Aaron is 10 1/2 months and he's such a beautiful boy. He's got the prettiest blue eyes. His hair color eludes me - sometimes it looks strawberry blonde and other times just blonde. He has pretty much finished his PT this month. He is finally cross-crawling consistently as of tonight!!! He has also been pulling up to stand, cruising around, and can't wait to walk! He is "SOOOO BIGGGG" these days and his appetite is enormous! Aaron is also a keen observer and listener and copies very well. He's more vocal but still no particular distinct words other than 'Ba-Ba' (which can mean his lovey or bottle) and 'Da-Da' (which can mean Daddy, of course, or pretty much anything else he sees). Aaron is so different from Zofia in many ways - he's definitely more gross-motor and has a sharper temper (ugh) , but he's definitely more social. He also has his groove on - this boy jams to music! I love watching him listen to music as he shakes his head and wiggles his body! He's getting over his separation anxiety a little which is a welcome relief for me since I don't have to be in the same room all the time now - I can actually walk to the kitchen without a meltdown. We play chase around the kitchen peninsula and he anticipates which direction I'll be coming from, sometimes I'll surprise him and he'll screech in delight!
Zofia is almost 2 1/2! She's almost 38" tall and 35 pounds - off the charts! Potty training is still in progress. We are working on getting her to stop peeing in her training underwear. If she's bare, she knows what to do and does it. I've even braved her napping bare (successfully twice but I know I'm just playing odds at this point) and a short car ride but she just can't seem to get it when she's wearing her training pants. So most of the time she's in a dress or shirt and free and loose down below. Zofia recently sprained her foot playing at the play area at Fair Oaks mall and she's recovered. The day after it happened we had to teach her to crawl all over again so that she could get around. She was a trooper through it. Discipline is another item we've been working on especially table manners. Eating has become complete mayhem as of late partly because Zofia imitates Aaron's lack of grace while eating - it's infuriating sometimes! It's bad enough to have Aaron covered in food let alone Aaron and Zofia! Some days it takes all the strength I can to make it through a meal as I dread the next.
Today we celebrated Steven's birthday (which was yesterday) and Zofia helped me make the cake. She has been talking about his cake ALL DAY telling me that she's ready to eat the cake, "Mommy, I'm ready for the cake". She didn't quite understand why we weren't eating it until after dinner. When we finally finished dinner and got ready for the cake she was so excited! We lit the candles, sang "Happy Birthday", and Zofia helped blow out the candles (she actually got 1 of them out!). Grandpa gave Steven his card, which Zofia helped "read" and then gave him his present (again, as she gave it to him yesterday). She ate the cake and wanted another slice but didn't quite understand why we needed to save it. Nonetheless, she gave Steven a great big hug and said "Daddy, thank you for sharing your cake with me".
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