daily interactions

Lillia has been lavishing us in smiles during all her awake time today. What a treat! She has my gummy smile already.

There's the happy smile:



And the giggle smile - the one that explodes across newborns' faces and disappears as they learn to laugh instead:



And Bella, I've been able to wear her down for naps. She's a happy little kid during the days again and is getting a bit more sleep at night. As her language grows, listening to her imaginative play is delightful. She repeats what we say, sure (Liiiiia, whadyoudoiiiinlia?) but what captivates me are the words that I don't remember teaching her, especially when she applies them in new ways.



Fug eyes boken (froggie's eyes are broken).

Oh really? What happened?

Wa wipe off! (they got wiped off!) Fug ah sad.

What are you going to do?
Bella hug.



And so it goes. She played with those little guys for a half hour and it was bliss.