Thursday, April 19, 2012

From Iowa to Duhok

Our weekend is here, and its off to a great start! We got our first package! Who knew by putting your name, city, and phone number it can get to you? I guess that's how you do if no one has addresses. 
Included was puzzles, candy, and a book!

English books are always perfect, since we can't get any new ones here and Zander loves books. He is totally into Winnie-the-Pooh lately so it was awesome... It was a learning experience for mommy too, because I had no idea what a Sleuth was let alone how to pronounce it.... By the way, it's another word for Detective :)

A big box of Nerds was enjoyed by all of us (that can eat solid foods at least)
We noticed how different we all eat them....

Zander with the two-handed-stuff-face tactic

Me with the lick-a-few-at-a-time approach

then Andy with the vaccum-atic technique
 LOVED IT! 

Thanks to Oma and Opa for the laughs and super fun package!

Friday, April 13, 2012

Ms. Zephie Delal= 5 months

Seems like yesterday I did a 4 month update.  It's been a busy month so time has flown by! But the date tells me that my baby girl is over 5 months old already! 
Here's what she has been UP to:

 Pretty sure she is going to be a thumb sucker like her big brother!

Having tummy-time with her buddy Henry
 Morning routine: Wakes bit before 8. (we won't mention the other times she wakes up before that) Nurse... then chill on her activity mat until naptime at 9ish.


Constantly MOVING that tongue of hers!

Absoluetly in love with Zander man.  Even though he can go from kissey-face one second, to bonking her on the head the next.  She doesn't care.  He makes her laugh like no-one else can.  It's one of my favorite things to watch of ALL TIME! Zander singing "Jingle bells" and dancing is pretty much an automatic giggle. :)

Still loves the bumbo. Spends much of the day in there, moving around from room-to-room in order to be with the action of our family.  She is showing the first signs of sitting up on her own.  

Just started discovering the joys of grabbing/licking her toes.

Trying to transition her out of her swaddle, so we are just doing one arm in for a week or so:)

Grabbing things- her favorites are the baby wipe bags because of the crinkle.

If we were in the states I would have some killer 4 month stats for ya.... but they don't have those here. Last week a man and woman came to our door, holding a med-kit as they walked from door-to-door, vaccinating(????) all the kids.  Didn't quite feel comfortable with that "system" so we turned it down. We'll get her 4 month shots a couple months later than the normal kid. We would rather take that "risk" then the who-really-knows-what's-in-that-thing risk.

Love you, my sweet 5 month old baby girl! xoxo