December 2009 "I'm the winner!" and "Me first/I'm the leader!" plus "Open/Close"

Not sure where Julia picked it up from, school or TV? But this month she started saying "Me first, follow the leader" when we'd get out of the car and walk into the house, walking up the stairs, etc...then when she'd get to the top of the stairs it was "I'm the winner!" So I started telling her it's not always so important to win...but to always try your best and be a good person. After a few days of telling her this now when she gets to the top of the stairs she says "Daddy, I tried my best!" One step at a time!

Another new thing for Julia is automatic doors - it's so funny when she stands/walks toward the doors and yells "OPEN" and then after we walk through she turns around and yells "CLOSE." The first time she did this was at St. Johns Medical Center when we visited Mommy and Baby Rosie!

Dec. 16, 2009 - Over Due Update

Since Julia became a big sister on 12/4/09, life for the entire family became busier and even more full of joy! Stella Rose was born 12/4/09 and on 12/5 when Julia met her baby sister, all the way home whenever I would refer to Julia as Babe or Sweetie she would correct me and say "No, I'm not Sweetie, I'm Big Sister Julia." How cute!
Another thing that makes my heart smile is when I drop Big Sister Julia off at school at Undercroft Montessori and from the car pool she gets out of the CRV, puts her canvas school bag on her shoulder and starts walking on the white line into the school - really such a "big girl". Makes me so happy and proud that she's growing up and loves Montessori school!
Julia still loves music, dancing, singing, art, books and playing games.
Whenever Meme or I are eating or drinking something, Julia is sure to ask what it is and when we say it's spicy drink or spicy food, she says "When I'm bigger I'm going to eat/drink that spicy food/beverage."

Yesterday we made our first gingerbread house - it was loads of fun and of course both Julia and I had a lot of creative juices flowing and our girl was focused on decorating the house with the colorful candies.

Big Sister - December 4, 2009

Well, Stella Rose was born at 7:19am today and after Mommy got moved to her regular room in the labor/delivery unit, Daddy went home to pick up Julia and Grandma Ping Sou. Julia LOVES being a big sister! She got to hold Baby Rosie today and on the drive home whenever I said "yes sweetie" or "yes Jules" she would say "No I'm Big Sister Julia." It was soooo cute! Also whenever we tell someone that Stella Rose was born, Julia said, "No, her name is just Rosie!"

Aside from all the excitement of being a big sister, which Julia is adjusting to quite nicely, her latest favorite things is Rainbows. She loves to help Mommy make banana bread, she loves her Ms. Shelly's Dance Class, art, singing and kind of ordering people around. Hide n seek is still popular as well as running around the house in general.

Life as well know it is changing with two wonderful daughters - Stella and Julia - two apples of their parents' eyes!!!