i can do these

There is quite a few things I can already do.

I can use a laptop. I can brush my teeth. I can own a closet and a room all my own. I also have a little brother getting ready for me for Christmas. Cool present from Santa, I think. 

I'm learning new things all the time. I figured out how to flush the toilet and that kitchen cabinets hide fun things like the steamer that changes shape and makes a funny noise on the floor. I also got to love the patio, my fear of height is almost all gone - that made mom happy initially tho. I like looking out the glass door and seeing the weather change. I still love being outside, and whenever we go to the playground I love watching other, older kids play and I imitate them. I mostly like way older kids than I am though. And they think I'm little and cute and so it's all okay that I actually am watching them and taking in everything carefully. They're naughty sometimes.. like I am when I know I'm making trouble, but I do it anyway. I do that when I touch all the outlets around the house and ran from one to the next, just so they chase me and I laugh. Or like when I pull and shake the window shades. Also, when I bang the pan on the vintage coffee table. 

But generally speaking I'm a good little girl, and I notice things. I sat in the stroller for about 5 hours when we went to see brother on the tv (ultrasound) and talked with the doctor. I was good then. I also snuggle, when mom uses that voice of hers and says 'gentle'. I do that with babies too. When I see a cute thing I say 'baibee'. 

:-)

mimimimiii

Hope you're having a good summer.

I'm great.

Here's what's happening around here:

• i went to see the pedi last Friday, here are my updates: 18 lbs 13 oz (4%'tile); Ht 30.5 in (60%'tile); HC 17.8 in (34%'tile) - and growing. I'm on red meat diet, to get more calories. I'm also advised to steer clear from anything low-fat, diet or such silly things. Just the real, good stuff for me please. ;)
• i can say things like baby, dada, hi and ba for bubble, but i understand a lot more
• i like Zander and his baby brother. Last weekend we had so much fun, we ate tons of blueberries together, did chalk, ran around and got into every mischief, took a bath together. And I checked out the baby, patted him, tried his pacifier and bottle with formula. He was something different I thought. 
• i still hate mommy and daddy's computer. I wish I could really get to it one time...
• i became a picky eater, a moody one actually. I'm not in the mood for certain foods sometimes, so mommy better have at least two meal options ready in case I'm in the mood for the other one.
• i have a treasure cabinet in the kitchen, where I like to hide things. The problem is, mommy knows about it.
• i tried on mommy's brown shoes for the first time. Those are my favorites, with the gold buckle. I also like her makeups, but I still haven't figured out how to open them.
• i like to stand in the door and watch daddy pee in the morning
• i'm a climber monkey, with some serious energy in my legs. When can I start dance classes??

ready for the call

in the car

lazy blogger

My mommy is taking it slow now that my little brother (or maybe sister? that'd be the greatest girl power ever!) makes her so very tired by the end of the day when she'd have a chance to sit at the computer and not be disturbed by me. I'm a handful, as it was mentioned earlier. I'm busy and full of energy and curiosity. I can talk back to my parents now, babble talk, but definite 'talking back'. I also know the no spots and no things around the house, but I find them and touch them anyway. I'm always up to climbing, pushing buttons, checking out the computer, opening cabinets or just making noise and acting out. I like when the attention is around me and I find the ways to bring it to me. :) I also love the water, I've been to a couple of lakes in the city where I could feel the water and test my swimming diapers. What a great fun!! Summer is fun altogether, the only thing I don't like is when it gets too hot to be hungry or to sleep well.

Other than that -- mommy just noticed that I grew taller and that she needs to put away things from short tables and cabinets, more than she needed before. 

I love music and I want a computer someday. Oh, and lots of shoes; I help mommy with shoe shopping and I loove it.

 

oh so busily

Here is what I'm so busy with I don't have time to write on a regular basis:

- i use wet wipes stolen from my diaper changes to clean up the floor in the apartment. The hallway is looking perfect, kitchen's next.

- i love my books. I read at least an hour every day. Or make mom and dad read, over and over. I have stories about snowmen at night, naming animals and objects, spider party, peek-a-book, nutbrown hare, counting book, sticker book, little einstein book and a 'me' book; only naming my favorites.

- i drag and put away shoes

- i spill milk so that i can wipe it all over with my hands (a form of clean up)

- i just simply have to taste every food people eat in front of me. 

(mommy is passing out she is so tired, so if you excuse us..will be in touch!)

signaling

Even though I don't have many words yet, here is one thing I already can do: I can sign with my hands. Pretty cool. I started to learn it at daycare, then figured out how to show mommy and daddy what I want at home too. First I thought they were dumb not getting my sign for 'more' when I wanted more reading last night. Then they looked my sign up online and there it was what I meant. Then mom got a list of baby sign language today; I hope she'll be better. Tonight I even put together a sentence, I did the 'more' and followed by 'food'. :-) Who is in a hurry to learn to speak when it's so much more fun?!

Another thing I'm big at is helping. Helping with dvd-s, helping with the laundry basket, helping around the kitchen floor and cabinets, helping with putting shoes away. When I get in the way, mom usually removes me but that really annoys me, she needs to figure out a better way to distract me, which is not easy when I'm on the mission. I also like bringing stuff to people and sometimes I can even understand what they ask for. 

Tonight before bed mom and I were reading the picture books and we got to the one of a black coat. Mom said 'kabat/coat', but then I remembered that in the other book there was a word sounded similar, so I looked it up and showed it to her. It was 'kecske/goat'. It might have just been a lucky thing that I found that, but mom was happy and repeated those words to me about a hundred times.

I looove shoes - 

this is summmer

Hello there,

This warm weather I know nothing about is finally here. Sorta unbelievable after all the layers mom used to put on me not too long ago. And now the new thing is this funny looking hat everyone loves on me. I think that's the compromise for not having 5 layers.. having a hat. Anyway. I'm doing great, growing big, but my weight is still not on the chart. :-) I'm barely at 18 lbs, which puts me in the bottom 3 percentile of all kids. I eat so much tho! My favorites are fruits and cooked veggies, cheesedog, gatorade, yogurt, chicken strips and whatever is on moms or dads plate. 

I love being outside, strolls and playgrounds. I can run and today I learned to drink from a straw!!! We were at a juice place and that was the only way for me to taste that yummy smoothie they drank. So I did it. I don't see what the big fuss and hurray was that mommy made out of this. And I'm not sure if celebrating this or just because I'm so very cute, but dad got a new pair of robeez for me and 2 very cool pirate onesies. One is pink and the other one is black. 

i can hug and snuggle occasionally.

a very hard day

Today, I admit I was difficult. Nothing was good enough, fast enough, fun enough. I woke them up at 6.30 in the morning, played for 2 minutes, then screamed for the next 2 full hours. Straight. No milk, thank you, no cards to play with, thank you, no bunny, no blankie, no snuggle, no face wash, no cuddling. Just wanted to jump out of my skin. Then they took me for a ride in the car, hoping I'd take a morning nap. No thank you. I shut my eyes for half an hour, but by the time the drive was over, I was awake and ready to scream again. But: we went to Barbette's for breakfast and their scrambled eggs ala baby friendly fixed everything. :-) Lucky for them. I had good chuckles watching them sipping coffee.

I'm Here!

Hello everyone,

I'm still here, just very very busy these days... first of all, since the last time I was here mommy and I moved in with daddy. You can call him dadada too, he reads me books and dances with me. And when I get tired and fussy and nothing is good anymore, then mom takes care of the difficult me. Works out great for me, both of them loving me and appreciating every joke I make. Mom is good at keeping me flat on back while cleaning me up from messy pants, and dada is good at repeating reading the same book over and over the 739th time. I'll keep them I think.

What else is new? A lot! I can almost run, to start with. I can communicate okay, I make myself clear on wants and hates. I like cheese dogs (yum yumm) and hate jarred chicken sticks. I like wheat bread, pickles, cream cheese, pasta, bananas, orange and fruit candy, but I hate cheese sticks. I drink my milk (regular whole milk already) cold, straight out from the fridge. I love yogurt, any kind, any time, any way. Mommy mixes it with my milk and that way I could drink 10 oz in an hour. 

I like school, and I haven't been sick since after my bday. We go out for walks and I love it. Last Sunday on mom's day, we took out mom to brunch. On Friday I gave her a present, a picture of me screaming in a flower bucket, yellow sunflower hat is around my face. I think she loved it, but I looked ridiculous that's why I screamed. 

Back soon! 

back to school

what a way to start a new school week! my ear infection came back and i feel baad. mommy picked me up today and took me to see my doctor. i have a high fever and i don't like the new antibiotic drink they gave me this time. so i didn't drink it. i think mom will keep it around in case i want it. well, i won't i already know.

diane, my pedi is very cool about kids. she told mama that's the way we, kids are. we get sick, a lot. like a lot. she also told her that comparing to others i'm not even a regular at the office. and she also said that we should wait until the 6th to 9th recurring ear infection before they put some tube into my ear... :( mom's face changed a little bit when she heard this.

anyway. i'm in my bouncy chair right now, it's also a massage chair with the vibration and i like it a lot when i'm sick. i always sleep in it then.

and i won't change my mind about that white thing in the container.

about my party

i think mom and dad really did their best to make my first birthday pretty for me. i had balloons and i had my own little cake with pink frosting and i got to sit on top of the table and eat it and destroy it the way i wanted. first i wasn't sure, but it tasted sweet and i like sweet...

lots of people came and i let zander taste my cake wreck.

i got very cool presents, so many, i was a little overwhelmed and mom and aunt kelsey and aunt maki helped me open them. i like what's inside the presents too, but i still like the wrapping more.

and when we left the party place and went outside, it turned into the prettiest spring weather! just like on the day when they took me home from the hospital after my 'real' birthday.

birthday party

afternoon reading

im definitely smarter than my dad.

My Party Info

Hello there! Here is how to get to my party, if you'd like to:

SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH 2-4 PM

the address is 2400 3rd Ave - children's theatre - thru the stage door!

this door is located across from the 3 tiered parking lot that is on the corner of 3rd Ave. and 25th street

then take the elevator to the LL and turn left, the classroom we'll be on your right side, you won't miss it.

hope to see you there!

birthday wishes

i guess this "1" thing is a big deal. lots of people sent me greetings today:

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Happy happy birthday to the cutest little bug!!!!!



Looking forward to celebrating this weekend.


Love you guys,

Maki

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

:-)

Andrew

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My did that year pass quickly. Please give Emma an extra big birthday hug from me. We'll have to have a little post birthday
time together so that she can absolutely destroy a birthday cupcake, and we'll take picture after picture of Princess Emma all gooey..
Love to all of you.

Gram Kathy and John

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Happy Birthday Emma #1 !!!!
We are thinking of you and all about your busy life.
Just know that we are standing by you as you decide about things.
You are now age 1, and I see in your eyes that you're smart and discerning. You are very aware.
Your face and your eyes are so precious and beautiful. You have the hands of a pianist.
So when I see you next we will spend a little time in front of the piano
so you can work on your songwriting if you like..and then we can go down to the lake
and watch the waves and have a little snack and you can tell me how everything is.

I love you so much and Happy Birthday dear child
Your Grandfather Scott

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Can't wait for the party on Sunday!

going thru old pics

Going thru old Budapest shots, mama found this one where Ivan, one of daddy's best friends holds me and - like much too often back in those days - I'm not too sure about him. I think it was taken at one of his favorite restaurants, some Kadar-era one where they still serve up soda water straight from the bottle with the pumping handle - I remember them getting my clothes wet and I got scared and everyone was laughing.

Anyway.
Speaking of the other sea, tonight we went to a Hungarian dance and folk night and I had a blast, like I usually do when the music is laud enough and there is a crowd to feel part of. I was practicing my walking, in shoes, and I went up to people and old kids and wanted to say 'hi'. Mama kept following me and even guarding me from some stormy big boys who did not care too much about my size. People were dancing in a big circle and I really wanted to get into the middle. For what? Ask me later. Hungarian chocolate cake was good, but I'm sure I'll have to wait some time before mommy feeds me such a great food again.

Outside

I love warm weather when I get to walk around outside and wear no hat and no coat!! Finally. We went to the falls yesterday and saw Zander and great gramma and we all had ice cream and went on the swing and listened to street musician and and and. I had a lot of fun. Also, as you can see on the picture, I got my first pair of fabulous new walking shoes, they are pink and flowery and it's a strange feeling to have them on. So mostly I was just making friends with them in the park while Zander thought he was cool and ran around.. :-)

Daddy feels better, I missed him when he was sick.

Stuff And Things

There's so much happening all the time, I'm never bored lately, not even for a minute. Firstly and most importantly, daycare is fun. I've made friends not only with most of the other babies, but also with one of the teachers, Janet. I think she loves me and I definitely like her. When I snuggle my cheeks to someone, that person must be special to me. So that's good and makes mommy happy that I trust someone there enough to feel comfortable there when she leaves me.

Secondly, I got quite sick earlier this week. I got an ear infection. I'd had a little higher temperature for a while, but my teeth are also guilty of it, so mom didn't think of anything worse for a few days. Then on Wednesday, I felt very bad in the morning, but I went to daycare anyway. And then my fever ran up and I was sent home. Daddy was my rescue buddy, cuz momma was very busy at work that day. He took me to the doctor and I got a very yummy tasting medicine. Then the rest of the day I just slept mostly, on dada's chest. As boney as he is, I like snuggling with him. I think we were hanging out at great-gramma's, but like I said, I was mostly weak and tired. Then by the same night, when mom was free, I felt much better! Then she stayed home with me the next day, but luckily my fever went away by then, so we just played and rested all day. I liked it. And I was ready for school on Friday when I had a great day. Janet was blowing bubbles for us and I've never seen soap bubbles before!

Miss Montessori

It`s getting more and more fun each week at daycare!! Today was the first report card that 'officially' said to mommy that 'Emma has taken a few steps, yeah Emma!' -- I know mommy was so very proud of me like she was when I first pooped a full diaper on day 2 after I was born.

What else? I`m happy and content most of the time now. Turned 11 months today!!!

on the go

i can walk.

a little.

outside!

i love the fresh air.

when im happy, i inhale quickly and open and close my hand as if inviting someone.

yesterday i went outside for recess at daycare.

tapco 6000r

i`m a big girl now

Hey,
This past week was my very first week at daycare! Very exciting times, even though I`m not sure what`s happening lately. Every day we went someplace early in the morning, then mom, dad or gram came to take me home. By that time mommy was already there and we went home. And now, it`s weird because today we didn`t go first thing in the morning (Sat.), but we did go to an adventure to the mall. Anyway. I had a very exciting week, but I was rather shy and it took me the whole week to feel comfortable a little bit. I ate and slept well by Friday and every day when mom read my report card, she laughed and hugged me it made her so glad that I`ve started to feel okay there. She had a hard week too at her new job and that is another thing for her. But now she knows that I`m safe and good there and so maybe she could focus on her work from next week. :)

My favorite thing about daycare is that I`m never alone. No busy mommy on the phone or in the kitchen, no being pushed aside when I`m not supposed to be somewhere. The place is all for me and well, for other babies too. But there are not too many of them, so when I cry and really want something, which happened pretty often so far, I always get attention. This is great. Other kids are friendly, but we didn`t play too much this week. Just getting to know me, err..my crying voice mostly. Harriett is big. She goes over to toddler group shortly. She can walk and has a big belly. Oscar is 1 month older than I am, he is happy mostly, but cries more since I showed him how to do it for real. :) Arabelle and Alexandra are just a little younger than I am, they are okay. Alex likes my mommy, cuz she looks like hers. Now, that is not nice. But thats true that I like teachers who look a bit like mom, so I guess thats not weird of her either. Arabelle is a little younger, but she is huge. Those girls are biiig, chubby, I look small next to them. But: neither one of them can crawl yet, I think they should lose some weight first..:) And there is Alexander, he is also big, he`s the teething champion right now. And the last one is little Odin. He is a happy little guy, only 6 months old, but never cries. His mommy comes the same time mine does and they talk. He is very independent for being almost half my size and age.

I like it there. Janet and EVI are the afternoon teachers, I forgot the name of the morning teachers. They are all great and really care for us, a lot. I think I`ll invite them to my birthday and my buddies too. Time to make friends!

Gram`s Birthday

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

i could do dad's job

looks pretty easy to me

it sounds like he just plays on the computer all day long. i'm pretty sure i could do that, if mom would let me and i didn't get distracted trying to eat all of the cords. (i think i will do better when everything is fully wireless....) dad showed me this cool web site from tokyo plastic that has an animated drum circle and a poisonous plant that eats monster teddy bears. it was awesome, but mostly i thought his computer wasn't as cool as his phone. his phone does stuff when i touch the screen, but i guess you have to use a keyboard for the computer. seems stupid to me. things will be different when i am in charge of the world, i can tell you that. but you knew that already, didn't you? mom and dad did. just check with them if you have any questions. i'm busy trying to figure stuff.

Montessori School YAY!

Hello!
I am going to daycare!
So it started with Mom making the decision that it was time for me to get out and start exploring all the exciting things this big world has to offer. Then making the decision that it was time for her to get out and start exploring all the exciting things a new job has to offer. I also have a feeling we both are ready for the next adventure. Of course it doesn`t mean that we wont snuggle at night just like we always do or get silly together or go for marathon strolls around the lakes...it just means that we`ll start living life like it is going to be when i, the baby is not quite as much of a baby anymore...I am a curious, very busy almost-toddler! I am ready!

Next thing was to find an awesome place, where I`m as safe as it possibly gets, where the teachers are nice and friendly, where the neighborhood is pretty and close and where I can learn while playing. I think I`m eager to do just that!

Evi Noy, Mom`s great babysitter friend from Hungary happens to work at this school and not only is that awesome, but she`s also in the very same baby group where I`ll go to! I think that gives Mom the main reassurance that I`ll be as closely watched and cared for as possible. I like Evi a lot. She says good things about the place and so Mom and Dad signed me up today after visiting it yesterday. I even got to take a peek at the play area and there were cute little buddies all over the room, all my size and playing the same things I like to play. Hm. Nobody ever played exactly the same things I like to play. I think it`s a good sign. They know what I like.

Mom and I will go visit for a longer time period at the end of the month, to get me ready for the big girl thing in March! So exciting, I love when stuff is going on!!

What else? The latest balance is: 3 teeth out, 4th and 5th coming. No wonder my appetite has been down the last week or so!

Doing Everything But Eating!

After not eating for the past few days, Mommy thought that the few pieces of corn puff with cream cheese she managed to stick into my mouth was a real victory.

I have a new trick!

I can climb on to the bed (the whole apartment is pretty much my height friendly, the bed is very low and I don`t get hurt when I used to dive off head first) and once on, I like to climb right back down, only because I can do that too!!! The trick is to slide off one leg real carefully, while still holding on to the cover with both hands. Then when the foot touches the floor, the other one follows and I`m through. This was a great lesson to figure out, because I ended up on the floor too many times. I think all those falls were attempts to get to this point.

Mommy took me outside today for a long walk. She gave me a chance to catch up on last night`s sleep, because I was mostly up all night long...poor Mom had to open my playpen and put me in there, I guess I was that hard to manage. I slept in there a little bit, but only sitting in the corner of the pan while screaming on and off. It wasn`t my next tooth, it just came out. She did try to snuggle with me, but I was not in the mood. I had some important crying to do. All night long.

What`s Been Going On

Hello Dear Everyone,
I made a promise in my first note that I`ll let Mom do the best job she can writing about me...well, I`ll have to work on that still.
We went to the doctor on Monday. And they told my parents that they have a tiny little girl. I weigh 15 lb 13 oz, 9% of kids in my age! But: I rock in the 70% of kids with my 27.8 inches in length. They also checked how big my head is: 17.2 inches and that puts me in 48% of the rest out there. Only to freak Mommy out even more, I stopped eating on Tuesday. Nothing for me, thank you. Last night she even tried giving me real bread and strawberry cream cheese, but no luck. The only thing I kinda ate was drinking yogurt, but today not even that. This morning I had some formula-oatmeal-pear combination, but only 2 spoons and only because I could tell that Mom was getting sad...

Otherwise I`m doing great. I wish I could hang out outside more, but this weather will end soon, because this is what makes my hometown ugly :-(

By the way, I think I`m only testing the power of my say by refusing to eat and turning my head away. I like when others (Mom) has to accept what I want. Or in this case, don`t want.

First Pair Of Jeans

I think I couldn`t be any trendier. I got my first pair of jeans - actually two pairs, because the selection of baby jeans was just too cute Mom and Dad thought. So here I am, wearing them on my date with Apa today. We went to Curtis`s game again and then had dinner with the family. Mom needed to have some fun for herself in the meantime. I think I wore Dad out, he was pretty much in full charge of me this afternoon. And I`m handful, even when I`m being in my best behavior. I can`t help when situations like no changing station at the men`s bathroom emerge, that needs to be figured out immediately. :-) I can only provide the soundtrack of top of my head scream to that scene.
Oh well, it`s just one of many things that need to be figured out right at the second. :-) Have I mentioned that I can not wait?

Cinderella cup is not the popular one anymore. Now we`re back to the Magic Cup, until the silicone sippy top lasts.

Going On Adventures

This is me, getting home after my latest adventure with Dad. :-) Yesterday he took me to see uncle Curtis's game at Breck School and today we went to see the sharks at the aquarium. I looove going out, pretty much anywhere. I also like going to Lunds. Or Rainbow, the noisier the better.

Mommy decided that she beats the cold and gets me out on the fresh air. We went over to say hi to Maga and Papa, I haven`t seen them since winter really kicked in. Their house is a huge playground now that I can do soo much more than last time I was there. I started with great grandma`s bookshelf at the dining room...I think I left a little mess along with teeth marks both in their fingers.

My favorite thing is being naked these days. Tonight, I escaped from Mom - as soon as she put me on the bed in my towel, I took off. I crawl so fast that she literally has to chase me around and I like that part too. It`s my funny time. Then I went to look for my butt cream tube, I know she always has it out after bath time. I`m telling you, she`s hiding it at the weirdest places, but I eventually find it and I don`t let it go until I get very tired. I have this thing for that Desitin tube.

I`m a lot of trouble. I can babble and coo pretty cute, but roaring with my cheeks wide and eyes huge is the best I`ve figured out so far.

Yesterday and today I was standing ALONE for a few seconds!!!! Here I come...! :-)

3rd Tooth

It really hurts when your teeth appear out of your gum. And it wakes me screaming in the middle of the night and also keeps me unhappy and cranky most of the day. Good thing is my appetite is somewhat back, after I lived on Gerber yogurt drink for two days as far as solids are concerned. I think that was my whole point, that it wasn`t solid. Anyway, I ate chicken and veggies today.

Mom and I took time off tonight from serious mothering and being a baby. We took a bubble bath together and we both tried to relax. I just got a little bored in the hot water when she turned me and showed me the most exciting thing ever: water running from the faucet. I couldn`t figure out that bar of water, kept trying to grab it, then I kicked it and splashed and it kept coming back in the same form, it was a special thing, kept me busy for a while. :-)

"No"/"Nem"

Mommy teaches me the word "No" or "Nem" in Hungarian. I think I know what she means when she yells that, but that doesn`t always mean that I want to obey. Mostly I just stop what I`m doing for a second and when she finished her line I keep going. The she says that again and I stop and look at her and smile sometimes. Then she smiles too and then it`s not that serious business anymore that I obey. Then I think she tries to not smile, but then it`s too late, I already saw that she likes me - then what`s wrong with doing what I want??
I know there are places I can`t go to, but I like them even more for that.
I "talk" a lot nowadays. Mom thinks that my babble means something, I can be that convincing sometimes. She also swears that I can say "Emmmma" and "Mammmmma". But mostly I roar when I really want or like something. I also bite when I`m really angry or excited. And I can drink from a big cup!! I have 3 of them, they`re pink and there`s cinderella on them. This is the only kind I know how to use for sure and the drink actually comes from it.
Did you know that yogurt drinks are yummy?
Wondering why my nose is not clean on this picture? That`s because I ate spinach, well, actually I was stuffed with it. :-)

Feeling Good

My cold is finally coming to an end! Good, because that blue bulb Mommy uses to clean up my nose, well, that`s not fun. She holds me too tight when she does that and I scream. I also cried when I couldn`t breathe from all that stuff in my throat. The especially hard nights Mom put me down to sleep in my bouncy chair, so that I could breathe more easily and with all those night time wakings, she could rock me straight back to sleep in the chair. Too bad I can`t nap there anymore.

I am not hungry these days. Mom keeps stuffing me and I eat meat but only if I really have to. Like I said, not hungry. I rather want to climb to places and explore. The area of the computer and the tv are the best, then shoes and bathroom floor. These are the biggest no-nos. But that also means that she comes and gets me when I approach them - that`s a good trick.

I have some hair on my head! Mom combs it in the bath, that`s funny, feels good.

This cold outside is boring. I need a good walk and fresh air!! Mommy`s thinking about running off to a beach :-).

HAPPY 29TH BIRTHDAY, DADDY!

First Cold

Hello!
I`m sick for the first time :-(
My nose is running and I hate when Mom tries to wipe it, my eyes are tearing and I`m not sure about how to breathe when I sleep. Mom was worried and took me to see a doctor yesterday for my cold and cough. The doctor said I was fine and the cold has to end on its own, no medication for me. Mom`s been watching my temperature since then, if that turned into a fever, I`d have to go in to that big place again.

The past few days I was up in Duluth to see grampa`s family. The snow is pretty there and the lake is huge!! It`s too bad I wasn`t exactly the happiest company with this cold thing that started over the weekend.

Mom`s a little busy these days I think. And I cry a lot, I hate to feel sick.

I`m Busy

I`ve mastered cruising along furniture well enough to get to Mom wherever she is, as long as there is no barricade blocking my way. I love it. My legs don`t always keep up with my speed though, but wearing no pants and slip proof socks help. They`re pretty useful especially when I`m climbing on my plastic play house, the door of which is locked, because Mom saw me escaping through it too many times. Oh well, just the beginning of many more to come. :-)

The spots on my belly and back I showed you yesterday are still there, but I only ate "safe" foods today. I don`t like tomato. But applesauce is good, especially the dutch apple. Mom`s feeding habit is tricky. First she makes sure I eat as much as she can stuff in me with a spoon, then when I say no to spoon, then she starts dipping Cheerios or corn puffs into the meal and gives that to me with her fingers. And I always fall for it, it looks like some more interesting table food. Once in my mouth, I guess I don`t spit it out, chewing is fun after all.

Aunt Anna Is A Hero!

This is my pretty auntie, Anna and she did something amazing today. She was the only witness to a stabbing while she was waiting for her bus in Budapest and she provided first aid for the injured; she tied the wound with the boy`s belt while waiting for the ambulance and police. She`s amazingly strong and smart. I want to become like her when I grow up. Mom and I are so very proud of her!

ANNA, WE LOVE YOU! :-)

Yogurt, Spots On The Belly And Such Things

It`s been a funny few days. See my belly? Mommy gave me a bunch of new foods yesterday and I developed an allergic skin reaction to something. :-( It doesn`t look too pretty, tiny pinkish spots all over my belly and back. Mommy took tons of pictures of it and sent them over to Grampa to take a look. Wow, technology and medicine!

Last night Evi was watching me while Mom and Dad left. They came back pretty fast though and told me they went just nearby to meditate. Whatever it is, I didn`t mind too much, I like Evi a lot and I think she loves babies; I can tell from the way she plays with me.

Another remarkable thing happened in baby world: I figured out the light switch on my play house. It took me a good hour or so, just to try and see what happens, but in the end I did it. It helped a lot during the process that every time I did it right, the light came up and pretty music sounded. I think in the end, I did it just to hear the music and dance with my wrists (I do that lately, when I hear nice music, I raise my arms and wiggle my wrists in the air, Mom thinks it`s very funny).

I Want My Mommy

Today? A terrible day if you`re asking me. First of all, Mommy was nervous about something, I could sense it in the air. She was looking at a book all morning and she`s been doing that for a while now. I hate that book so much I even tried to eat it a few times to make it disappear. So she was weird all morning, she even made my breakfast cereal so thick I could barely eat it, lucky she mixed it with bananas, which I love. Anyway. Then her funny-glassed friend came (you can see her on the picture, and you can also see that I`m not too sure about where we stand with each other) and they took me to a place where the worst came. She took me for a walk in my stroller, withOUT Mommy! She was showing me stuff, but who cares when Mommy is not there?! I tried to tell her that, but she said Mommy was busy. Noooo! So I screamed and screamed with her. If I hadn`t missed my Mom so badly, I think I would`ve felt sorry for Melinda; she looked pretty desperate. Then finally Mom was done with her thing. I might be able to forgive her for that terrible 15 minutes though. Specially after she explained to me that because she did good today* and I was so great (khmmm, khmmm - excuse my fake cough :-), I get to go and play with Zander more. Not sure about the connection between these things, but I smiled anyway. I survived this afternoon after all.

(*I passed the knowledge test applying for my MN drivers license!)

Big appetite

Hello Everyone,

I`m growing and having a lot of fun here. Yesterday was Zander`s first birthday party; naturally I was there. I think this birthday thing is pretty cool, it looked like it was a time when you get your new toys. I think it`s time for mine, I`m bored with my toys. I ate chocolate cupcake, Mommy gave it to me, which means special occasion, since she never gives that kind of stuff. I`m telling you, it was a real break from beans and carrots. But just when I started to have fun, I cut my finger on my left hand with a coke can. That hurt and bled - red stuff. I got a funny sticky thing to cover it, boy, that tasted good! :-) But Mommy always ruins my fun; just when it tasted the best she took it off while saying "NEEEM, NOOO, NEEM" (lucky she is only bilingual, otherwise it`d take her more creative ways to yell at me) and threw it away.

My favorite toy these days: whatever Zander`s playing with at the moment. I teach him how to share. He`s getting very good at it, I have to say.

How Much I Love The Bath

It took a minute or two for me to realize that I liked taking baths. Maybe longer. Here's my first bath. As you'll see, I have no problem expressing my opinion on current events. And now here I am, big and still pretty serious about this bath time thing. Except no more purple-lipped screaming, only the love of water in my little green tub.

On The Go

Mostly I'm on the go.  Sometimes I stop to try and Figure Things.  Like how does this taste. Sometimes I get tired and need to take a break.  My favorite? Shopping or a bubble bath.  

I think I`m pretty funny.
Mommy can`t seem to stop laughing when I do that fake cough along with my fake frowns and fake sneeze. I didn`t really have a choice but being funny, she kept feeding me with that orange color chicken stuff and today it was even mixed with something sweet, carrots she said. But I realized that when she laughs, the spoon stops in her hand - a good way to escape a scoop. Although, I think she figured out my trick. It`s not that I don`t want to eat, just that maybe not exactly that much. In fact, I like to eat. My telephone, the butt cream container, cords (black ones are the best), rails and my all-time favorites, spoons.
Napping is another issue. It always feels much better after a 15 minute scream.
Have I told you yet? My cousin, who`s coming to play in May, is a boy!! That is awesome, surrounded with all guys, I think I really get to be the queen.


Szerintem elegge vicces vagyok.
Anyu nem tudja abbahagyni a nevetest, amikor kohogest szimulalok, grimasszal es tettetett tusszogessel. Nem nagyon volt mas valasztasom, mert valami narancssarga szinu csirke izevel tomott ma, ami valami edes dologgal volt keverve, repaval. De rajottem, hogy mikor nevet rajtam, a kanal megall a kezeben, ez egy jo trukk arra, hogy megusszak egy falatot. Bar mar rajott erre o is. Nem arrol van szo, hogy nem szeretek enni, csak talan nem annyit, amennyit o akar belem tomni. Sot, szeretek enni. A jatektelefonomat, a popsikenocsom tubusat, zsinorokat, kabeleket (a feketek a legjobbak), dolgok szelet, na es az orok kedvencemet, kanalakat.
Az alvas az egy masik dolog. Mindig jobban esik 15 perc uvoltes utan.
Mondtam mar? Az unokatesom, aki majusban jon jatszani, fiu!! Ez kiraly, ezzel a sok fiuval korulveve, azt hiszem igazan kiralyno lehetek.

I saw two squirrels today, playing on the trees in front of our window!! The most exciting scene ever! I think they put on a show just for me, they were so playful and they kept coming closer to make sure I can see them from the window. I also saw snow blowing from the neighbor`s balcony and I even heard the sizzling sound it made. We went outside and it felt cold. Mommy bundles me up well in my baby carrier (lucky when you`re tiny, and fit in there even at almost 9 months), but I can still feel the chill. It`s funny to me how much people love me, only because I`m little and cute. I don`t even have to be nice to them or smile, they smile when they look at me. Is that a funny world! For example that man in the grocery strore today. I could tell, mom slowly got bored listening to that old guy telling her about the raising gas prices and about buying me property up north so I can live all right when I grow up. Property? Up north? Huh? Anyway. We escaped by agreeing that I`m pretty precious and cute and my future is important. He also said it was time for him to have a granddaughter after so many boys. See? That`s the thing. I`m not only baby and cute and stuff, but I`m also a girl, so people feel a special desire to "sweethunnybunny" me for whatever reason they have. :-) I wonder what if I was a boy.


Ma lattam ket mokust kergetozni az ablakunk elott a fakon!!! Ez volt a nap legizgalmasabb resze. Szerintem csak nekem csinaltak a fogocskajukat, annyira jatekosak voltak es egyre kozelebb jottek az ablakhoz, hogy jobban lassam oket. Elotte meg a szel fujta a havat a szomszed teraszarol es hallottam is ahogy sistergett a sok ho. Aztan kimentunk es nagyon hideg volt. Anyu jol bebugyolal a kengurumba (szerencse hogy ilyen kicsi vagyok es meg majdnem 9 honaposan is beleferek), de meg igy is erzem a hideg szelet. Az vicces, hogy mennyire szeretnek az emberek engem, csak mert kicsi vagyok es cuki. Nem is kell hogy rajukmosolyogjak, sokszor ok mosolyognak ram. Fura vilag! Peldaul az a ficko a boltban ma. Lattam anyun ahogy untatta az az oreg bacsi, aki arrol beszelt neki, hogy emelkednek a benzinarak es hogy vennie kellene nekem egy ingatlant eszakon hogy jo legyen amikorra felnovok. Micsoda? Ingatlant? Eszakon? Mi van? Megmenekultunk azzal, hogy egyetertettek abban, hogy milyen ertekes kis kincs vagyok es milyen aranyos es hogy a jovom fontos. Ja meg azt is hozzatette, hogy alig varja, hogy legyen mar egy lany unokaja annyi fiu utan. Latod? Errol beszelek. Nem csak hogy baba vagyok es edi meg ilyenek, hanem lany is vagyok, igy az emberek valami specialis kesztetest ereznek arra, hogy "megbogyoruzzenek" akarmilyen okuk is van ra. Neha azon gondolkodok mi lenne, ha fiu lennek.

I don`t understand why it`s so hard to understand that I need to cling on my Mommy all the time. I just have a hard time being happy when I get put down. My butt is not meant for sitting. Sometimes I wonder what it is that I really want when I whine and scream. I think nothing special, maybe some attention, more. I have to be around Mommy, to make sure she still loves me. I`m not too sure she can love me from more than an inch far.


Fogalmam sincs miert olyan nehez megerteni, hogy nekem az anyukamon kell lognom allandoan. Egyszeruen csak nem erzem boldognak magam amikor letesz. Az en popom nem ulesre lett tervezve. Neha en is azon gondolkodok, hogy mit akarok amikor vinnyogok es sikoltozok. Szerintem semmi kulonoset, talan egy kis figyelmet, vagyis meg tobbet. Anyu kozeleben kell lennem, hogy biztos legyek benne, hogy meg mindig imad engem. Nem vagyok teljesen biztos benne, hogy egy centinel messzebbrol is tud engem szeretni.

In comparison

I show this right after the one bellow, so you can see how much we`ve grown! This was taken at Minnehaha Falls in the fall of '07. Those 3 months between us are slowly disappearing. We`re growing soo biig!

Ezt rogton az ez alatti utan mutatom, hogy lasd mekkorat nottunk! Ez a Minnehaha vizesesnel keszult `07 oszen. Az a koztuk levo 3 honap lassan el is tunik.
Akkorak vagyunk!!

Cleaning up the closet

Can you spot me? I`m the one on the left, in white. The tiny one. This picture is going to be a classic one, even the color suggests that. See my daddy`s hair? He always thinks it looks hot and awesome when it reaches a certain length. I`ll have to be the one to tell him that it`s cuter short - and he`ll listen to me. Cuz it`s me. I think he`s proud to be my Papa.

Kitalaltad melyik vagyok en? Az a kis feher a bal oldalon, a pici. Ez a kep egy klasszikus lesz, meg a szine is erre utal. Latod apu hajat? Mindig azt hiszi, hogy meno es kiralyul nez ki, amint eler egy bizonyos hosszusagot a haja. Nekem kell majd megmondanom neki, hogy jobb roviden, es akkor majd hallgat ram. Mert en mondom. Szerintem buszke arra, hogy az en apum.

Having fun yet?

Hello everyone!
Happy 2008!

I had a blast last night, partying with Zander and the parents. I guess they had a good time too, but not nearly as great as I had, playing with his precious toys and hogging his little phone...he did try to win it back a few times, but I have to say, it`s getting clear who`s really wearing the pants. :-) Some would say I`m a little intense when it comes to protecting my stuff, even if I`m the only one who thinks it`s mine. That makes it mine. Well, anyway. I can always just cry. I`m a girl after all with all its privileges.

Oh and Zander, he went to sleep soo early I couldn`t believe it. Someone had to keep the party going, so I stayed up until 12.30 a.m. just to make sure...

What did you say, Daddy? Me, party girl? :-)

Do you like my headband?

Mindenkinek szia!

Boldog 2008-at!

Kiraly volt tegnap este Zander-rel meg a szulokkel bulizni. Gondolom ok is jol ereztek magukat, de biztos nem annyira mint en. Zander jatekaival jatszottam vegig es teljesen befoglaltam a kis telefonjat...szegeny probalta parszor visszavenni tolem, de meg kell mondanom, mar latszik, hogy ki fogja itt igazan viselni a nadragot. :-) Van aki szerint kicsit tulzasba viszem a dolgot, ami az en dolgaimat illeti, amik nem is mindig az enyemek, csak en gondolom ugy. En vedem a maset is, persze magamenak alcazva. Igy kulonben is az enyem, arra az idore biztosan. Na mindegy. Ha valami nem jon ossze, meg mindig sirhatok. Vegulis lany vagyok minden kivaltsagaval egyutt.

Ja es Zander, annyira koran ment aludni, hogy alig akartam elhinni. Igy hat valakinek eletben kellett tartania a partyt, persze nekem kellett hajnali fel 1-ig fenn maradni...

Mit mondtal apa, en partylany?

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