We often sing the ABC's in Spanish to Eva. It sounds like "ah, bay, say, day, a, effay, hay" and so on. She loves to join in. Her version sounds like "ah, day, a, a, a, a, a." Often times she'll begin singing on her own and it just melts out hearts.
"Perro" has been a bit of a hard word for Eva to pick up in Spanish, but "Doggy" sure isn't. She has several variations, "dog," doggy," and "goggy." She listens for dogs barking in our neighborhood and is content to "wow, ow" for an hour in response to their barks. A doggy on a commercial will stop her in her tracks.
She is an extraordinary helper around the house. Which we should expect considering that 85% of the messes around the house are due to her. She'll stand between the sink and the dishwasher and as you pass dishes and silverware down to her she will load the dishwasher. Not unlike doggies, the opening of the dishwasher will send her running from across the other side of the house.
Her domestic abilities are not restrained to merely dish washing. She can sweep! It's sweet, but not effective. Generally Daddy will sweep and Eva will bring the dustpan to him and place it on the floor near the cleanup pile. She also helps Mommy with sorting laundry (legitimately, she's good.) Another favorite chore is to follow Daddy around while vacuuming.
Eva knows the word "up." However it's only in reference to putting up her legs so we can put her pants on. She flings her chubby little legs up and says "up" herself. Now those same pants we put on her could be removed at anytime along with her socks, as she has taken to removing clothing throughout the day.
Eva's days are not only filled with de-robing, but also dressing-up. She will at any given time be wearing 2-4 headbands. She'll complete her ensemble with a pair of Daddy's tennis shoes (1 will suffice) and Mommy's bathrobe belt flung carelessly across her shoulders. A tutu, apron, or changing pad cover (on the head) may also be thrown into the mix.
She is learning all her little body parts and that is really fun. "Nariz" she absolutely has down. That one word has a quick response, a plump little finger being shoved up her nose or the nose of anyone around. "Besito" prompts a closed or wide opened pair of lips coming in for a kiss. It could also inspire a small hand to shove your face away.
Eva has also taken to lounging occasionally. Mid-play she'll take a breather and lie down for a sec. Sometimes she'll prop herself up against our pillows on the bed just to take it all in. This is probably the funniest of her new tendencies. How grown up to just want to relax and take it easy!
Eva has also taken to lounging occasionally. Mid-play she'll take a breather and lie down for a sec. Sometimes she'll prop herself up against our pillows on the bed just to take it all in. This is probably the funniest of her new tendencies. How grown up to just want to relax and take it easy!
