Don't you just love my corny titles for our monthly family updates? Hahaha here are the updates for April and some of what has happened so far in May. Lots to tell so without further ado here they are!
-turned 1 on the 28th. Birthday blog to come.
-can stand on her own as of 2 days ago :) Blog to come.
-has 8 teeth now.
-hates grass for some reason and cries every time we try to sit her in it. Strange child.
-new words: Jack Jack (Cheka's dog), ashes (from Ring Around the Rosey), town ( from Wheels on the Bus), stop, pop pop (lollipop), kaukau (means shower in Tongan), and papa (grandpa)
-finally said MAMA a couple days ago! This should go under the last bullet but I've been waiting a long time to hear it. And yes, she said mama after all the words listed above :( hahaha!
-understands small phrases like sit down, hug, come here.
-decided she must fight to the death with every toy Elina wants to play with. If Elina has a doll, she'll cry for it and won't stop until we give her the very doll that Elina is holding.
-loves any and all stuffed animals. Snuggles with them all the time. They really make her happy.
-is now crawling on her hands and feet. Yes, feet and not knees. Lol
-learned to blow her nose so she blows her nose on any napkin, wiper, or piece of clothing she sees. Also forces us to blow our nose by holding up tissue to our noses.
-cries to feed herself and lately has been throwing the biggest tantrums when I try to feed her and refuses to eat. Such a drama queen. Haha! So, I let her feed herself and then just give her and Elina a bath afterwards because of the HUGE mess she makes.
ELINA:
-seriously loves music. She cries to watch YouTube because she wants to listen to her favorites. Lately it's been Friday Night by Katy Perry, the hunger games theme song by Taylor Swift, and of course her usuals Beyonce and Jessie J.
-loves to sing songs with her sister. Favorite song this month is probably Pat-a-Cake. She can pretty much sing the whole thing by herself along with doing the actions.
-tells her dad all about her day when he gets home from school. She tells him if she watched tv, what she ate so far, the games she and her sister played that day. It's the cutest thing.
-wants to eat mac n cheese for every meal.
-has gained a love for anything pink! Loves to point out everything that's pink as well.
-wants to try to do everything by herself. (Ex: buckle her own carseat straps, do her own hair, get herself dressed)
-favorite line is "I wanna watcha movie!" Begs Vili to watch movies every time he turns his xbox on. Lol! And of course he gets her hooked on the freaky cartoons like Rango, Monsters Inc, and The Tales of Despereaux. I mean, seriously? At least Tangled or a Disney classic! Lol.
-has been on a nursery strike and refuses to go. Not sure why but she hasn't gone all month.
-is doing such a great job at potty training. I really like the whole not forcing her thing. She used to just sit on her potty and say "boo boo candy/chocolate?" (lol) but now she really goes at least once or twice a day on her own free will. Blog to come.
VILI and I:
-I started couponing again. It's so hard to start up after such a long break so we'll see how this ends up.
-I went to my first Zumba class last month.
-It's yard sale time so I started going again. I am my mother's daughter. Lol.
-Gained a love, testimony, and appreciation for visiting teaching.
-Vili has been surveying the freeway with some of his construction class to get more experience under his belt.
-Vili just got done with another semester of school and now has the summer to relax!
-We got the Pass of all Passes and can't wait to use them!
** Note to self: Maybe I should do a bi-weekly update? These seem so long!
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| I'm telling you...never a dull moment with these two! Lol |
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| This is what I deal with when I let her feed herself! Smiles and a huge mess. Lol |
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