Happy second birthday Dalia!!!
After over a month of screaming and crying during swim class, Dalia had a huge breakthrough today. Swimming with daddy every day in Florida definitely helped, as did having bubbie there to cheer her on.
Happy 18 month birthday to Dalia. Our little girl has blossomed in the past month. She now has lots to say, asking mama or daddy for a cheese stick or hot dog by name. She loves to run around before her bath with her brother, rough housing and giggling. Dalia is 31 1/2 inches tall (45%) and 18 pounds, 12 ounces (7%). Dalia’s favortie toy is a yellow carton of multi colored eggs. She is starting to show her feminine side, carrying around a toy purse, putting on bracelets, blowing kisses and dancing to music. And she is a spitfire, that’s for sure. Dalia will look us in the eye, say “don’t throw” and then toss her dinner to the dog. While we are working on that, there isn’t anything we would change about our sweet Dalia Anne. She is all laughter and energy, all the time.
Words Dalia says:
Daddy
Jack Jack
more more
all done
that
buhbuh (zebra)
rafa (jack’s giraffe lovie)
gi (grape)
orange
nana (banana)
chee (cheese)
apple
challah
Ollie Dog
chooes (shoes)
doggie
bird
sheep
owl
Bubbie
Zayde
yeah
hi
bye bye
dabu (some type of food, no idea what)
ball
down
over
cat
animal noises: hoo hoo (owl)
buck buck (chicken)
moo (cow)
roar (lion)
baa (sheep)
neigh (horse)
Words Dalia does not say:
Mama (although she now calls me Dada, since she can pronounce Daddy perfectly.)
My finicky eater surprised me by devouring meat sauce tonight, but the conversation with Jack is worth listening to. And for the record, after I stopped recording he decided he loved me again!
Happy first birthday sweet Dalia! We can’t believe our little firecracker is no longer a baby. Dalia crawled for the first time six days before her birthday. By the end of the week she was tearing through the whole house. She can say Dada, Mama, dogga (dog), nana (banana), all done, Dalia and Jack Jack. She points her finger and whatever she wants and has perfected the food drop. When she is done eating she delights in dropping her food off the high chair, much to Ollie’s delight.
Dalia’s favorite toy is an activity table with music and lights, she can stand there and play all day. She loves to dump wooden blocks out of a bucket and knock down towers the boys build for her. Maracas and musical toys are also a big hit.
She adores her older brother. When she gets out of the tub, she points emphatically and cries “Jack Jack! Jack Jack!” until I take her back in to say goodnight to Jack.
Dalia is a finicky eater. For a while she would eat fruit and only fruit. She loves all berries, bananas, kiwi, mandarin oranges, etc. This past week she has started to enjoy grilled cheese and chicken nuggets, so we are making progress. She won’t eat veggies, and if you give her a spoonful of pureed peas, look out! Dalia is not shy and will let you know what she likes and what she doesn’t.
Our girl is not a snuggler, she is independent, confident and fearless. But she definitely likes company while she plays. She loves to explore the house, now that she is crawling.
Happy birthday sweetie, we love you so much!
