Headed to the Shore

We are leaving in a few hours to spend a couple of days at the shore.  Milan is very excited.  This isn't her first trip, but the last one was almost two years ago, so I doubt she remembers much.   I can hardly wait to see my daughters playing together on the beach  Cute photos coming soon.....

Eighteen Months Old

Paloma had her 18 month well check today, and is doing great!  21 lbs - 11th percentile and 2 ft, 8 inches - 70th percentile.  She continues to say new words on a daily basis.  Loves to play with her babies and balls.  Her current obsessions are: Elmo, apples, and books.  She loves to draw and be read to.  She is beginning to watch Sesame Street.  She adores Milan and constantly asks for her when she is away.  She dislikes having her teeth brushed, but tolerates getting her hair combed.  She LOVES to play outside.  She continues to sleep well at nap time and through the night.  Compared to Milan, she is much fussier and at times can be very clingy, but she also likes to cuddle more than Milan did.  She is a climber and right now, I can't take my eyes off of her...not even for a second.  She's a sweet little girl and I just adore her!

She Speaks

I just wanted to take a moment to document the words Paloma is using at 17 months.  I know if I don't write it down SOMEWHERE, I'll forget, so here goes:

Daddy

Momma

Sissy

Baba (sippy cup and bottle)

baby

book

blankey (although it kind of sounds like she is saying baby)

bite

bird

shoe

sock

feet

belly

apple

hello

bye-bye

night-night

uh-oh

Elmo

train (she only says it when she sees it in a book)

banana (sounds like nana)

All done

I do

Swimming

Last Sunday, we took the girls to the swimming pool for the first time this summer.  It was Paloma's very first time in a big swimming pool and she LOVED it!  She played in the kid's pool for a long time and didn't seem phased even when she fell twice and got a mouth full of water.  James took her into the adult pool with him, and she loved it too.  In fact, she cried when it was time to leave!

Milan was giddy playing in the water.  She has been taking swimming lessons for the last 4 weeks, so it wasn't her first time in the pool this season, but she was thrilled anyway.  In fact, she seemed a little more self-assured, which I assume is because she has been taking lessons.

We all had a wonderful time, and plan to visit the pool frequently this summer!

Over the Past 30 Days...

The time definitely got away from me, and unfortunately I barely have any photos to show for it.  We had a very nice visit from my Mom and niece, Jenna.  I didn't take a lot of pictures while they were here, but my Mom did and I'm just waiting patiently for my copies.  :)  We had a couple of bats in the house this past month...I didn't get a picture of them, either.  I did, however, take a few random photos like the one of Paloma eating spaghetti by herself for the first time.

Milan on her first day of camp

Paloma playing in a sprinkler for the first time.

Our visit to Morris Arboretum 

Milan and Jenna at the arboretum

More fun with water

Couldn't resist a cute bottom picture

The Big Sister Update

Milan is doing really well.  She's adjusting well to her new preschool (it's actually a day camp during the summer months).  She likes her teacher and is making new friends.  The school has it's own pool and the children are given a swimming lesson each morning.  So far, the swimming lessons are Milan's favorite part of camp.  Overall, she seems to love it and although she is only going two mornings each week, wants to go everyday.  Besides playing outside, she still loves to read and now spends quite a bit of time coloring and drawing.  She's a lot of fun right now, and I'm really enjoying the one-on-one time we spend together.  We're starting to play boardgames and have real, little conversations.  Still can't believe I'm able to have conversations with my daughter!  Can you believe she's already three and a half!?

Seventeen Months Old

She's a climber.  Within the span of a week, she started climbing on EVERYTHING.  This little cutie pie is wearing me out!  Her favorite word is "no", but it sounds more like "nooooooooooooooooo", especially when she runs away from me (which is most of the time).  She loves to be outside and doesn't come in from the outside without putting up a fight.  She's my spunky little daredevil, much different from Milan when she was this age.  Even with all of her newfound independence, she still loves to cuddle and snuggle into the base of my neck, especially when she is tired or upset.  She loves to look at books, color and play with babydolls.  She is also obsessed with balls.  LOVE this little girl 

I know I've been a terrible blogger lately, planning to come back and update you on what we've been busy doing this past month.