Time for an update on NovaJo and her big sister. Both of the girls have made huge progress this month in their development.
Nova is on the move! She crawls all around the house now. She did the belly crawl only for a few days before she started an official crawl on all fours. She has also started cruising on the furniture a little bit. She still falls down a LOT, but she shakes it right off and keeps on going. She has pretty much outgrown her bouncer and exersaucer, and hates to be confined now that she has found the freedom of crawling. She still spends the majority of the day smiling. She is a very social baby, and laughs and giggles at everyone when we are out and about. She isn't really to interested in baby food, and so only tries a little bit here and there. She still isn't close to sleeping through the night, and usually wakes up 1 or 2 times for a bottle. Nova has 1 tooth popping through on the bottom. She is sweet sweet sweet, and we absolutely adore watching her grow.
Are you tired of seeing Nova ham it up for the camera yet?
June-bug also has big news....she is walking! She has been taking a few steps with encouragement for about a month or so, but i couldn't really call it "walking" until the last week. Now she is walking around the house more than she is crawling. She is so proud of herself when she realizes she is walking. It is so cute. I am loving how her personality is totally shining now. Sometime last month i posted about how she was always so serious, and rarely giggles or acts like a 1 year old. Over the last month she has started acting so silly. She now giggles and laughs all the time. Her laugh used to sound so strained, almost like a scream, but now she genuinely giggles. She knows several body parts (toes, eyes, ears). She can say a lot of words that use a "sh" sound. Fish, wash, and shhhhhh (when nova is sleeping). She also consistently says "juice" when she wants something to drink. Mama and Dada are commonly heard. when she really wants Cris' attention she will just yell "Dad" with extra emphasis on the last D. She loves to read books, although her attention span isn't quite enough to finish all of "Green Eggs and Ham". She has also definately learned what the DVD player in the minivan is for, and immediately points to the TV as soon as we buckle her in. She loves Shrek right now, but also watches Nemo and Veggie tales. Her very favorite movie to watch is her adoption video. She is captivated by it. Juneau is such a delightful and wonderful little girl. We are learning so much about her personality, and loving every second of it.
The Bug fast asleep in the Carseat
Juneau reading by the Christmas tree
Trying out the Santa hat
Hanging out with her buddy Aalyjah
2 comments:
I catch up with you every so often, and I can't believe what a chunky- monkey Juneau is:) How can I get some of that to rub off on my tiny Binh? Also, sounds like she's really making strides in the verbal area. Really great. Of course, Nova is as cute as ever and still smiling.
Wow they are both getting so big! Thanks for sharing!
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