When Anders was still nursing, he would say "otha side" whenever he finished nursing on one side and still wanted more milk. It was so cute and Anna and I got such a kick out of it. Well, Anna was trying to teach Kuba this recently, and as is true to form, he found his own way to use the phrase.
Now, whenever Kuba wants to nurse at all he just says "otha side" and ta da, fresh warm mama's milk. Lovely twist, and of course, we love it so much!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Birthday Party!
Anders turned four last week and there was lots of celebrating.
The theme of his party was blue...and there were many fun blue aspects....blue balloons and decorations, blue activities....like blue play dough with real blue candles to play with, blue doodle tops, blue "pass the parcel" game with fun little blue Japanese toys in each layer, blue ring pops (which stained every one's tongue), and even blue cake! It was such a nice party; mellow, and just so fun. The kids played and played so that even the adults enjoyed some conversation. Here are some of the visuals- including a group photo of the kids blue tongues!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Jailbirds
Even our cousins love striped pajamas! We are sending this photo, minus the shiny eye, to Hannah Andersson. Don't you think we should?!Wednesday, January 14, 2009
How old is he?
I need to take a moment to write about Jakob. For those of you who haven't met him yet, or seen him in a while, let me tell you a little bit about his development.
He started out walking at 10 months and now as a 14 month old, he's an old pro.
He's moved on to running, dancing, spinning, jumping, and climbing stairs....and doing it really well. We have a little slide in the house that has 2 steps on it, and he can navigate it so well.
He climbs up, sits down, slides down, and runs around to do it again.
He can even turn himself around on the top of it, and climb up the slide part too!
In the verbal realm he is amazing! He says tons of tons of words, and can parrot just about anything.
And he sings - YES he does.
His favorite is BA BA BLack Sheep,
but he also likes Ring o Ring of Roses, and Twinkle Twinkle.
And, TA DA...he can count. Only to two, but come on, you have to admit that is remarkable!
I discovered this the other day when I was counting steps with him and after I said one, he said TWO! Okay, so it sounded more like DO, but all the same it was a clear count.
I have attached a little video for your viewing pleasure.
Enjoy the baby!
He started out walking at 10 months and now as a 14 month old, he's an old pro.
He's moved on to running, dancing, spinning, jumping, and climbing stairs....and doing it really well. We have a little slide in the house that has 2 steps on it, and he can navigate it so well.
He climbs up, sits down, slides down, and runs around to do it again.
He can even turn himself around on the top of it, and climb up the slide part too!
In the verbal realm he is amazing! He says tons of tons of words, and can parrot just about anything.
And he sings - YES he does.
His favorite is BA BA BLack Sheep,
but he also likes Ring o Ring of Roses, and Twinkle Twinkle.
And, TA DA...he can count. Only to two, but come on, you have to admit that is remarkable!
I discovered this the other day when I was counting steps with him and after I said one, he said TWO! Okay, so it sounded more like DO, but all the same it was a clear count.
I have attached a little video for your viewing pleasure.
Enjoy the baby!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
January
It's been a wonderful New Year! The snow is here, the weather is cold, and the season for doing sports out in the snow is here! We have done a lot of sledding lately and last weekend went ice skating with friends in the most beautiful setting. It was an idyllic time. The baby slept in the car all bundled up and cozy, and the rest of us shoveled the snow off of the ice in cool paths....and then we skated. Anders was fabulous on skates! Seriously, I think he skated for 2 hours! It was one of those days when everything just felt so beautiful and healthy and fun. Check out his skating moves in the second photo!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Great Start!
Anders started the new year with a bang! He entered his first running race for kids, a one mile fun run. He started out happy and smiling and then quickly hopped up onto our friend Renzo's shoulders to finish the race. He did manage to go across the finish line on his own, and won a prize for best costume! Gotta love giraffes!Happy New Year!
We headed downtown this New Year's Eve to the dragon parade! It was freezing cold out and the parade was very short! All the same, it was still fun to bundle up, get outside and join in the celebration of a New Year. We are looking forward to fantastic 2009!
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