My 2 nieces and nephew gave me a very warm welcome back. Hugh looks a little more grown up with more hair on his head. He is much more alert and responsive and able to sit up on his own now. He is really close to being able to crawl. He enjoys standing in the contraption in the picture and spinning around.
Charlotte's hair is much longer and she speaks more - in a choppy way. Her table manners are drastically improved, and we found after a lunch of meatball grinders, her plate was spotless. She is no longer attached to baby bunny, but still has a voracious appetite.
Madeleine hasn't changed as drastically - but does seem to be a little less self centered (no more comments of I am more beautiful than you). She still loves to read and eat bread. Her French is improved and she says a lot of funny things such as the following...
"If it's too stinky for you, you can close the bathroom door a little bit," said while sitting on the toilet.
"You can find a husband who speaks English in Samois." This was said out of the blue at the dinner table. Apparently it was Sophia's idea, a close mate of hers.
"Diddity is the wife of Diddity. I mean, Diddity is the husband of the wife of Diddity," in response to the question of who is Diddity.
"Pai pai pi-gu!" as she patted my butt. And then the 2 girls went off singing together, "Bye Bye pi-gu". The sound of B and P is not always differentiated.
While everyone else was napping this afternoon, I went through Tuyet's recently uploaded pictures and then made a special treat with Maddie. I'd been wanting to use a mini idly plate given to me by someone special in India. The first use was last week when we made Banana Muffins for Charlotte's 3rd birthday. This was a breakfast treat - 6 muffins, 4 tart muffins, and the leftover batter in the idly plate. They all turned out quite well. Today I made up a recipe based on pancakes adding banana and cinnamon. I wanted to reduce the sugar and fat from the muffin recipe. It wasn't quite as flavorful as I would have liked. Here's the recipe I used with planned adjustments for next time.
My 2 nieces and nephew gave me a very warm welcome back. Hugh looks a little more grown up with more hair on his head. He is much more alert and responsive and able to sit up on his own now. He is really close to being able to crawl. He enjoys standing in the contraption in the picture and spinning around.
Charlotte's hair is much longer and she speaks more - in a choppy way. Her table manners are drastically improved, and we found after a lunch of meatball grinders, her plate was spotless. She is no longer attached to baby bunny, but still has a voracious appetite.
Madeleine hasn't changed as drastically - but does seem to be a little less self centered (no more comments of I am more beautiful than you). She still loves to read and eat bread. Her French is improved and she says a lot of funny things such as the following...