Maggie and Mary are doing well. In the past few months they have improved their climbing to the point where we can't really leave them alone in the living room for more than a few seconds. All the childproofing in the world doesn't seem to help keep these little ones from finding something new and dangerous! We hired a mother's helper this past month a couple days a week. It has truly been a Godsend and we will be sad when she goes back to college in September. She helps me take them to the park, zoo, Academy of Sciences, etc. so that they can get out and walk and explore.
The girls took swimming lessons with us and like last year, they seem to like the water. Mary is determined to blow bubbles (she now says "bubbles, bubbles" as she drops her mouth in the water, thinking that will produce the desired effect) We got life vests and floating vessels, but haven't foudn the time to use them yet!! The girls are still practicing their American Sign Language (they know about 80+ signs), but are talking as well. This past week they are literally trying to repeat most everything we say. We practice their numbers, letters, colors and shapes and I am amazed that they are becoming proficient in most of these areas. They do know a bit of the sign language alphabet, so pointing out each letter won't be too far off. They still love to read their books and have found favorites that we checked out from the library. Now I have to buy them...Goodnight Gorilla is one of their favorites!!
Our home has been in dust for about 5 months. We renovated the guest bath and our HOA replaced all of the upstairs balconies due to dry rot. NO more projects for a little while!! Oh what a pain! The attached photos are from about 17-20 months old. It's been challenging to keep up with posting pictures on this blog since I post daily on Facebook. We found a wonderful photographer, Darwin Sayo (www.shadesofbeautiful.com), who took the beautiful family photos at the park in our neighborhood.
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| 18 - 20 Months |
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