August
5, 2012
Julia
turns two today.
She
has been such a delight.
She
is a cute little angel.
She
scrunches up her nose when she smiles.
She
loves to cuddle and give hugs, touch your face and look lovingly right into
your eyes.
She loves to sing “I’m all
wrapped up, I’m all tied up, I’m all tangled up in Jesus” – although she
doesn’t sing it. Rather, she points to
us, wanting us to sing while she does the motions. It is the same for “This little light of
mine” and “The wise man builds his house upon the rock”.
She
loves music and loves to dance. She does
“sing” sings in her own baby talk language.
She
loves to put her babies over her holder, pat them on the back and say,
“Shhhh. Shhhh.”
She
loves her baby doll, Jelly and the Curious George stuffed animals.
She
loves to wave hello and good-bye – even to the animals.
She
blows kisses.
She
loves bossing the dogs around, chasing the chickens, holding the rabbits,
trying to get into the hamster cage (could that be why he keeps escaping?) and
petting the cat.
The
kids routinely take her with them while they do their chores because they know
she loves collecting eggs and feeding the animals. She looks so cute trotting behind them.
She
has a good laugh which she uses often.
She
loves climbing onto Ginny’s top bunk bed (something we don’t encourage) and
climbing up into the fort outside (the fact that it is missing the first three
stairs doesn’t detour her. She scales it
like a monkey.
She
loves to give fist bumps and high fives.
She
loves mimicking anything and everything her siblings do. If they are reading, then she gets a book and
sits next to them with a book (usually upside down). She loves to take a Wii controller and “play”
with them, copying their arm movements.
Julia
isn’t saying much, but she can communicate whatever she wants. If she’s hungry,
she gets a plate and brings it to us. If
she wants her diaper changed, she lifts her dress and points to her
diaper. If she wants something in a
different room, she takes out hand and guides up there and points.
She
says the names of our animals: Bootsie, Comet (momet) and Lady
She says a few defensive
words: Go away and stop it.
It is still hard to make out
the names of her siblings. She learned
Josh (Josssss) first, so for a while all her siblings were Josh. Now she says Tyler (Ty-lor).
She says a couple friends’
names: Silas and Sammy.
She says a few essential
words like hot, Hi, mama, dada bye, terere, hey guys, baby and shoe.
Julia is fun. She is
easy going, pretty independent and enjoys being outside. Not a day goes by when we don’t marvel at
something she has done or something new she’s discovered. The kids take such delight in teaching her
new things, taking care of her and including her in their games and play.
Julia helping to make her birthday cake.
A couple weeks ago, a Paraguayan friend crocheted this pink
hat for Ginny (she love it and hasn’t taken it off). She then taught me how to make one for
Julia. I finished it just in time to
give it to Julia for her birthday. Julia
really likes it and wants to wear it all the time.
Julia loves to push the stroller - her birthday gift
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