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here we are...spending a nice quiet morning together, like we always do when dad is already at work. we usually wake up at 8.30, which is perfect, not too early. Pilar goes to bed between 8pm and 9pm so she is getting her 12 hours of sleep. and the best part, she now sleeps in her crib until about 6am! then she comes to bed with us for a few hours of cuddling and warmth.
breakfast always starts the same way...I keep a glass jar of her favorite gluten free cereal, nature's path whole o's, and I open the jar for her, and she sticks her hand inside and splashes a handful out onto the table, she loves doing this! then I make our toast with crunchy peanut butter, and feed her apple sauce, sliced oranges, and usually a fruit smoothie with blueberries and strawberries. she is crazy about smoothies! LOVES them, me too.
we sing along to some of her favorite sesame street videos, the fav is feist's 1.2.3.4. we bob our heads back and forth and sing along, well Pili gurgles along, she doesn't know the words yet. after some singing we play with some toys, she likes little cars right now, you know hot wheels etc, leftovers from my childhood. but things aren't complete without some office supplies, she is the office lady after all. here she is with my calculator. I actually had to scrub this clean recently because it was covered in goop and food, I actually scrubbed off the calculus formulas I had written on it (yes I cheated, sometimes...) now at least Pili will never know I did!
good morning!
tonight pilar and I watched the olympic ice dance competition finals, and we got inspired, and did some dancing of our own, twirls, jumps, and kicks. she's a natural! sorry no photos of us dancing, but here she is eating dinner...pretty in pink. don't mind the food on her face, she doesn't!
well here is Pilar showing you her current favorite place to hang around...the fridge! and why not, it's cool (literally), has lot's to touch and feel, and of course eat. she can't open the door herself yet, thank god, but she scoots in just as soon as the door opens.
she actually knows that when I'm making lunch or dinner, she will probably be able to sneak in here, and that's what she does. she pretends to be playing in the other room, like the fridge is no big deal, then when I'm standing at the sink and not looking she sneaks in, and I mean IN, she sits on the bottom ledge as you can see in the photos! she spends a lot of time sorting through all the veggies and fruits. she points to each thing and I tell her what it's called. milk. water. juice. mustard. peanut butter, etc.
while we are on the theme of food, let me list off for you some of Pilar's favorites:
raisins, chicken, apples, salmon, crackers, bread, and blueberries.
you can also see her new juicy leisure suit, thanks nic!
this day Pilar was in an extra silly mood. our old coffee table broke so it happened to be off to the side of our living room leaving a rather generous (for an apartment) open space that felt fresh and new, different, you know? well Pilar certainly noticed! we chased each other around, and she is starting to get the hang of running, and she loves it. of course I was IT the whole time, with her squealing and chasing me, but never catching me, but almost, and she loved it!
I finally brought out the camera to capture these silly moments and she knew exactly what was going on, she knows it's a camera, she knows that the images on the screen are her, and she loves to see them, so she actually poses now for the camera! it was really cute, it's the first time she had done this. I took a few, and she would run over giggling to see them, then she ran back to pose for a few more, then hopped back to see the next ones! when I ask her 'who's that'? she points to herself. amazing.
as well as learning to move faster than a speeding bullet (well faster than her stuffies) she is also trying desperately to jump up and down. this is hilarious! she doesn't actually do it, but she bends her knees rapidly, and it really looks like she is jumping, but isn't! the last time she went to the community center she saw this is what the 'cool' kids were doing in the bouncy castle, and she's been trying ever since. and sometimes this takes importance over everything else, like she might be walking to the elevator, but she stops suddenly, holds the wall, and tries jumping. it's just so cute.
she is also fascinated with blowing her nose, with a tissue, like a lady (grandma), but you know, can't quite do it. isn't the sweatshirt so cute? strawberry shortcake! thanks Mel!
o yeah, she's also still our little resident office lady, she LOVES my little voice recorder!
here is Pili, being silly. look at her smile, I am totally in love with this little creature. every time I look at her I get butterflies in my tummy, you know like when you have your first crush, but this is different. this is ever-lasting.
she is so smart, and funny, and kind, and genuine. she waves to everyone she sees, even strangers who don't wave back to her, or even notice her, she still waves. if only they knew what they missed, if only they had turned around to see her little hand and smile waving to them, they would have felt happy all day long because a little girl who doesn't know them or their story felt they were good enough to send a wave and a smile.
yes life with Pili is blessed, I am so blessed.
a while back I mentioned Pilar's new kitchen that we got her from Pottery Barn Kids, well here she is cooking up a storm! well not really, but she loves playing with it, and as you can see many of my kitchen items have migrated to her kitchen, my bowls, strainers, etc. these pictures were taken one night after dinner, before bed, you know, the time of day when she has the most energy, and is the funniest, and silly.
she plays with her spoons, the bowls, steps on the strainers until they are flat, sits on the coffee table and swings her legs, swing swing, her grandma taught her that. she loves doing it too! isn't she the cutest?
well Pilar has officially been on her first date, and it was very cute to say the least! my sister Robyn's ex-boyfriend from high school's sister ( did you follow that?), her name is Jen, had a baby on August 24th, 2008. that was actually my due date for Pilar. well Jen has the cutest little boy named Elliott. Robyn has been following Elliott through facebook, and always tells me how cute his, he's so similar to Pilar, they'd be such cute friends. so finally Robyn arranged an introduction.
last weekend me and Pilar, Robyn, and my mom (grandma never misses anything) went to the Riley Park Community Center to meet Jen and Elliott. we hadn't been to this drop in gym before, and it was fun. Pilar and Elliott hung out and ate snacks, played in the kitchen, and did their thing. you know climbing, walking around just cuz, riding the flintstone cars, and checking out the other kids.
it's funny, neither of them talk yet, it seems Elliott's favorite syllable is 'ma' and Pilar's is 'ma-ba'. I think it's destiny, they speak the same language!
