Dani's first snow

It amazes me how one day weather can be in the 70s and the next day it is snowing. I didn't expect Dani to have snow this year, but I'm glad we could introduce it early. She will have lots of snow next year.

Obedience

So far, Daniella is the most obedient toddler I have known. She is so sensitive when it comes to restrictions that even a simple warning such as "be careful" will sometimes make her tear up. The other day Jess and I had "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" on television and the contestant was answering an obvious question wrong, Jess yelled at the TV "No!" because she was so amazed at this guys ignorance. Dani was playing with her blocks just next to the TV and thought it was in reference to her, so she turned towards me and started to ball!

Aunt Jess

We were very blessed to have Aunt Jess come visit with us for a while. Dani loved having someone to play with and even decided she was able to walk around the apartment while Jess was here. Jess was a very sweet guest and offered to take care of Dani so we could go out on our third date since she was born. She also took some updated family photos for us and treated us to some Trentino Gelato - yum!


Though she does not want to be featured in the pictures of this blog, we are happy to have photos of Jess for Dani's memory book. Here are some pictures from our trip to the park.




We had lots of fun looking at flowers.





This looks like a mischevious grin to me.



"Dad are you really going to take another picture?"





She contemplated climbing in her favorite fountain.

Dani showed off her new Zombie walk all over the park and threw a huge tantrum every time she was picked up.

If you look closely at this picture you can see her teeth buds. Also, her tongue is twisted upside down in this photo. This is something she loves to do and I cannot imitate.

Thank you so much for visiting with us Jess! We really enjoyed having you here.

No More Monkeys!

This was Daniella's bedtime story tonight. I love how she really got into the story. The timing was more precise before the camera was brought out, but I still think it is cute.

Zombie Walk

So today Daniella really took off walking everywhere and all the time. Tonight she walked from one end of our bedroom to the table in the kitchen without falling and afterwards she realized that she can walk any time she wants and does not need Mom or Dad to be behind her. She no longer falls backwards just to make sure we are still behind her, and is not as bothered by falls as she used to be. She just keeps her arms out like a little zombie and keeps walking.

Motherese

I noticed yesterday that whenever Daniella talks to Jackson, she speaks in a high pitched tone. I learned in my speech classes that mothers speak in a high pitched sing-songy tone called "motherese" to their babies. I didn't think that my "motherese" was so pronounced that a nine-month old would pick up on it, but I as I was videotaping Dani, I realized my pitch was also notably higher.

Double Stroller

Dani and Jackson love the new double stroller. They will often pat each other along the way and instantly calm down when placed in the stroller because they know their fun walk is coming.

Thanks B. for giving this to them!

On a side note, for those who know me, the photo with both babies smiling was not Photoshop-ed at all.