Happiest Babies on the Block

Little Orli and Asher are growing up...

Our house can be hectic at times, but we can't think of anything better than this. 

Orli is a wiggle worm, but not crawling yet.  She does sit in place very well and whimper when she wants something. Luckily, her brother will retrieve anything she wants and if he isn't available Mommy and Daddy step in because we can't resist those baby blues. In the meantime, Orli is fine staying put. Although, in the last week she has begun to pull herself up and is eager to look inside her toy basket or her drawer full of clothes.  I practice my patience with the drawer because she takes out all the clothes that I attempt to fold.

On another note, Asher wrapped up his last day of preschool at Har Zion for the school year. He will go there again next year.  He made some nice new friends (phew!). We were so worried about how he would adjust to being in a new place, but he did great. He started Summer Camp last week and loves it.  During the transition to Summer Camp, we felt it was time to potty train. We are happy to report that Asher is potty trained and that week of work has paid off.  He wears a pull up at night and nap, but the other day, we woke up in the middle of the night to Asher yelling that he needed to pee.  We jumped out of bed to help him and were so proud that he didn't pee in his pull up.  Good job, Asher!

Asher always wants to be in arms reach of Orli. He hugs her, babbles with her to get her to talk, tries to show her how to crawl. In return, she giggles at everything he does and thinks he is the cat's meow. Asher is such a great friend to Orli and we are enjoying watching their relationship blossom.


 

Asher always wants to cuddle Orli and hops in her crib right before she goes to sleep.

Orli is eating solids and is very verbal during this time. She does not want me taking her bowl.

Happy girl now that she knows I won't take it from her.

love her eyes

trying to move

pulling herself up

A carriage ride around the City with the Chapman Kumar Family! We are so glad they visited us!

Pushing Nana on the Merry go Round

Happiest Baby on the Block. She is an expert at finding tags on any item. 

9 Spectacular Months and in the 90-90-90 range!

Orli's Stats:
Weight 21.6 lbs-90th percentile Height 29 inches-90th percentile and Head Circumference 18 inches-90th percentile

Our little Orli girl is 9 months old. This means that she has lived outside longer than inside.   For someone reason this small fact makes me a little weepy. She's growing up and is such a joy.


Her new talents include:
Saying/Babbling: Mama is the new one, but she doesn't know what she is saying yet. She did this right after she turned 8 months.
Teeth: She has two upper front teeth that have poked through for a total of 4 beautiful little pearls.
Activity: She is a wiggle worm and dances every time she hears songs. She can also move on her back.
Food: She enjoys baby food, but not vegetables. This is very different from her brother. Luckily, I have started to mix them with fruit and managed to fool her.
Socialization: Orli is very social and loves people and interacting with them. She is very aware of her surroundings which always catches me a little off guard. One day, I noticed she stuck her tongue to the side. I realized that she was copying me. I kept doing it and she started to giggle and mimic my behavior. It is adorable.  Also, we went to our new pediatrician for the first time.  Orli recognized that we were in a doctor's office immediately and started to cry. The doctor was surprised because she hadn't even started the check-up and she was already in a panic. We just love our girl.