Hello! This was a big month, mainly for Paloma's language. Every time we go to the States, we always see a developmental jump, and I think this was because she spent so much time with her English-speaking grandparents at home. Paloma can now say, "I want this...." "I'm hungry" or "I'm tired" "I don't like this because..." This makes a big difference and avoids a lot of frustration. She can ask all kinds of questions in complete sentences and loves to listen to and tell made-up stories. There's still some typical two-year-old whining, but the meltdowns are much less now that she can express herself more easily. She's also eased up a little on trying to exert her independence, where we can get her dressed without much of a fuss. That's a huge one for the parents! I see our lives getting a little bit easier...
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Before we left for the States, we made some gift tags for our Christmas presents.
Ta-da! Like the googly-eyed face collection?
Rafa, Katya, and Pau came over to celebrate Fernando's birthday. Pau took a few pictures of the event.
My parents gave her a ukelele for Christmas, and she gladly played a chords of "Tomorrow" for Fernando's birthday.
Them two relax on the sofa.
We're over our jetlag and back to the daily grind, that is at the crafting table.
