It has been a good month. Learning to ride a bike is significant, but also she is really enjoying new levels of responsibility in other ways, like operating the TV remote control.
6.9 Nordre Lindeberg gård, car wash, play date with Toni and Helmina
10.9, 11.9 - barnehage planning day; kids stayed home
10.9 x-ray on arm to confirm that the bone is straightening properly
12.9 visit with Pedro & fam
13.9 suomi kerho
19.9 visit with Pedro & fam
20.9 Toni's birthday party
26.9 training wheels off the bike!
27.9 excursion to Fornebu
Her Finnish "r" is coming regularly now.
She is getting quite good at relationships between things.
She is hyper-aware of letters and words now. She may be like this for a while, or it may transition into her reading on her own. We aren't pushing her.
Also, counting is coming along well.
26.9 she had seen a friend from Barnehage this week riding a bike without training wheels and said she wanted to try. So Kimmo took her out this morning and she made the transition really quickly. We were proud and she was proud.
She has a friend at barnehage and they play together a lot. Her name is Helmina and she's kind and cute. Also Emi.
She and Pedro (an old friend from Prague who just moved here) played together really well and seemed to have a great time.
She likes to chat it up with strangers and will happily interview people in the elevator in our apartment building or other parents at the barnehage. However, she will freeze up when we chat with good friends or family over Skype. strange...
25.9 we met with her Barnehage group leader for a conference. She said Lumi is doing well and seems happy.
She enjoys role playing with the dolls. She likes puzzles. We are now in the market for 50-100 piece puzzles.
10.9 spent a few hours building something from the directions with the Lego Friends.
At barnehage she loves to do the perler.
Her appetite is the best it has ever been, and she has been less stubborn about trying new things.
Current favorites include liver paté (!) and jello.
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.
10.9 we went to the hospital to have an x-ray and see the orthopedist to make sure her broken arm is straightening properly. it is. but she was *awful* about the x-ray, despite having done it before, knowing it doesn't hurt, and role-playing it at home a few times. she wouldn't put her arm on the board and after many kind encouragements from the technicians and nurses, it ended in the technician needing to roughly hold her arm in place while lumi sobbed and pulled on her arm. she was a bit better for the doctor, but still was uncooperative and sullen.
17.9 got an email from the barnehage that someone has pinworm. crossing fingers we don't get it.
She is letting me give her a head scratch / back rub / leg massage before she goes to sleep. It's a nice way to reconnect and also help her relax.
24.9 has achy ear.
25.9 woke up with zero ear problems.
size: 110 (5T) in most clothes. 28 shoe (though this varies widely by brand). She is skinny but getting taller.
height: 106.5 cm on 26.9
weight: 15.1 kg at airport on 26.7
4.9 when walking home from Barnehage, she looked at her reflection in a car's side mirror and said, "I love you! You can be yourself!"
Wonderful summary! Getting older definitely has its benefits, and she seems to be thoroughly enjoying them!!! Thanks for doing this - Love, Grandma
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