April 2010
Andy is still sugar. It's just that he has entered the sticky stage. Still yummy, but a lot of mess to go along with it. His favorite things right now are balls, bubbles, balloons ("namoons"), cars (they are mostly all "trucks"), and jumping ("dumping"). He loves the trampoline and I even built him some special PVC stairs so he could go up and down independently. He is on.the.move constantly. If, however, he feels a threat that I will not be giving him my sole attention, he quickly becomes a sticky little part of my being. "Mama" is still by far his most spoken word. He is making slow progress with "Daddy". For the longest time, "Mama" was a general phrase meaning, "Hey big person that could help me - I want your attention." I believe it drove Rob crazy. ;) He will now also say Grammy ("Ammy") and Popop. Suzy ("Oosie") and Nala ("Ala") are also very used names around our house. "Ala" pretty much means any dog right now. Sometimes, he calls Katie "Kitty" but then seems to be confused and quickly revert back to "Ala". He enjoys making the sounds of KittyKats, Ducks, Dogs, Monkeys, Birds, etc. My favorite is how he identifies a rooster.... "Doodledoos."
He continues to sleep with "Baby" Peanut and two blankies. He's still really good about naps and bedtime but wakes up really early and plays very loudly in his crib. On the food front, he is beginning to be a little less indifferent but still eats quite a variety. Oatmeal is still the only food he won't even try. He's not a huge fan of things on his feet except shoes and is starting to like to wash his hands. He says, "Hi" and "Bye-Bye", Pease and Tank Too without prompting. He will even sometimes tell Suzy "Orry" if he steps on her. Not as often, however, as she thinks he should.
When I hold him, sometimes he takes my face and turns it with his sweet little hands, just to make sure he has my full attention. He will also approach you from the side and bend over to stick his face in yours. It's really cute. Only slightly annoying. He will babble an entire conversation with you and then very seriously get your attention with, "OKay?" When I ask for lovins or kisses he will lean his forehead towards me as if granting permission for me to love him. He will give spontaneous hugs on occasion but I can count his lip kisses on one hand. Just last week, he has started initiating nose kisses at bedtimes. When he runs, he still balances with his hands out behind him and there is often a heavy spring/stomp to his step.
He adores Suzy and wants to be with her a lot. He looks forward to picking her up from school and waking her up in the morning. A favorite phrase around her is "I too". A very typical little brother wanting to share everything with her. I love it.
Suzy is still spicey. Always full of life and energy and depending on the day, the spice can soften you up or really keep you on your toes and make fire shoot from your mouth. For the most part, she's a bit like Cinnamon right now. I really enjoy being around her. We have started her with an OT colleague I really respect and she's really seeming to have more control now of her little body in regards to the sensory processing. She's also starting to taste new foods and with a sticker reward chart. She is tasting all kinds of things to earn movies. Her favorite continues to be Curious George but she is also branching out to LeapFrog and Diego (She was introduced to this at the hair style place.... ugh.) She is very into imaginative ("imagination") play and making up new words that I have no clue how to re pronounce or define. Like Andy, there is a lot of "Is that so?" on my part. Her favorite current location for her imaginary play is "Ladies World". This is basically the side path on my house. She has claimed it for her own and does lots of planting, birthing babies, creating mud soup recipes, and all kinds of random lady things. Random is another favorite word for Suzy. She obviously gets that from me. ;) My favorite is when she announces that Andy has placed something in a random place again. Mischief is another word that will illicit a giggle just upon the mention of it. Andy is Mr. Mischief at our house. She really delights in him getting into things and making messes.
She loves to do things like I do. She has started taking lots of photos with my old cameras and she loves to garden with me. She is actually becoming helpful in lots of areas like laundry, dishes, and entertaining Andy on occasion. She is super honest. I am very grateful for that. However, it will sometimes get her in trouble, just as it does her Momma. Yes, the more I describe her, the more I see of me. Her little friend was sad the other day and she went to our garden unprompted and picked her some flowers. At Easter, she gave away more eggs than she put in her own basket.
A fun game for her is to be a bed bug and crawl around between the fitted sheet and the mattress. She is also doing a therapeutic listening program. Her favorite way to take a bath is to bring all the paints in and do experiments. Her favorite mix is when all the paint is gone. Hence, we have a lot of brown creations. At school, they talked about sugar bugs and it took us a few months to get her to stop obsessing about brushing her teeth. She now brushes happily twice a day.
I'm really amazed at how grown up she has become in just the last few months. I know the changes at this stage will just continue to get quicker and better.
Sweet babies, I love you so much and am so grateful that I get to be your Mommy. We are entering a fun stage in our family.
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