Itsy, Bitsy, Spider

Julia continues to amaze with her bright blue eyes and super smile. It is fun to watch her develop on a daily basis. Right now, her favorite thing in the world is to sing "Itsy, Bitsy, Spider," which she sings - well- incessantly. When she is not signing the song, she will often blurt out profound observations, like "Out comes the sun!" or "Down comes the rain!" it is actually fun and very cute. Here is a video I took this evening of her singing. Hope you enjoy it!

A quick Update

We have been rather neglectful of you, our friends. It has been almost six months since we have posted anything on our blog. Needless to say, Julia continues to grow and to amaze. She has developed a very sweet disposition, which endears her to all she meets; yet, she is also very shy. Often we arrive to get her from daycare only to find her away from the other children, or events find her quiet and clinging to daddy like mad. But, she is a good girl. Julia is developing very quickly. Her vocabulary expands each day, and we see the wheels a turnin'. She is a smart one! Her big thing is to get on a chair and shout, "comin' on down," when she wants us to help her. She is also into trains, whether watching them on the i-Pad, or playing with toy train we got her. I am sure we'll have more soon. Until then, know we are growing and doing well!

Julia is TWO!

How time has flown! And now Julia is two years old! It seems like yesterday . . .
So, you may be asking - What is Julia doing now? She can count (it depends on the day how far she wants to go, but we know she can go to at least ten), she knows her letters and can sing the alphabet song (some parts are still pretty slurred, but she knows what she's singing), she can climb up into her high chair by herself (that was an interesting event when it first happened, let me tell you - I am making her dinner, come around the corner to put her in it, and boom - she's already sitting there waiting, pleased as punch), and being a big helper - she enjoys making messes and then helping to clean them up (she really does help with cleaning). At school, she's known as the sweet girl - it is true, she is sweet, but she also has a puckish devilishness that she displays quite frequently with us, whether it's tackling Sissy, or that look in her eyes before she does something silly, she definitely has something going on in there.
Julia's birthday was pretty low-key - it had been a really hectic week for everyone, so the actual day was family time and going out to Red Robin - this is one of the few restaurants where we can actually get her to eat something substantial, so it was the logical choice; besides, the burgers are awesome :-) Saturday was her party, which was a pretty good time, as far a the guests were concerned, but Julia is going through a phase of being very shy when very many people are around, so despite seeing Nana, she was very much Daddy's girl (and Mommy's, when Mommy could take a break from hostessing). This phase, too, shall pass - it's just a little tough on us parents who want Julia to feel connected to her extended family. She spent a lot of time sitting with Daddy playing with his iPad (P-Pad, in her words), but finally started warming up a bit towards the end, when she asked to see "The Lion King" - this and "Kung Fu Panda" are her favorite films and we see both of them at least 3-5 times a week. Oh yeah - that's another thing: she's very much into certain programs and movies now, so the phase of our television viewing being dominated by the youngster has begun in earnest!
So, that's the update for January and photos from her 2nd birthday - stay tuned for more from our toddler! She's growing faster that we know how to comprehend!