Todller's reading comprehension!

Aubrey is "reading a book", I hear the words like - steam engines, trains, tracks and Thomas and Edward... The only thing that puzzles me is that the book title is "Carpenter's and Builder's guide" ..

Aubrey -19 months

Aubrey weighs 22 lbs. She says : moma, daddy, dodie ( doggie), bye, ball, hi ( if she is in the mood for it), titja ( breasfeeding), apple, George ( in reference to Curious George), uh oh, thank you ( tank you),no, yeah, juice ( something similar), more ( if you ask to repeat it), nose ( rarely) and will repeat a lot of words you ask her, but rarely volunteers to say anything by herself. There is no need really, since she learned that pointing the finger and moaning impatiently gets her what she wants most of the time.

Aubrey loves mom's purse and knows that a purse is an important part of any lady's wardrobe. When we visited the doctors' office the other day, she, after being called to the examination room,  attempted to grab my purse and follow the nurse to the room.

The same day mom and Aubrey went purse shopping and Aubrey wanted to carry mom's new purse on her shoulder in the store. Then she refused to be carried and wanted to walk to the car by herself with the purse on her shoulder.

At 19 months, Aubrey is quite a dancer. She loves when mom and dad dance with her though. I think she likes Johny Cash. One day dad came home and put in a blu ray with his songs. Aubrey danced with such enjoyment that me and George both had a great time watching her.

Aubrey likes to clap. We were listening to the radio сampaign of Newt Gingrich, people were clapping when he was done. Aubrey clapped in her car seat. Although, we usually vote for democrats, Aubrey might be the first republican in the family. One never knows...

Aubrey's favourtie toy now is her baby doll. Her dad bought at Costco. It was love at first sight. She wanted to read her baby a book, wanted to dance with baby, even tried to feed her cheerios. She now sleeps with her baby and periodically goes and finds it during the day, just to make sure that the baby is around. When it is time to read a book, Aubrey has a strict protocol. First, mom sit down, then Aubrey should sit in mom's lap, and her baby doll should sit in Aubrey's lap and all of us should be covered by a blanket.


Aubrey has been having nap issues again :( After what seemed like a good run, where she slept for about11.5 hours at night ( waking up 1-3 times) and 1 hour nap, naps now are a battle. It has been like that for 2 weeks now and hopefully will go away quickly..

Napping on her way to Chicago ( 12.21.11)

14 months!!!

Now, when they tell you, that kids grow fast, believe them, they do! Our little baby girl is more than a year old!!! We moved this May and Aubrey got to celebrate her 1st birthday in our first house! She had her firends over for the party at the Lembi Park. Well, her mommie's friends to be exact:) Both grandma Julie and grandma Sofiya were there for her very first birthday! A couple of days prior to her birthday, Aubrey took her very own couple of steps and now at the age of 14 moths, runs like the wind and does not wish to stand still for a second!!

AUBREY WITH A PRESENT FROM AUNT ANETTE AND UNCLE STEVE.

She says the word "dai", which in Russian means "give me" and also yells out"DA" , when her daddy comes from work.  Taco is labeled ''dada":) Nobody knows why, but every time she sees a doggy, it is "dada".

Aubrey loves all the play grounds that are so close to our house. We go outside every day. She enjoys the swing and climbs on everything!! She is particularly fascinated by curbs, stairs and book shelves.

Aubrey with mommie and grandma Sofiya

Dad takes Aubrey to swim classes and she loves them so much! At the end of the lesson, it is imossible to get her out of the warm pool. She wants to keep jumping in. She also prefers warm water to cold in the pool, just like daddy. We went to the hotel swimming pool today and Aubrey did not like it at all. However, when I put her in a hot tub with very warm water, she wanted to stay there for a very long time.

Aubrey and dad, swim class in August 2011

My baby girl plays Russian patty cake, when you start rhyming. She also will take my hand and put in on an object that she wants me to do something with. It is pretty cute. At first, she asks, then, if I don't react, she reaches for my hand and "asks" that way. She is very stubborn and will not get distracted from what she wants.

 She enjoys the walker that her grandma Sofiya bought her when she came and is also warming up to a horse that her grandma Julie got her for the her BIG ONE:)

10 months and 2 days!

             Here we go, another month flew by! Aubrey is now crawling like a pro. She learned to crawl at 9 moths and 10 days or so. Mom called grandma Julie to tell her the exciting news right away.  A couple of days later, Aubrey started to try to prop herself up and stand up. Now at 10 months, she is a pro cruiser and props herself up really quick. Today she even tried to stand up for a few seconds without holding on to anything!

             Aubrey quickly realized that crawling is so much fun! She chases Taco, when the dog tries to grab some of her things ( usually socks or shoes) and laughs every time, Taco runs away from her. She also just now realized how much stuff is laying around with nobody to protect it. She can crawl to Taco's food and water faster than a race car. She just started checking out the shelves with Blu-Rays and DVDs which made dad not so happy:) and "helped" mom unload ALL the spoons and forks out of the dishwasher.

             She can find daddy and Taco with her eyes when asked and still does not even want to look in mom's direction when asked by dad :" Where is mom?"


             At the end of the 9th month, Aubrey decided to add to her collection of teeth and started to pop out 3 top teeth one after another. She is still teething and I think, there is a 4th top tooth on the way.

            Aubrey now likes to eat herself, which results in feeding her nose, cheeks, kitchen walls and carpet. So much fun and such a mess for mommy. She has tried a lot of foods and sometimes eats real food with mom and dad.  Her favorite drink is soda:), as she tirelessly tries to grab a bottle of can every time she sees one:)
           

           As for toys, she loves to clean out mommy's purse and play with car keys. She is also very affectionate towards Taco's leash. Her real toys are of little interest to her. She, however, is very interested in company. As she tried to crawl away from mommy in Children's Orchard Store to "go and talk" to a 2 year old. Mommy had to catch her and hold her while shopping. As soon as mommy put Aubrey down again, she tried to crawl to another baby in the toy section and "grab" onto her face.