Neela
Neela is growing up fast. She is so mature now. She tries hard to apply new vocabulary whenever possible, such as "I am exhausted", "It was my pleasure", or "I am extremely helpful". She is loving preschool! She is very obviously a crafty kid at heart, as she spends a good portion of each class focused on the craftier items (coloring, writing, painting, or cutting). Her coloring is starting to become very distinguished and artful; she colors in the lines and chooses just the 'right' shades. She is also mastering basic math and is making amazing progress at sounding out words! Just last night she read the soap in the tub: "Dove" all by herself after sounding it out.
Neela has also started to become more of a girly-girl, immersing herself in all things princess. She is starting to appreciate pretty things and enjoys looking good! Although Neela struggles a bit with sharing with Ashton, she loves him dearly and helps me by looking out for him- regularly calling that he needs a diaper change or a nose wipe when I am out of the room. =)
Ashton
Our lil stinker turned 14 months old this month. He finally dropped his morning nap, but still sleeps for about 2 hours every afternoon (whew!). He has become much more communicative this past month; waving and saying 'bye-bye' at the appropriate times, asking to be picked 'up', offering hugs and kisses when asked, calling 'mama, dada or eee-aaa (Neela)'. He loves a few very special stuffies 'pup pup and ittteee' (puppy and kitty) - which he carries around and snuggles each time he heads to bed. Over the past two weeks he has been teething on and off - getting all those molars in, but is still eating like a champ: outeating his sister on a regular basis now! Ashton loves to role play (he makes 'food' in the kitchen, feeds his stuffed animals and drives his cars all around the house). He also has a great musical ear, humming a tune he hears on tv almost perfectly. Just yesterday he sang: "hop up jump in" in response to the tv show Handy Manny!
Getting tossed by Dad
Drawing together
