Tuesday, December 30, 2014

December Babblings

A belated Merry Christmas, dear blog readers!  Happy new year, too!

Baby Bunny and I both got two and a half weeks off from school/work!  We've been home, playing with lots of new toys, watching too much TV, eating lots of yummies, and sleeping a lot!

We've acquired a lot of new toys.  Many were gifts from friends and relatives.  Some were "new to Bun Bun".  Lately, she is really into puzzles and blocks.  婆婆 found an old train set in her garage she had forgotten about.  Now, it's under the Christmas tree and entertaining Bun Bun as it goes round and round.  The girl has way too many toys.  One project over Christmas break was to put some of them away, then cycle them out again.

Bun Bun is still obsessed with Curious George.  She requests him on TV every chance she gets.  Lately, she's been introduced to Noddy and the Toyland.  She loves Noddy, but her loyalty is still with George.

With both of us on vacation, 婆婆 is also on vacation.  This means she's at home cooking up all sorts of yummies.  Today, we got 包子 (steamed buns) and 芋頭糕 (taro cake)!  Yum-O!  Looks like we'll be signing up for a membership at the local YMCA this year!


Since September, we've had to wake up at the crack of dawn to catch the school bus and get to work.  It's been such a treat to sleep in, at least until 8am!

Bun Bun has been babbling lots more than ever before.  She's making some sounds that seem to have meaning (to her) and sometimes mimicking something she hears.  She's been making the "guy" sound.  Her vocal vocabulary now includes "Hi", "Aye" (for bye), and "O... oh".  The other day, when we were visiting Grandparents, she very clearly said, "Pop-pop" to address her Grandfather!  And, I think I heard her approximate, "Again!"  We hope for great progress this coming year with her speech.

Physically, she has made a lot of progress.  She's starting to run!  At school, she's been riding and peddling a tricycle, jumping, and kicking balls.  I signed her up for more swimming in January and February.  These will all help her build up core strength.

Excited Baby Bunny running the train around the Christmas tree!