Emi can stand up from seated now without pulling herself up on something. Good weekend with the grandparents despite both monkeys being sick. Enzo missed school all week, and now says he is complaining of an ear ache – “deep down inside”.
Crazy storm fronts moving through all week. Flooding, mudslides, etc. Dee and Buzz arriving tomorrow. Lots of work cleaning up the house we’ve been meaning to do for some time. Finally did a major review of the toys in the garage. Volvo full of stuff for Goodwill.
Of course, the day before Dee and Buzz come, Enzo gets sick. Running a fever last night. Up three times. “I can’t sleep. I’m too sweaty.” He’ll stay home from school tomorrow to get some rest.
Emi had a good day at school with Alex, while Enzo and stayed home to work on the house. She apparently was waving and smiling at everyone today.
Zoe were just looking at the old enzomatic blog to compare milestones btwn the kids. They are pretty much exactly the same with words they know, sign language, walking, etc.
Milestones – Emi can sign for milk, more and cookie (they are similar), and yes. She stopped pointing to her ear when I ask her, where’s your nose. She knows hair, hands, foot, toes, leg, belly, belly button, eyes, nose, mouth, arms up, arms down, harriet, betty, mr, enzo, mommy, daddy, airplane, truck, cat/kitten, rabbit, bird, book, Maisy, Batman, outside, walk, socks, shirt, pants, cookie, milk, splash, blankie, thumb your chest like a gorilla, wave your arms like a monkey, kick your legs like a donkey, clap like a seal, and prob many many more.
Holidays are over. Back to work yesterday. Spent the day in a fog. Strange to be away from the offspring. Forgetting my phone added to the feeling of disconnect. Zoe on call last night too.
Kids went to the zoo yesterday with Alex. The gibbons made Emi cry, but they had fun. Need to pick up another annual pass for them.
Enzo woke up at 2AM crying that I moved his Batmobile out of the bed, but was back to sleep in minutes once it back on the pillow next to him. They both woke up late, 6:30AM, and in good moods. Emi sat and ate cereal with me and Enzo for about 30 minutes. Laughing and grinning. Dropping Cheerios for Betty.
Holidays are over. Back to work tomorrow. Amazing day at the beach today with one of Enzo’s friends from PO. Eighty degrees and sunny.
Emi has changed so much in the past month. She walks full time now. Today she drank her last bottle of fresh breast milk. Thirteen months with nothing but.
She loves the backpack and the stroller, and even the carseat. She adores her big brother like no other. And he loves her too. Sometimes too much.
At bedtime, she eagerly grabs her blankie and reaches for daddy, waves bye bye to everyone, and points upstairs.
She is so easy and happy. She slays us with her mouth wide open surprised face and her crinkley nosed toothy smile. She smiles and waves at just about everyone who looks her way.
She loves a good cookie. Crunching Blocks are the favorite. Fascinated by things that fly – planes, helicopters, blimps, birds. She spots them first. Shouts and points straight up.
She can sign for cookie and milk and more.
Words she understands….
mommy
daddy
Enzo
Harriet
Betty
mr
Allie
airplane
bird
cookie
milk
blankie
hello
byebye
kitten
maisy
walk
socks
mouth
foot
nose (but not her own)