Just a few updates of what the girls have been up to recently. Elaine recently turned 5 months. (She's growing up!) Meredith's 4th birthday is tomorrow.
Elaine's favorite things:
- Looking at books and playing with toys. She wriggles and vocalizes enthusiastically!
- "Talking" to mom, dad, and big sister, and occasionally giggling
- Grabbing whatever is within reach
- She can roll from back to stomach one way but is still working on rolling back.
- She can sit upright without support for several minutes! - before she tumbles in some direction.
- Recognizing her name (we think) and recognize the hand sign for milk (she excitedly kicks her legs and starts leaning forward for the not-yet visible bottle).
- Eating more foods. So far she has had rice cereal, bananas, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, and pears.
- Playing with friends, including pretending, hide and seek, tag, and watching occasional movies. (Jr. is really into a 1980s Ninja Turtles movie now.)
- Rock and roll music on the iPod, including the Beach Boys, the White Stripes, and They Might Be Giants.
- Books of all sorts, including Paddington Bear and about dinosaurs.
- Helping to cook. She can crack eggs quite ably. Licking the bowl after brownies remains her favorite.
- Goofing off for her sister's benefit.
- Spanish at pre-K (she is very excited by it each day).
- The importance of being gentle with her sister. Some days are better than others.
- About dinosaurs. They lived really, really, really, really long ago. Even longer ago than when anyone we know was little. Wow. Her favorite is Triceratops, I think on the theory that he eats plants but is still really fierce.
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Reises- I love love love reading your blog! Such fun stories, and I love getting peaks at what we have to look forward to with Soren!
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