Say What?

Bella is becoming such a little talker.  But her language is still at the point of needing quite a bit of interpretation.  Since I am the one home with her all day, I am usually the one who understands what she is saying and interprets for everyone else.  I thought I'd write down a few of her most interesting phrases while I still remember them-someday she'll say everything correctly and her cute little language will be only a memory.

What It Sounds Like----What It Means
Oceans---Lotions
Jah Jah---Elijah
Ceem---Cream
Tsiide-Outside
side---Slide
wing---Swings
Gampa---Grandma and Grandpa
Out---Up, Down, Out, In, etc.
Ana---Ana and Cayman (our two pugs)
Bangtees----Blankies
Baaa---Bath
Woof Woof---Dog
pay---pray

I'm sure there's more but that's all I'm remembering for the moment.  She also says lots of words correctly and is becoming easier to understand every day.  One of her favorite things to do is "Cheers" at the table with everyone's drinks.  She also loves saying her prayers and sometimes says the prayer before dinner for us.  She is so sweet about it, usually mentioning Grandma, Grandpa, uncle Shawn, auntie Erika, etc.  I just love this age for her-she is so entertaining!

Bella and Elijah in May

Well it's been quite a while since my last post, sorry about that to anyone who is following my blog!  It's been crazy around here with my two little munchkins:)  Anyway, here are some updates in case you were curious. 

1.We moved Bella to her own room!  She was sharing her old room with Elijah, but she would wake up so much during the night when he woke up to eat that she was always tired and crabby.  We decided that she needed her own room, so we made the move to a downstairs room.  She loves it, and is a much happier toddler now! 

2. Elijah is 6 months old, sitting on his own, and rolling all over the house!  We have also gotten to know his personality a bit more now, which I must say is simply delightful.  He is the happiest, smiley-est little guy I've ever known!

3. Bella's language is just exploding.  Every day she is saying new things and learning how to speak more clearly.  She understands even more than she can say, but it is very exciting to hear her using language!

4. Elijah's eczema is almost completely gone, Praise God!  We are hoping that it was just a phase and not a more serious food allergy.  He is also doing great with his physical therapy for his right arm.  Our therapist thinks he is ahead of schedule and should be able to crawl just fine!  We are so thankful for all of your prayers for him, they are being answered:)

5.  With all this nice weather, we have been outside a lot, which is Bella's absolute favorite thing in the world!  I'm pretty sure if she could eat, sleep, and live in our backyard, she would.  She loves playing in the sandbox, swinging, going down the slide, blowing bubbles, playing with the dogs, and just wandering around discovering things.  Oh to be a two-year old.  She can find pure joy in anything.  I miss that as an adult, when do we lose that? 

So that's a brief catch up with us.  I hope to post more often, but no guarantees!  Have a wonderful day!

Sweet Tooth

Every morning when my daughter, Bella wakes up, we brush our teeth and go into the kitchen to find something for breakfast.  And every morning, without fail, she goes over to the freezer, tries to open it, and asks innocently, I Cree?  (Ice cream?).  Every. Single. Morning.  She has yet to have ice cream for breakfast, but you gotta give a girl credit for trying.  For example, one morning recently, I offered her a waffle, and she said, "No.... I Cree?" 
Then I asked, "would you like some cereal?"
She replied, "I Cree?"
I smiled and said, "No, not for breakfast.  Would you like some yogurt?"
She smiled sweetly back and said, "No...I Cree?" Wow, she is persistent!  We finally settled on yogurt, but you could tell it was her second choice. 

Another morning she asked for cake (which was sitting on the counter in plain view-who could blame her!), candy, and ice cream, all for breakfast.  This girl has a sweet tooth!  I must disclose, though, that this did not start with her.

My grandma Margaret, has the biggest sweet tooth around.  Yes, even more so than Bella.  My grandma is a thin woman, but she LOVES her sweets.  She has been known to have cake, cookies, candy bars, and I'm sure, ice cream, for breakfast.  It's the best way to start the day in her opinion.  My mother and I also love sweets, but we don't usually have them for breakfast (maybe a mid morning snack though!).  So you can see how Bella fits into the family line of sweets-loving ladies.  It has seemed to serve my grandmother well though-she is 80 years old and lives on her own.  Maybe I should let Bella have some ice cream for breakfast once in a while:)

Here's a picture of Bella indulging in her biggest love, I CREE!!  (Not for breakfast, but as a night time snack!).

                                           Hope you get to enjoy something SWEET today!