29 September 2015
26 September 2015
Learning To Ride a Bike
21 September 2015
20 September 2015
Otso's 23rd Month
Summary
The big thing this month is language. He repeats a lot and is getting quite chatty. Also, he is quite skilled with a ball.
Events
23.8 suomi kerho
30.8 sognsvann
6.9 Nordre Lindeberg gård, car wash
12.9 visit with Pedro & fam
The big thing this month is language. He repeats a lot and is getting quite chatty. Also, he is quite skilled with a ball.
23.8 suomi kerho
30.8 sognsvann
6.9 Nordre Lindeberg gård, car wash
12.9 visit with Pedro & fam
13.9 suomi kerho
19.9 visit with Pedro & fam
20.9 Toni's birthday party
He's all about language right now. He repeats almost everything.
He also is still quite good with balls. He can throw accurately and hard. He can catch. He can kick.
He learned to jump with both feet.
He is repeating a lot and his acquisition is rapid.
27.8 he has said "äiti" a few times instead of "äini" but it's not consistent yet.
He now says "one, two" when we put on shoes or anything in pairs.
"pi-ki-ka " = paprika
"sap" = he wants to sit on your lap
8.9 he is making notable strides with Finnish. He says "yksi, kaksi, kolme" when counting with Kimmo before throwing/jumping/etc. He says "vettä", which is a big breakthrough (he has only said "vann" up until now, and it is a common topic).
10.9 he said "water" in english too!
He made a friend (Eino) with our Finnish group, and he asks for him by name and wants to throw a ball with him.
His teacher at barnehage said that all the kids know that he likes balls so they bring balls to him all the time.
Toys/Games
favorite toys: balls, balloons, stroller, Mickey mouse figurine, puzzles (he shouts "i did it!" almost every time he fits a piece in)
Favorite books : Pupu Tupuna Syntymäpäivä, anything by Sandra Boynton
He does not like finger painting.
He loves to have a barrette in his hair.
Eating
He does not like finger painting.
He loves to have a barrette in his hair.
favorite foods: ice cream , eggs, yogurt
nursing: done!
bedtime is 7:00, wake up at 6:00.
He is starting to understand the toddler clock : the sun means you can get up, etc.
We are trying a new system, where we do books and bedtime with Otso in the kids bedroom, and longer books with Lumi in the living room. This gives Otso a chance to fall asleep without the distraction and Lumi a chance to read longer books and stay up a tiny bit later than her little brother. So far it has meant fewer tears and a more pleasant evening for everyone.
30.8 Runny nose for a few days now, but nothing big.
12.9 eye looks puffy and runny
13.9 both eyes puffy
14.9 eyes a bit gross, but we're sending him to barnehage nonetheless.
17.9 got an email from the barnehage that someone has pinworm. crossing fingers we don't get it.
He tells us just after he does a kakka in his diaper. He also says "kakka" when he does a pee in the diaper. He will sit on the potty without a diaper, but usually not when he needs to pee. It seems like he fears actually putting something in there.
We bought a seat reducer for the toilet. He is excited about it, but terrified to actually sit on it.
It feels like he is too old for diapers and too immature for the potty.
He tends to absolutely drench the night diaper. This is a recurring problem.
5.9 sat on the potty and did a pee! He got a sticker for it.
Clothes: size 92 (2T) in most things. He is in a 23 shoe.
Weight: 13.1 kg at the airport on 26.7
Height: 85 cm on 11.9
19 September 2015
16 September 2015
09 September 2015
03 September 2015
Lumi: 4 Years and 7 Months
Summary
It has been a good month. So far, the shift to the new barnehage has gone quite well. It's clear she misses her friends and the comfort of knowing the routine. But overall we have a good feeling about the staff at this barnehage and she seems happy.
It has been a good month. So far, the shift to the new barnehage has gone quite well. It's clear she misses her friends and the comfort of knowing the routine. But overall we have a good feeling about the staff at this barnehage and she seems happy.
Events
27.7 - 7.8 grandma babysitting
9.8 grandma left
10.8 first day of barnehage
15.8 first time she stayed by herself in the ikea play room
16.8 went with Raija and Eino to Bygdøy
23.8 suomi kerho
30.8 sognsvann
9.8 grandma left
10.8 first day of barnehage
15.8 first time she stayed by herself in the ikea play room
16.8 went with Raija and Eino to Bygdøy
23.8 suomi kerho
30.8 sognsvann
Language
Nothing to say right now: steady progress.
Nothing to say right now: steady progress.
Learning
New topics she chats about now after the grandma visit: marriage, falling in love, being a princess.
She is doing all kinds of slightly more self-sufficient things and it's wonderful to see.
One thing that she is (so far) great at doing is stopping before an intersection. This means that we can let her go ahead with her bike/scooter/whatever and we are confident she will wait for us before she crosses the road.
In fact, once when Otso ran out of a grocery store, Lumi chased him down and talked to him so he wouldn't go in the street.
New topics she chats about now after the grandma visit: marriage, falling in love, being a princess.
She is doing all kinds of slightly more self-sufficient things and it's wonderful to see.
One thing that she is (so far) great at doing is stopping before an intersection. This means that we can let her go ahead with her bike/scooter/whatever and we are confident she will wait for us before she crosses the road.
In fact, once when Otso ran out of a grocery store, Lumi chased him down and talked to him so he wouldn't go in the street.
Social
10.8 met a friend, Maja, at barnehage. She says they speak English together, primarily because Maja doesn't know that Lumi can speak Norwegian.
Often in the afternoons we find Lumi and Otso playing together in the playground at barnehage.
She made a new friend, Nea, at the suomikerho. They rode scooters together and had a pretend shop/restaurant.
25.8 she is starting to have tantrums at barnehage. I guess the honeymoon period is over.
10.8 met a friend, Maja, at barnehage. She says they speak English together, primarily because Maja doesn't know that Lumi can speak Norwegian.
Often in the afternoons we find Lumi and Otso playing together in the playground at barnehage.
She made a new friend, Nea, at the suomikerho. They rode scooters together and had a pretend shop/restaurant.
25.8 she is starting to have tantrums at barnehage. I guess the honeymoon period is over.
Leisure
She likes the scooter and playing with her dolls. She likes to swing and to ride things like tricycles and bikes.
We have one brand-name Barbie and one off brand Barbie-ish doll, and she seems to think the actual Barbie is more mannish because it always is the "daddy" while the off-brand doll is the "mommy". It's surprising to me because the brand name one has more makeup and more exaggerated curves.
She likes the scooter and playing with her dolls. She likes to swing and to ride things like tricycles and bikes.
We have one brand-name Barbie and one off brand Barbie-ish doll, and she seems to think the actual Barbie is more mannish because it always is the "daddy" while the off-brand doll is the "mommy". It's surprising to me because the brand name one has more makeup and more exaggerated curves.
Food
She now regularly eats chicken and salmon. Not every time, but regularly. And pork chops! We are trying to have them weekly now.
On 14.8 she claimed that she "loves" salad and ate some lettuce. on 18.8 we tried to give her lettuce again and she wouldn't eat it.
30.8 progress on the new flavors front: we talked her into trying pesto sauce. we're not even sure what convinced her, but she dipped a piece of pasta in it. and now she loves it. we're really hoping that this will open up a bunch of new meal options for us.
She now regularly eats chicken and salmon. Not every time, but regularly. And pork chops! We are trying to have them weekly now.
On 14.8 she claimed that she "loves" salad and ate some lettuce. on 18.8 we tried to give her lettuce again and she wouldn't eat it.
30.8 progress on the new flavors front: we talked her into trying pesto sauce. we're not even sure what convinced her, but she dipped a piece of pasta in it. and now she loves it. we're really hoping that this will open up a bunch of new meal options for us.
Health
She gets a nose bleed maybe once per week, probably due to picking it too much.
She had a couple tiny scabs on her cheek that she kept scratching off and reopening.
16.8 woke up kind of snotty and blew her nose a lot during the day.
19.8 still snotty but it's getting better.
She wants to grow her hair long, and grow her bangs out.
She gets a nose bleed maybe once per week, probably due to picking it too much.
She had a couple tiny scabs on her cheek that she kept scratching off and reopening.
16.8 woke up kind of snotty and blew her nose a lot during the day.
19.8 still snotty but it's getting better.
She wants to grow her hair long, and grow her bangs out.
Stats
size: 104 (4T) in most clothes. They don't slide off her hips anymore. Any new purchases are in size 110 (5T) or bigger. 28 shoe (though this varies widely by brand). She is skinny but getting taller.
height: 104 cm on 7.6
weight: 15.1 kg at airport on 26.7
size: 104 (4T) in most clothes. They don't slide off her hips anymore. Any new purchases are in size 110 (5T) or bigger. 28 shoe (though this varies widely by brand). She is skinny but getting taller.
height: 104 cm on 7.6
weight: 15.1 kg at airport on 26.7
Random
9.8 she dressed up in a long skirt and announced "I need to fall in love." apparently she wanted to pretend to get married. She settled for "falling in love" with äiti.
9.8 she dressed up in a long skirt and announced "I need to fall in love." apparently she wanted to pretend to get married. She settled for "falling in love" with äiti.
10.8 picked up a George R. R. Martin book from kimmo's night stand and insisted on that as her bedtime story.
13.8 Otso stepped on her foot. She told us "it hurt, but just a little bit. Because he is a tiny baby. He has tiny bones."
19.8 after 2 helpings of puuro (oatmeal) she rubbed her belly and said "I am full of all kinds of meat."
22.8 after otso (with wet fingers) touched a page in the book they were looking it, she complained, "otso just ruined this book!". seems to be another thing learned from grandma.
30.8 while walking around sognsvann, we saw lots of joggers. One very sporty woman was running toward us and the bright sun had highlighted some facial wrinkles and lumi exclaimed happily "äiti, it's an old lady!" She was probably around 40 years old.
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