Sunday, February 10, 2013

Happy 1st Birthday!

Adelina Antoinette will be one this week! I still cannot believe that one year ago we were getting ready to have this sweet girl. She has brought so much joy into all of our lives. She lights up a room with her crooked toothy grin and mischevious eyes! The love between Franki and Addi is undeniable and absolutely amazing to watch. They can make each other laugh at the slightest facial expression, movement, touch. Addi is currently into everything her sister does, she gets frustrated if she cant do what Franki does, i.e jump off the couch, climb all over everything, eat certain foods, etc. I should also state she is one tough cookie. If she wants to do something or get something she will do everything in her power to get it. She has all boys in her school room at school and I think maybe she learns a thing or two about roughness from them. She inhales when she laughs  and it always takes her a minute to catch her breath. She has the sweetest little elbow dimples that I could kiss forever. She loves giving open mouth kisses to everyone. She says, HI , mama, dada, hulk, night night, bye bye, ball, nana and is very vocal and finds a way to communicate with us through pointing and sounds. We have been working on signs with her, she can do food, all done, milk, cup. She loves playing with anything that tests her motor skills such as opening and closing cups, stacking items, mixing water, etc. Her mind is always at work looking for new things to learn and do. She goes up stairs well but down is a whole other story. She really just adds a whole other personality to this home that I cant imagine our lives without. She literally has brought so much Love into all of our hearts and home (Thats what a Valentine's Baby will do :)) She gives the best hugs and greetings. She literally runs into the arms of people she knows to hug and snuggle her head up onto your leg or shoulder. (or just wipe her nose all over your shirt).  Almost Happy Birthday to my Amazing little Lovebug!








Franki is now 2.5 years old. She turns everything into song nowadays. She is a talking machine. Everyday her recall and her amount of knowledge continue to amaze me. She constantly talks about her love for different people. Her favorite things are school, friends, family and dancing. She loves being surrounded by people and entertaining everyone. She can be shy at first but as soon as she gets to know you watch out because youll have a new best buddy! She is such a sweet tender hearted kid. She always says please and thank you. She constantly shares stuff with her friends and most of the times listens really well. She is cautious and curious which makes for an interesting combination.  She is an amazing big sister and daughter. Her little smile continues to light up our life and gets her out of all kinds of sticky situations!