried later when she couldn't remove the band-aid covering the spot.
We had our first snow last night and into today, in fact there is still snow on the ground up here, little C was amazed to see it this morning. Big C and little C threw snowballs when they got home this evening, her first snowball!!!!! Big C says it was a really good throw too.
Love to all
Urs
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