All About Kira: 18-mo update

Kira went in for her 18 month check-up yesterday, though she is really 19 months today. She continues to be in the 1% for weight (18.5 lbs) and is finally 30 inches (9%). She continues to have a large head, which is 59%. Despite her petiteness, she is larger than life. Her personality is really starting to emerge these days. She is picking up new words daily. Some of her favorites are: mommy, dada, Nana (Nathan), Mymy (Milo), dog-o (dog), side (slide), up please, more please, bong (which for some reason means cup), bee-sick-o (bicycle, which she calls her trike). She can name the people at daycare: Jean, Chris, Addie, GG and Eathan and a lot more. She is quite the mommy's girl and won't even share me with Nathan. She LOVES Nathan and wants to do everything he does. She follows him around and when I took her for a special day to Seaworld last week, she cried all the way home from dropping him off at school. She knows what her likes and dislikes are. She can make them known with a sweet little laugh or an ear piercing scream. She has entered the bossy phase and can throw a tantrum like no other. Although Nathan was much more verbal than she is at this age, she is coming a long just fine.

Summer Fun

It's been awhile since I have updated our little blog. We have been having a fun, fun summer out here in beautiful sunny (well today its unusually cloudy) San Diego. We have been enjoying many beach and pools days, concerts in the park, trips to the zoo, Legoland, and Seaworld and visits and playdates with friends. How lucky are Nathan and Kira to have so much to do in the city they are being raised in. We have also been on a couple of camping trips, which Nathan loved! Kira was sick the first time but did enjoy trip number 2. They are both at fun ages, which makes having fun that much easier. This summer, Nathan has really taken off in so many ways. Just a couple months ago he would barely go in the pool and would just mostly go where he could stand up. Now he is DIVING, swimming like a fish and going to the bottom of the pool for toys. He is going in the ocean and starting to really get the hang of boogie boarding (which is step one to surfing!!!). Kira is enjoying jumping into the pool from the side and digging in the sand at the beach. She enjoys riding her tricycle, while Nathan rides his scooter, skateboard or bike. We really are having so much fun these days! Take a look!