My Little Milan

Milan is blossoming into such a neat little girl.  The words that come to my mind when I think of her - sweet, smart, and fun!  I thought about doing a post similar to the one I just did for Paloma, giving you a bunch of facts about Milan, but I think I'll let her speak for herself.  Check back in a couple of days for Milan's first ever video interview!  In the meantime, I'll leave you with a few pictures taken a couple of days ago...

Fifteen Months Old

Paloma loves to play outside.  When it's finally time to go inside, you can pretty much be guaranteed she will scream at the top of her lungs.  At the moment, nothing upsets her more than having to come in from outside.

She says hi/hello and bye/bye-bye, appropriately.

Her current favorite toys: baby doll, stroller, vacuum, and ball

She loves to look at books and be read to.  It seems like she alway has a book in her hand.

She likes her sippy cup, but LOVES her bottle.

Some of her favorite foods: blueberries, grapes, strawberries, cheese, yogurt, pita& hummus and blueberry waffles

When we're out shopping, Paloma loves to bounce up and down to the beat of a song while sitting in a shopping cart.

She loves to color with crayons.

When she's tired, she likes to curl up into a ball and lay her head on my shoulder, much like when she was an infant.

She's all about her Daddy and loves yelling for him "DA DA"!

She loves to take a bath and cries when I pull her from the tub.

Sibling Love

This week a little lovefest developed between Milan and Paloma.  One day, Paloma turned to Milan and began hugging her and just never stopped.  It's been an almost constant thing this week.  Fortunately, most of the time Milan loves it and is all about being the recipient of Paloma's affections.  A couple of times, however, Milan lost interest in what seemed to be an endless hug and ran off.  Paloma responded by chasing after her and trying to tackle her to the ground in order to continue with the hug.  You might wonder why I've posted so many photos of the hugs...it's because I know it's not going to last!  Might as well enjoy it while I can!

Playing Outside Again

We enjoyed another nice day this past Monday.  I took the girls out after their nap, and this time we brought out our sidewalk chalk.  This is one of Milan's favorite outdoor activities, and as it turns out, Paloma loves it too.  She actually sat and colored for about 15 minutes, before deciding to come up with other ways to play with chalk...like trying to steal it all from her big sister!

Paloma Plays Outside!

I can't believe that just a few short months ago, Paloma was enjoying the outdoors, but in her stroller, saucer, or a blanket on the grass.  A couple of weeks ago, we had our first 70 degree day, so of course I brought the girls outside, which was the first time Paloma officially "played"outside.

At first, she didn't know what to do with herself.  She just stood in one place and soaked up all of the sights and sounds.

She stared at the pavement, never having been this close to it before.

She loved walking on the grass.

And feeling the breeze blow through her hair

And then she took off

And didn't look back

And although I was so excited for her, I felt a little sad because I know one day she (they) really will take off, and barely glance back.

No, I didn't forget to take pictures of my little Milano.....in this picture she was telling me, "when I growed bigger Mommy, I drive Daddy's car".  

Yes, I know you will, baby.

Paloma played

And played

And played some more

She was in her own little world.

Oh, hi Mommy!

Milan is in such a fun stage right now.  It's been a little hard to watch my baby slowly disappear and be replaced by this little/big girl.  But, she's a wonderful big girl!

She's become obsessed with 'Dora the Explorer', and I'm still trying to figure out how it happened. For so long, I'd been diligent in avoiding the whole Dora craze, but it found us anyway.