Time flies with little kids growing up. Especially if both the parents have to leave home for work (Vietnam and Paris) and you are insulating the floor and roof of the house. It makes you realize how quickly everything is changing. Luckily my wife made some notes when she was in Paris. It is a good summary of what the kids have been up to recently.
Mira
- Started going to school in Jan 2009. Loves going, copies her teacher very well. At home play is almost always playing teacher, sitting in a circle, reading out a book to her students, come to think of it- I used to do that as well!
- Wants to pick Malini up often, doesn’t realize how careful she needs to be with her.
- Her friends at school are many, when I ask her. The teacher says she plays a lot with Erin.
- Still has play dates with Lemoni, and occasionally with Greet´s kids.
- Loves rhymes and songs- mostly brought home from school
- Still sucks her thumb at night, and when she is tired or overwhelmed. Uses her scarf to sleep at home, but not when napping at school. Is completely toilet trained since May 2008- so a week after her 2nd birthday.
Malini
- Stopped breastfeeding right on 11 months, while Jeroen was in Vietnam for two weeks. As with Mira, I started with watered down cow’s milk when she was feeding very often during the day, and also started getting up at night to feed, an indication that the amount she drank per feed was reducing. Within a week she has totally switched over, and now has 200 ml morning and night, and a couple of times another bottle in the middle of the night.
- Is very fascinated by boxes and putting things in boxes/ cups etc; and pulling them out again. Also any musical sounds interest her eg spoon tapped on glass, as well as musical instruments of course.
- In a few weeks she will be a year old- very fast!
- She loves her sister- seeing her always put her in a good mood.
- Malini started at a new crèche today. Het Egeltje is cheaper, and bigger . She had a real tough time at the previous place- Jaxijozi. Of course it was learning to drink from a bottle, eat solid food, away from mum, not being able to freely crawl around… a big mix.
- Slow weight gain was also a big issue between 6 and 9 months…. Very worrying, K&G were not impressed, and she was under all growth curves, even breastfeeding ones. Happy I didn’t stop bfing her as K&G wanted.
