Is Deia really almost a year and a half old!?! Holy wow. I cannot believe what a full person she is...so much soul and sweetness and smarts in such a tiny package! And from being a bean to the agile and vocal toddler that she is now in no time, it's quite amazing. Her vocabulary grows by the hour. Her latest words of wisdom are a perfectly imperfect "I luh nyuuu!" That's I love you, with a huge emphasis and pitch change on the yoouuuuu! It's precious. She says it in response and on her own. Deia continues to think that saying bye bye goes hand in hand with blowing kisses...which tends to make random people in stores, classes and on the street feel really special :-) Deia has on and off days at the park. One day she tosses blubo down the slide and immediately follows. Other days she thinks slides are the scariest things ever...back arching and screaming no when you take her to it. But she hangs, assisted, from the monkey bars and says "weeee" as we swing her. It's strange that she has been to 2 gymnastics classes and was petrified of both....I am going to wait a few weeks and try again.... But before then I hope to try Tots and Tutus!!!! Deia's favorite friends are Magnus, Tal and Baby Lee. She sees them the most and knows them by name. She often asks for them and if I tell her we are about to see them, she goes bananas! She and Magnus have a particular love affair...they have a deep friendship...going all the way back to when he watched her pee by the pool fence. You can say...they've shared moments :-) Deia doesn't really let us enjoy meals out anymore. It makes sense that all she wants to do is run around...and we have to be mindful of that when we make our restaurant selections. It's even more hectic now because she climbs so well and heads for every bench and chair. Deia has become quite the little helper these days! We moved back to the Rialto house and unpacking was made easier by her because she helped me, one by one, unpack and put away my shoes. ...only to take them all out and try them all on later! But I can ask her to grab me something or put something away, and she does it with joy. Deia has become very good at eating with her own fork and still has great pride in her efforts. She cannot get enough of veggies from any soup, her eggs, tangerines, bananas (which must be peeled down so she can hold them herself), veggie booty, chicken, strawberries and water. But she's getting adventurous and enjoys the occasional kale and seaweed snack too! She LOVES her grandparents and aunts so much. She knows them all by name...tuti, tati, papi, noni, la la, cee-cee, gigi and then the last two are a struggle...she is working on saying A-iccchh instead of Annie for Alecs and we are all working on trying to figure out what to call Tony, haha. Wise one isn't going to cut it, so it may just be some version of grandpa. Sorry Tony. Deia is very independent when she plays and will let you know when she wants you involved. And she loves telling people where to "shit," which would be sit, of course. The biggest compliment we get about Deia's personality is in the way that she shows love and affection. She really is so full of warmth and heart and she goes out of her way to show her feelings and gratitude. She is a kisser. She is a hugger. She makes sure everyone around her is loved equally and she nuzzles and snuggles and gets in your face with all that love! There is a sweetness to her that is really unique. It makes us want to give her the universe...and return all those yummy kisses. I think I might eat my child....so if there is no posting for 18 months, you all know what has happened :-)
17 Months!
Is Deia really almost a year and a half old!?! Holy wow. I cannot believe what a full person she is...so much soul and sweetness and smarts in such a tiny package! And from being a bean to the agile and vocal toddler that she is now in no time, it's quite amazing. Her vocabulary grows by the hour. Her latest words of wisdom are a perfectly imperfect "I luh nyuuu!" That's I love you, with a huge emphasis and pitch change on the yoouuuuu! It's precious. She says it in response and on her own. Deia continues to think that saying bye bye goes hand in hand with blowing kisses...which tends to make random people in stores, classes and on the street feel really special :-) Deia has on and off days at the park. One day she tosses blubo down the slide and immediately follows. Other days she thinks slides are the scariest things ever...back arching and screaming no when you take her to it. But she hangs, assisted, from the monkey bars and says "weeee" as we swing her. It's strange that she has been to 2 gymnastics classes and was petrified of both....I am going to wait a few weeks and try again.... But before then I hope to try Tots and Tutus!!!! Deia's favorite friends are Magnus, Tal and Baby Lee. She sees them the most and knows them by name. She often asks for them and if I tell her we are about to see them, she goes bananas! She and Magnus have a particular love affair...they have a deep friendship...going all the way back to when he watched her pee by the pool fence. You can say...they've shared moments :-) Deia doesn't really let us enjoy meals out anymore. It makes sense that all she wants to do is run around...and we have to be mindful of that when we make our restaurant selections. It's even more hectic now because she climbs so well and heads for every bench and chair. Deia has become quite the little helper these days! We moved back to the Rialto house and unpacking was made easier by her because she helped me, one by one, unpack and put away my shoes. ...only to take them all out and try them all on later! But I can ask her to grab me something or put something away, and she does it with joy. Deia has become very good at eating with her own fork and still has great pride in her efforts. She cannot get enough of veggies from any soup, her eggs, tangerines, bananas (which must be peeled down so she can hold them herself), veggie booty, chicken, strawberries and water. But she's getting adventurous and enjoys the occasional kale and seaweed snack too! She LOVES her grandparents and aunts so much. She knows them all by name...tuti, tati, papi, noni, la la, cee-cee, gigi and then the last two are a struggle...she is working on saying A-iccchh instead of Annie for Alecs and we are all working on trying to figure out what to call Tony, haha. Wise one isn't going to cut it, so it may just be some version of grandpa. Sorry Tony. Deia is very independent when she plays and will let you know when she wants you involved. And she loves telling people where to "shit," which would be sit, of course. The biggest compliment we get about Deia's personality is in the way that she shows love and affection. She really is so full of warmth and heart and she goes out of her way to show her feelings and gratitude. She is a kisser. She is a hugger. She makes sure everyone around her is loved equally and she nuzzles and snuggles and gets in your face with all that love! There is a sweetness to her that is really unique. It makes us want to give her the universe...and return all those yummy kisses. I think I might eat my child....so if there is no posting for 18 months, you all know what has happened :-)
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