Mis hijas
I thought I would take a moment to give a quick update on mis hijas (my daughters).
Last month, on November 4th, Evelyn turned 2! For her birthday we went to the Lima zoo and had a party with some great friends. The menu included some of her favorite foods: cake, ice cream and pizza. She was in heaven! Lately Evelyn has started trying to talk in sentences which is at times difficult to understand but mostly it is precious! Some little phrases that she enjoys saying these days include: "Um I think so" "Oh, I know" "Oh, that's silly (or funny)" "Ewwww gross" "I'm excited" "Oh, I love it". Does she sound like a little girl or what?
Norah hit three months a little over a week ago and is as cute as ever! She likes to kick and squeak rather loudly. She also thinks that mommy is very funny and LOVES to watch Evelyn run around in circles in our apartment. We've noticed that she is starting to look less like her sissy these days but is equally as beautiful. She has found her thumb (just like Evelyn) but doesn't suck on it, rather, she likes to chew on it and make a huge slobbery mess. I'm starting to wonder if she is already teething!
Most days are full of coloring, dancing, sleeping, eating, reading, pretending, running, tickling, baby talking and lots of diaper changing. We are very blessed! If we ever go out of the apartment, which is no easy task, we are stopped constantly by sweet Peruvian women who want to look at and rave about how beautiful Evelyn and Norah are. Last week we went shopping and I was able to part a sea of people with no problem because of Norah and her bald little white head. It is amazing! Here is a translated version of an exchange that I had when went out last week...
Sweet older lady: (Speaking about Norah) "Oooooh how beautiful!"
Me: Thank you!
Lady: (Still about Norah) Oooooooh my God, how beautiful!
Me: Thank you!!
Lady: How old is she?
Me: Three months.
Lady: Ooooooooooh my God, three months!! Three months!! How beautiful!! She is like a doll!
Me: (Laughing) Thank you!
Lady: How precious, three months! How beautiful! She is like a doll – no hair! How precious!!!
(Suddenly she notices Evelyn)
Lady: Ooooooh my God, two daughters?! How beautiful! How beautiful!!
(At this point I'm really really loving this lady!)
Lady: How old is she?
Me: She is two years old.
Lady: Two years old!!!!! Oh my God! How beautiful! Two Daughters!
This continued to go on for some moments but finally her shopping buddy nudged her away. I love it!
We decorated the apartment for Evelyn's birthday party.
Playing with new toys!
Evelyn and her buddy, Pablo, checking out some new toys.
Playing with "Nony" (One Evelyn's Peruvian Grandparents)
Being a ballerina!
Norah is so sweet!
Daddy built a super fun tent in the living room.
Its hard to capture Evelyn holding still these days.
