Summary
This month was consumed by the holidays. Lumi really enjoyed them. She loves the songs and the treats and of course the presents.
Events
5.12 American Christmas market, Ferris wheel
6.12 skipped swim class because she was too tired
11.12 lucia dag celebrations at barnehage
12.12 baerum verk & pancake house
13.12 skipped swim class again because she was sick
17.12 barnehage solstice party
19.12 we opened all the christmas gifts from the american side of the family!
20.12 pancakes with viviane and family, afternoon at pedro's house
20.12 switched to bigger car seat
22.12 flight to Finland
23.12 drive to nakkila
24.12 finnish christmas
25.12 American christmas
26.12 visit the Kari family
28.12 drive to helsinki
29.12 playdate with Viena and Eelis
31.12 dinner and dessert with Vaari and Leena
1.1 dinner at Michele and Janne 's (playing with Hilla)
2.1 puppet theater: "Lumi Kuningatar"
3.1 flight home to Oslo
Language
She can suddenly count to 6 in Spanish; we believe this is from some other kids at barnehage (apparently Toni is practicing?).
We skyped with her friend from barnehage on our last day in Finland, and there was a definite delay in her Norwegian recall.
Learning
She knows all the words to "Rudolph" and lots for other Christmas songs. She got some new books for Christmas and is enjoying picking out letters and such.
Social
She is branching out at barnehage and playing with more kids. She has about a 10 minute period of shyness when she meets someone new, and then she is quite friendly.
She had a wonderful time socially in Finland and was quite sad to go home.
Leisure
6.12 kimmo let her play with an old digital camera. she took pictures all day.
She still loves The Grinch (classic Dr. Seuss, not the Jim Carrey thing) and has watched it many times this month.
She got all kinds of gifts from her grandparents and is now learning to enjoy all of them.
Food
It seems she is surviving on very few calories.
16.12 the advent calendar gift was "choose what we're having for dinner". She chose fish sticks, bow tie pasta, and the mix of carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower we often eat.
She didn't eat very well in Nakkila.
Health
4.12 a bit of a cough (5.12 still not great but ok, 6.12 we stayed home all day to rest up)
11.12 came home early because she wasn't feeling well at barnehage
15.12 stayed home from barnehage because she wasn't feeling well
Stats
size: 110 (5T) in most clothes. 28 shoe. She is skinny but getting taller.
height: 107 cm on 11.11
weight: 16.2 kg on 28.12
Random
5.12 "the American Santa wasn't so fun. I like Mummu's Santa best."
15.12 after watching flocks of birds fly in a flock, "i think they're dancing."
We sometimes play a game where we say one thing we love about each member of the family. Lumi's things :
Äiti: The way her kisses feel
Otso : he eats well
Isä: he wears beautiful shoes
New fear: The Kari family lent us a bunch of Miina ja Manu books. After reading about the hammaslääkäri (dentist) , Lumi was terrified of the hammaspeikkoja (tooth trolls). The drawing in the book looks like little rats all over the teeth. She said she wanted to go to the dentist every day to avoid them. The next day she brushed several times, and made us look for holes in her teeth .
29.12 upon finding a wallet in isä 's pocket : "a wallet in your pocket? I love you!"
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