Where You At?

 

Hello! We lost our internet for 24 hours, and it just came back on. We are thrilled, as we were taking for granted the communication that we were having. We LOVE getting your emails and comments, as home feels so far away for everyone here.

Sylvi is doing GREAT-just in Fast Forward mode, doing all sorts of things-more every hour. She crawls around the apartment here FULL SPEED, and pulls herself up to stand on furniture. She is making noises, cooing and talking baby-talk, laughing and giggling, and even making some crying sounds when she is ticked. It is Great for us to see this, as Kaia and I keep being amazed at how QUICKLY she has changed. We used to beg her to smile, to make a giggle, or even look at us. Now, that is all she does. We can leave the room for 30 seconds, and come back-and she smiles and throws her head back, reaches up for you and laughs-EVERY time! It is amazing, and we all love it. She is totally attached, but almost to the point that she is desperate for it to continue.

When Kaia puts her down for a nap, she will only fall asleep and relax if one of us stays there, in sight, holding her hand. It is almost as if, in her baby mind, that she is not sure if it will all end soon? She get's so concerned if we say 'Bye bye', so we try not to say it around her. I can only imagine her fears, but I'm sure that is why she is obsessed at seeing us, constantly checking where we are.

We feel that way, too. She is napping now, and each of us checks on her every 5 minutes to make sure she is there.