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28 October 2013
27 October 2013
22 October 2013
21 October 2013
New baby Vuori
It's a boy!
He was 12 days late, but worth the wait. His name is Otso John Vuori, and he is 50 cm and 3.58 kg (I believe that is 19.685 inches and 7 lbs 9 oz for you US folk).
Angela
He was 12 days late, but worth the wait. His name is Otso John Vuori, and he is 50 cm and 3.58 kg (I believe that is 19.685 inches and 7 lbs 9 oz for you US folk).
Angela
17 October 2013
16 October 2013
Parking my ride
14 October 2013
Tongue roll
Lumi shows off her newly-learned tongue roll.
Fun fact! Contrary to popular belief, it seems this is not genetically inherited.
11 October 2013
08 October 2013
07 October 2013
Baby Goes To Sauna
"Sauna. Sauna. Sauna. Sauna. There. Lumi tekee...missä lusikka on? Lumi heittää sen vauvan kanssa. [veden kihinää] There we go!"
English version:
"Sauna. Sauna. Sauna. Sauna. There. Lumi does it ... where is the spoon? Lumi throws it with the baby. [sound of steam from throwing water on hot rocks] There we go!"
06 October 2013
03 October 2013
Lumi's 32nd Month
Events
9.9 - new potty that is easy for lumi to help empty.
8.9 - hike around Mosvatnet
15.9 - hike around Little Stokkavatnet
28.9 - first library card
1.10 - tried "open daycare"
Food
Since moving to Norway, we (the parents) have had some challenges planning for 3 meals and 2 snacks per day (instead of the 2 meals we did in Prague when she went to daycare). Lumi seems to be doing ok and eating well, though she has almost completely abandoned drinking milk. Now she just wants juice, which we water down as much as possible.
She started eating Cheerios with milk in the morning.
Language
Lumi is doing very well with the code switching still, and is learning new words and grammatical constructions every day. She has also started translating to include the other parent, which is both impressive to hear and also very thoughtful (e.g. she and Isä will have a conversation [in Finnish] about what toys they are going to play with and where they are going to play, and then she will turn to Äiti and [in English] inform her of the conclusion).
In English and Finnish, her pronoun use has made significant improvements lately.
great pronunciations: molemmat = "molemmap", yoga mat = "yoga map"
In Finnish, instead of "on" she says "oli" for present tense.
She often uses English verb constructions with Finnish (e.g. "vauva on itke").
Learning
Lumi's general skills are improving a lot every day. She is getting better at writing, and loves to help around the house. She helps to stir soups, to sweep, and to empty her own potty.
Behavior
While in Norway, we have been using a nanny named Agata, and Lumi seems to like her.
When she doesn't feel good for some reason (she is tired or hungry or something else) she is willfully disobedient and will catch our eye and then do something she knows she isn't allowed to do, like scream inside the house or stomp or try to hit us or the cats.
Toys/Books/Games
Legos are the toy of preference, from morning to night. She still loves books and is getting the hang of which books go with which language. She is starting to enjoy more complicated stories, and her current favorite books are either with Curious George and Muumilaakso. Also she loves "the sneetches" and "make way for ducklings". She also is really enjoying playing with her dolls and stuffed animals and there is a set she likes to sleep with (Sofia, Little Baby, Baby, Big Baby, Kartsa, Elmo, and Monkey) that is called "All The Friends".
We met some neighbors on 3.9 and Lumi got to jump on the trampoline with Mia, who is 5 years old. She loved it, and the parents said she could come jump anytime.
9.9 marked the first time lumi went into my makeup. She got my lip balm and came out to the kitchen while putting it on, and asking for "the other one", meaning the lipstick.
Health
She started to get a cold on 3.9
We may be jinxing this by saying it, but Lumi has also been sleeping better in Norway. She seems to sleep longer, and is more relaxed in her own bed. It might simply have to do with the summer ending and light not flooding her room at night and very early in the morning.
Update: yes, I jinxed it.
Stats
clothes: 2T in US, 98 in European
height - 88 cm
weight - 12 kg
naps - one at midday for about 2 hours, though she has skipped it a few times
Random Funny Stuff
On 10.9, we had a great family discussion about how after the baby is born it will go right on "isä's back" and then äiti can carry lumi again.
On 28.9, while walking past the cemetery, Lumi sprinted inside to hug a [living] cat she saw.
9.9 - new potty that is easy for lumi to help empty.
8.9 - hike around Mosvatnet
15.9 - hike around Little Stokkavatnet
28.9 - first library card
1.10 - tried "open daycare"
Food
Since moving to Norway, we (the parents) have had some challenges planning for 3 meals and 2 snacks per day (instead of the 2 meals we did in Prague when she went to daycare). Lumi seems to be doing ok and eating well, though she has almost completely abandoned drinking milk. Now she just wants juice, which we water down as much as possible.
She started eating Cheerios with milk in the morning.
Language
Lumi is doing very well with the code switching still, and is learning new words and grammatical constructions every day. She has also started translating to include the other parent, which is both impressive to hear and also very thoughtful (e.g. she and Isä will have a conversation [in Finnish] about what toys they are going to play with and where they are going to play, and then she will turn to Äiti and [in English] inform her of the conclusion).
In English and Finnish, her pronoun use has made significant improvements lately.
great pronunciations: molemmat = "molemmap", yoga mat = "yoga map"
In Finnish, instead of "on" she says "oli" for present tense.
She often uses English verb constructions with Finnish (e.g. "vauva on itke").
Learning
Lumi's general skills are improving a lot every day. She is getting better at writing, and loves to help around the house. She helps to stir soups, to sweep, and to empty her own potty.
Behavior
While in Norway, we have been using a nanny named Agata, and Lumi seems to like her.
When she doesn't feel good for some reason (she is tired or hungry or something else) she is willfully disobedient and will catch our eye and then do something she knows she isn't allowed to do, like scream inside the house or stomp or try to hit us or the cats.
Toys/Books/Games
Legos are the toy of preference, from morning to night. She still loves books and is getting the hang of which books go with which language. She is starting to enjoy more complicated stories, and her current favorite books are either with Curious George and Muumilaakso. Also she loves "the sneetches" and "make way for ducklings". She also is really enjoying playing with her dolls and stuffed animals and there is a set she likes to sleep with (Sofia, Little Baby, Baby, Big Baby, Kartsa, Elmo, and Monkey) that is called "All The Friends".
We met some neighbors on 3.9 and Lumi got to jump on the trampoline with Mia, who is 5 years old. She loved it, and the parents said she could come jump anytime.
9.9 marked the first time lumi went into my makeup. She got my lip balm and came out to the kitchen while putting it on, and asking for "the other one", meaning the lipstick.
Health
She started to get a cold on 3.9
We may be jinxing this by saying it, but Lumi has also been sleeping better in Norway. She seems to sleep longer, and is more relaxed in her own bed. It might simply have to do with the summer ending and light not flooding her room at night and very early in the morning.
Update: yes, I jinxed it.
Stats
clothes: 2T in US, 98 in European
height - 88 cm
weight - 12 kg
naps - one at midday for about 2 hours, though she has skipped it a few times
Random Funny Stuff
On 10.9, we had a great family discussion about how after the baby is born it will go right on "isä's back" and then äiti can carry lumi again.
On 28.9, while walking past the cemetery, Lumi sprinted inside to hug a [living] cat she saw.
01 October 2013
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