September 20, 2006
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Raspberry Kisses
Every time I visit with Alma, I give her lots of raspberry kisses on her cheeks and neck. She surprised me today by blowing raspberry kisses during both our visits! After only 9 days, she is able mimic an action and sound she has seen and heard. She looks adorable blowing raspberry kisses. I am also learning my daughter can be very determined. When she sees something that catches her interest, she concentrates until she reaches the item and thoroughly checks it out. This usually means putting it in her mouth and tasting it! Her favorite items are the tags on her blanket and toys and any item that is placed upon the bench that is next to where we play in the floor. It looks like her new goal is to learn how to pull herself up to stand by holding on to the bench. She likes trying that better than playing with her toys! See the new picute I uploaded where she is checking out my camera case.
Alma demonstrates every day that she is a very strong baby with a lot of courage and spirit. She is not a victim, but a survivor. She may not have entered the world with lots of advantages, but she has survived everything that has come her way and will be stronger because of it.
Weather
The rainy season is beginning in Ust and it has rained the last two days and turned cooler. The first week I was here the weather was in the mid 70s and bright and sunny. There are lots of trees in Ust and their leaves are turning bright yellow and falling. The flower gardens around the baby house are still in bloom and are very pretty.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Alma turned nine months old today! To celebrate, she had a bottle during both her morning and afternoon visits with me. She also marked this day with another milestone. She sat up by herself at least 4 times! While lying on her stomach, she pushes and maneuvers herself until she is sitting up. Yeahhhhhhhh! She has gone from being barely able to sit upright without some assistance to being able to sit-up by her self in one week. She is an amazing baby.
Alma is very curious and takes an interest in anything new that comes into her environment. When a caregiver or visitor walks through the room where we meet, she will stop what she is doing and watch them. If curiosity was a measurement of intelligence, then Alma would be one smart baby.
