21 months update

So our little baby is officially a big boy- since he is all on his own at daycare. if you are on facebook, you can check out his daycare by typing "Rainforest." They have all these pics of their Art in Park day where they painted with balls, throwing paint balls at a blank canvas, putting paint on their shoes and stomping, and yes, using paintbrushes too. He was there that day for test play date but didn't come out in any pics.

today was his second day in day care and the toughest for me since I dropped him off this time. As soon as we pulled up to the front, he was yelling "Noooo." And then inside, he clung to my leg and started whimpering. I wasn't being very good either. I was just hugging him right back. Finally, I HAD to ask the day care teacher to dristract him cuz she was just standing there staring at him get seperation anxiety and her light bulb did not turn on. I'm not trying to be mean here- cuz i figured if your job is to take care of kids in daycare, why don't you remember to make the new kid feel better when it's his only 2nd day there? ok, enough with the bitterness.

his new thing is playing in sand and oh yes, talking about his TIA SOPHIA and his ABU every day! He knows sign language for Tia so he asks about Sophia all the time. He says he wants to play basketball with her. Lucky for him, his Tia is going to do just that in about 2 weekends. He is going to be over the moon!

He also knows how to show us the numbers 4 and 5 with his hands when asked in both Spanish and English. Throwing footballs pretty far is another thing he is good at. He even prepares his stance every time before he throws the ball.

He loves saying "daaadth!" like all the time! Luis patiently answers, "yes" every time as well. Adrian likes knowing that he can make Luis do that cuz he just smiles and starts all over again.

The grandparents also gave Adrian toys to expand his horizon- he got a guitar and a tennis set. he loves to jam, i mean really jam on his guitar. He will shake his head, bounce his body, and stick his tounge out when playing it. Once he insisted on taking it with him on a walk and halfway back he plopped himself down on the sidewalk and just focused on trying to play it. we were there for at leat 10 minutes.

i hope the Denver family reunion is doing well and the concert was fun. Btw, i can't believe Nate went to his first adult concert! or has he been to others.

Love,

Isis

ps luis mentioned he would send an update on the blog on his own. let's see if he comes through on this update better than he updates his FB status or Twitter.

Anniversary & 4th of July Pics on FB

Hello to all,

Today Luis and I celebrated four years of hard work, dedication, a growing family, and love- our 4th year wedding anniversary. Oh, how life has changed since that HOT day in B'ville in 2005.

The bottom pic shows the flowers Luis got me for our anniversary- (flowers is a suggested gift for a 4 year anniversary. I also surprised him with flowers- made out of fruit (fruit is another suggested gift for the 4th wedding anniversary). It's in the fridge and we have already started to be eaten away.

Finally, the photo above is a teaser of more photos available of the 4th of July weekend. I uploaded the rest of the photos on facebook.com so (uhum- Cibe, Horus, Mom & Dad) make sure you check them out on facebook.

Love,

Isis

He's 20 months

We measure our lives in Chun-chun's chapters. We marvel at how much he knows, how fast he grows, and all his incessant Nos. Seems that Pimpon has arrived at the Terrible Twos four months in advance. I call him Dr. No (as in the 1962 James Bonds film). He can go on for an eternity telling me no for everything. "Adrian, do you want papi to give you kiss?" "NOOOOOOO!" "Adrian, do you want daddy to hug you?" "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!" "Adrian do you want to papa to play basketball with you?" "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" And now his grandma has taught how to wag his index finger to signal no. On a slight tangent, his grandma commented that since Adrian knows sign language he will have no motivation to articulate his expresssions. In retrospect, it is progress that she is teaching him non-verbal communication. Abu should receive credit because he has taken an interest in learning sign language with Adrian in order to help grandma understand Adrian.

We also love him because he is so affectionate. Adrian loves to run up to us and give us a big bear hug. He also loves to wave hello to his grandparents - even when they are not looking. Putting him down for a nap or to bed at night is a chance to be caressed by him. Well now we understand the enormous pride parents take whenever they see their kids age. There is nothing that can substitute this feeling.

Until the next posting (B-ball footage Osiris can study in preparation for his one-on-one against Adrian).