For the past 8 days the girls, Daddy and I visited my parents. This involved 6 hours on an airplane each way. The good news is that we had the best flights ever. The girls were great and for the most part, the travels were painless and not unpleasant. A is picking up new words [...]
What mother of toddlers can write a blog and not include toilet training? So, we are full force in potty training mode around here and it is an interesting journey that I can’t wait to be over. It’s exhausting. Diapers are easier. Can they just wear diapers and change themselves? K started going to the [...]
A has entered a phase of incredible language development over the past two weeks. She wants to know the names of everything and then is able to recall the words in the future on demand. She is constantly pointing to things and saying, “And this?” or “What’s that?” We look at lots of books together [...]
As of today, A officially knows “hot.” The Estonian word is “kuum” but A says “hot” for anything that is warm or hot. Fresh hard boiled egg, “hot.” Pizza pocket, “hot.” Bath water, “hot.” But believe me, she has never met the real “hot” but I guess warm is close enough. She also understands cold, [...]
