HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH!! (Well, Happy Belated Birthday!!!)
Our little Leah has turned One Year Old! She had her first taste of “Happy Cake,” which was a delicious strawberry shortcake picked out by Big Sister. We kept it low key, mostly because my neck is still recuperating, but boy do we love our sweet little Leah!!!
Here are some of Leah’s new developments:
Graduated to the big bathtub and starts hyperventilating with excitement when she hears the water running.
Learned to fold her hands when we pray at meals and bedtime.
Plays peek-a-boo. Gives high-fives. Tries to eat belly-buttons.
Says MaMa, Nana and banana (the last two sound eerily similar). Tries to imitate other words and sounds.
Eats lots of people food and very little baby food. Loves eggs, crackers, banana bread, apples, cheese, cheerios. Swats you away when you try to feed her anything on a spoon.
Has five teeth, with at least five more on the way.
Loves music and has a wide range of dance moves. Much to my dismay, she has expressed a strong preference to the music of the Fresh Beat Band.
ELIANA
Eliana is also growing and developing wonderfully!
She is back in school and enjoying every moment of it.
Her favorite book at the moment is Jumanji.
She is recognizing more and more letters and the sounds that they make.
She loves cooking. Her specialties are cracking eggs and peeling garlic cloves.
Eli is definitely the comedian of the family, and her long standing act is pretending that she is a baby. She does a fabulous impression when she climbs into the exersaucer and says “Ma-Ma, Da-da, Ma-Ma, Da-Da,” Cracks us up every time. And then there is the Poopy Face which cracks Pete up every time – don’t ask!
Eliana is also a big fan of music and dancing. She often makes up songs, and at times can be heard singing about leaving her wallet in El Segundo.
And in the past year our little Eliana has really grown into her role as a big sister. She may torture her little sister, but she also looks out for her, protects her, makes her laugh, and truly loves her.
