29 month update

So, it's been a while... and now I'm trying to upload pictures via Flickr instead of Blogger because Blogger is so darn slow and everyone swears by Flickr. Of course, I'm not sufficiently technologically savvy to get more than one pic posted, but I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually.

I realized the other day that I have been very lax in giving monthly updates regarding our sweet girl's development. And so, without further ado...

Popular Emi-isms

* "I go peepee potty one minute/uno tres. (When we ask her when she's going to start going pee pee on the potty).

* "Silly Willy"

* "Stinky Winky" (especially when there's a stinky diaper involved).

* "Ms. susan say 'walking feet.'" (Ms. Susan is one of her teachers - her big expression is "inside voices, walking feet!")

* "I jumping like a frog... hopping like a bunny... etc"

* "I twirling like a bawaweena" (ballerina).

* "Ok... well... I just don't know."

* "Mama, are you happy?"

* "I love you." (heart melting).

*Emilia talks a lot more in English now... overall it's probably 50-50 English/Spanish, but I try to always talk to her in Spanish even if she responds in English (at least I know she understands what I'm saying to her). She has tons of new words in both languages.

*She loves to "read" - will take a book like "Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo" (Brown Bear, Brown Bear) and recite it while she flips through the pages using the pictures as cues. It's quite amazing. She'll even do it with inflection in her voice. Hilarious. Must video this.

*Talks about travels all the time - constantly talking about how we're going to the beach in a few weeks, going to Quito to see 'afia (her cousin), going to New York to see "Sebe" (our friends' daughter). Uses the phrase "last day..." a lot to mean either "yesterday" or "last time" or "one time."

*Pretty much only uses the feminine pronouns "she" and "shes" in English for everything.

*Loves to use her easel to paint with her paintbrushes or with her markers. This is a HUGE step for the girl who a few months ago didn't like to get paint on her hands or get dirty. She still doesn't like chalk (am guessing because of the messiness factor).

* Adores her ballet class.

Other notables:

* Emilia went to the circus for the first time this past month. We went with our neighbor Connor, and his mama. She loved it and didn't even notice when the kid two rows behind us projectile vomited cotton candy (only at the circus).

*She went to her first 'drop off' party this past month as well. Her friend Betsey had a ballerina party at the Y and could be left with the Y staff (and the bday girl's parents) and we could leave. Of course, Emilia wouldn't let me leave and was kind of overwhelmed by the whole 'dressing up' experience, but enjoyed herself anyway.

* We now have a new nanny. Because my schedule has changed for the rest of the year and I'll be working a full day on Wednesdays we needed someone to watch Emi Wednesday afternoons until I get home. We hired Ana, a wonderful lady from Ecuador (hurrah!) to watch Emi on those days. Marcus will still work from home those afternoons, but at least this way he'll be able to focus more on work and worry less about watching Emi.

So now, if I can just figure out Flickr, we'll be all set.