This month, the highlight was, definitely Mawmaw and Uncle Bill's visit and the fact that one day later, we had a beautiful white surprise. SNOW! Here is a picture of the girls in their pajamas with Mawmaw and a couple of pictures of the girls all bundled up and ready to play in the snow. Check out the video also.
Other than that, it has been a month of getting sick, recovering, feeling great for less than 24 hours and.....getting sick AGAIN. We are sooooo ready for the summer.
Julia is now 18 months and doing great. She is eating better and becoming more and more inquisitive. Above all she is showing a very independent and strong personality. She goes to sleep by herself and is very timely about her naps and bedtimes, and we love that! She is also very strong physically and incredibly adventurous. She loves to climb on...well...anything really. At the park near our house, she was the youngest child on the slide, climbing the steps and going through the tunnels. She wants to keep up with Joana and is making sure she is not left behind even if there are obstacles in the way. In fact, it looks like the obstacles make it more fun.
We did this list for Joana when she was 18 months so we wanted to do the same for Julia. Here are all the words she knows in Portuguese and English.
1 - Mama (mommy)
2 - Papa (daddy)
3 - Mana (sister)
4 - Vovó (grandma Toya)
5 - Vovô (grandpa Jorge)
6 - Tio (uncle)
7 - Tia (aunt)
8 - Fecha (close)
9 - Abe (abre - open)
10 - Nana (banana)
11 - Não (No)
12 - Xim (Sim - Yes)
13 - Lua (moon)
14 - Abião (avião - airplane)
15 - Chão (floor)
16 - Mumu (vaca - cow)
17 - Gato (cat)
18 - Cão (dog)
19 - Naniz (nariz - nose)
20 - Abança!! (avança - go)
21 - Pára (stop)
22 - Dado (quadrado - square)
23 - Tchau-tchau (bye-bye)
24 - Mão (hand)
25 - Pum (Fart)
26 - Papato (Sapato - shoe)
27 - Tasato (Casaco - jacket/coat)
28 - Xixi (pee)
29 - Tótó (cócó - poop)
30 - alda (fralda - diaper)
31 - Mais (more)
32 - Deita (lie down)
33 - leitinho (milk)
34 - Água (water)
35 - Luz (light)
36 - Dentes (teeth)
37 - Olá (hello)
38 - Dedo (finger)
39 - Piu-piu (bird)
40 - Dois (Two)
41 - Doi-doi (bobo)
41 - Mamos (Vamos - let´s go)
42 - Tampa
43 - Mais alto! (higher - that´s what she says on the swing)
44 - Pio (frio)
English
1 - Mommy/Momma
2 - Daddy
3 - Namaw (Grandma Pat)
4 - Dimpaw (Dampaw - grandpa Johnny)
5 - Mawmaw (greatgrandmother Whitney and Osborne)
6 - Yes
7 - No
8 - Thanks
9 - Thank you
10 - Bess you (bless you)
11 - Ball
12 - Cat
13 - Hand
14 - Nose
15 - Hat
16 - Dum (Drum)
17 - Tatat (Chocolat)
18 - Puppy
19 - Shoe
20 - Outside
21 - Moon
22 - Star
23 - Dance
24 - Bubbles
25 - Sit
26 - This
27 - Mine
28 - Flaloo (flower)
29 - Tatch (catch)
30 - Teet (Teeth)
31 - Baash (brush)
32 - Hello? (pretending to be on the phone)
33 - Bobo
34 - Eye
35 - Tar (car...she can't say the "c" very well...lol)
36 - Keys
37 - Pop (as in...to pop bubbles)
38 - Belp (belt)
39 - Batpap (backpack)
40 - Dora (her favorite cartoon)
41 - Boos Toos (Blue's Clues - her second favorite cartoon)
42 - It´s dood (it´s good)
43 - It's hot
44 - I ub you (I love you....first big sentence...very exciting)
Joana continues to love her school and everyone who works there. She is learning so much everyday and we are so very proud of her. She is almost completely potty trained at school and we are making a big effort to make sure she reaches the age of 3 and is no longer wearing diapers. Can't wait!! She is talking quite a bit...sometimes too much and too fast and saying words that we are certain do not exist....and saying complete sentences, negative sentences, asking questions properly and even telling her little sister what to do...oh yeah...she seems to enjoy that a bit too much, though....:)
