Friday, November 21, 2008

growing girls...

I know I haven't posted much recently, we have been busy, busy...
The girls are getting so big.

Rosa is trying to walk. She can take a couple of steps but loses her confidence and falls. She loves to do anything Fern is doing. She has started trying to feed herself with a spoon/fork and does a pretty good job at it. She isn't talking a lot but her vocabulary contains the words: dada, kitty, boo, and she is trying really hard to say Fern. No mama yet, but that'll come soon and NEVER stop! We are working on giving up the bottle. She does OK until bedtime and then she wants it. She is growing out of 12 mo clothes and into 18mo, the same size Fern wears, and a 3.5 shoe. She has been very healthy since I have had her, but did end up with a double ear infection last week. After a round of antibiotics, she is feeling much better. I think she is getting more teeth, she keeps her finger in her mouth all the time. Overall she is a very happy baby, definitely a mama's girl. She loves to eat, anything and is adjusting to regular milk. We are so blessed to have her.

Fern is so smart! She has almost stopped speaking Spanish, which makes me sad. We are working on learning her colors, she knows rojo (that's red to us English speakers), but everything is rojo... She can count to 10 in both English and Spanish. She LOVES books! She has potty books-that's the books she reads while sitting on the potty- and she also sleeps with books. I am excited that she loves books so much. I am not a bog reader but Bill is so hopefully she will be too. She also loves to color and play with stickers. Her baby occupies a lot of her time, putting the diaper on, taking it off and scolding the baby that she should have gone pee-pee potty. And speaking of potty, she is basically potty trained. We still have accidents, but most days she ends up with dry pants at the end of the day. I actually put real underwear on her today, just to see how it goes. I will probably put the pull-up (do you know how expensive those are?)back on before we go out tonight, but she is doing great. Fern keeps us laughing. We love her so much and are so happy that God gave her to us!



Fern got bit in the nursery at church last week, here's her battle scar...




Rosa really gets into eating her cheerios...

8 comments:

Amy said...

What a great update! Your girls are precious - little blessings from God.

P.S. So sorry about Fern's boo-boo. Kids are vicious!

P.P.S. Hope you are getting some rest :).

Brittany said...

I am so happy for you - every time I read your updates, my heart delights!

Yes - I will be keeping an eye out for you tonight and your too precious babies!

Alison said...

Can't wait to get the kids back together...and hopefully with no biting - ouch!

Daphne said...

Ouch! What a bite mark! Hope she's OK now.

Carla and Daryl said...

ouch! that bite looks like it hurt...poor thing! she's tough though, isn't she? yep, your girls certainly are growing fast! it is easy to want them to stay small but then we'd miss all the fun silly things they are doing. sorry rosa has been sick with the ear infections but glad she's better. hope fern doesn't get bitten again in nursery!

Brittany said...

It was so great seeing ya'll the other night too and the girls are just precious! One of my girlfriends freaked out when she saw them - her boyfriend is Peruvian - and she just thought they were adorable - she said she hopes their babies look as precious as yours!

Happy Holidays!

Buffi Young said...

Thanks for the updates!! We're always dropping by to see how you guys are doing!!!

I wanted to send you a friends website. She is selling her Strasburg dresses for WONDERFUL prices and I couldn't help but think of you. I think they would fit your girls...at least one of them. I don't know what size Fern is. Anyway...her site is:
www.tomiawithlove.blogspot.com

You should drop by her site and see if they are something you're interested in!! Hope yall have a great weekend!!!
Love ya,
Buffi

LouLou said...

Email me at lou0728@yahoo.com, and I will be HAPPY to make you some Bama outfits..... THey are going to be TO DIE FOR! Hint: Houndstooth, Bama fabric, red and white polka dots......