Amanda Rachel & Robin Beatrice
Amanda was born on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 3:16 pm
Robin was born on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 9:24 pm

May 2011

We had an eventful month! We celebrated Mother's Day, Uncle Steve's 40th birthday, went to Tot Shabbat, ate ice cream, played with Sean, and just had a great time! Aleck was out of town for a couple weeks, and both kids took advantage of that time to get sick, one right after the other. They have great timing.

Robin has begun to put herself in time out each time she receives a scolding. It's a little disturbing, since she seems to like it so much. She is also increasing her vocabulary in number of words and also volume-- she likes to yell a lot. She expects you to repeat her words back to her and if you are not fast enough, she will just repeat them at higher and higher decibel levels until you comply. She has also started running, and likes to tell you as much. You'll see her start to amble back and forth and when you ask what she's doing, she'll excitedly say, "I'm running!" She has begun to narrate other parts of her life, as well. We often hear things like, "I have socks!", "I have spoons!", "I eat now!",
"I watch TV now!" These statements are sometimes a telling of the truth and other times a wishful thought verbalized. She is also very concerned about sneezing and, as was reported last month, she often asks us if we are OK after we sneeze or cough. This month, after her own sneeze, she asked herself, "OK Robin?"

She continues to refer to her sister as "Girl" even when everyone else is calling her "Amanda." Amanda doesn't seem to mind too much, which is good because sometimes Stacey and Aleck refer to her as "Girl" when talking to Robin, as well. Robin has also fallen in love with Diego ("Goo-go") and loves to watch his show. Stacey surreptitiously took a video of Robin watching the opening credits to capture her enthusiasm. Click here to see Robin dance and sing along (the music is not very loud, but if you turn your speakers up you might be able to hear it better).

Amanda got an inflatable guitar and has become a premier musician with it. Click Here to see her and Robin in action with it. She also got to spend a day at work with Stacey and plant some seeds on Bread for the City's rooftop garden. She also got to go to two Chuck E. Cheese birthday parties, which is quite a treat. Her reading and writing skills continue to improve and she is able to sound out almost any word that she comes across. She is also able to spell more words on her own and her drawings feature more text now.

The weather finally turned and we were able to spend more time outside. After about a week of pleasant weather, it got very hot, but we still managed to brave a few days outside. There was still ample time for Michael Jackson dance parties in the kitchen, as well. Click Here for a little taste of Amanda's... talent.