Dear Soraya-Mina,
Happy Birthday Princess!!
It's true: you are 7 months old! I cannot believe it has already been 30 Sundays, since you came into this world! And my God, are you adorable!
Just a few days after your last month's birthday (July 6th) we had our 6mts check up with Dr. Sha; and our last round of the PC-Shot. You weighed in at 16 lbs 14oz and had grown to already 27 inches! That's over 2 feet long! Which is more than one third of me!! You are healthy like always, everything went great and the Dr. is very pleased with your development. You turn your head when we call your name, your little fingers are busy picking things up, passing them to each other and dropping stuff to see who will pick it up again and you finally figured out how to bang on the animal buttons in your office to make sounds. One of your favorite activities this month: banging your palms on things and grinning when we accompany it by saying: "bam bam".
The morning of July 7th we spent enjoying the last hours with Grossi and Opi and early that afternoon we drove back to the San Francisco airport to drop them off. Another great visit had ended too quickly. We know there are many more to come and we are looking forward to them.
You have spent some more time in your jumper and on July 11th the synapses in your little brain permitted a crucial puzzle piece of information to be put into the right place: "If I push off the ground with my tippy toes, I can make myself bounce! And it's FUN!". And there you went. You finally ARE having as much fun as we hoped you would. You are going crazy with it, drooling, making all kinds of noises, hopping towards Uki trying to get him and just being besides yourself with joy!
You have transitioned from 3 naps a day to only 2; all by yourself. We realized quickly that trying to force you into a schedule we picked for you, wasn't going to work. So we went along with your program and after a one week "yuk" period of 3 naps being too much but 2 being too little; we worked it all out. You like to get up anywhere between 7.30am and 8am; stay up and play a bit; go down for a 2 to 2 1/2 hr. nap at 10am; then another 1 1/2 hr. nap around 3pm and then go to bed around 7pm at night. It's perfect. It makes life easier and much more enjoyable for all parties involved. You have also perfected the art of locating, grabbing and inserting your paci all by yourself; which comes in great handy while you try to fall asleep or during those early morning light sleep phases.
We've added green peas, chicken, potato and pears to your diet and you love them all! A couple of times we tried banana which is the first thing you just cannot stand! Man it tastes just as bad as those awful vitamins we try to feed you! ;-) Just horrible apparently.
You're still working on some teeth every once in a while; can't see any yet but there are days when you chew on everything and drool like there's no tomorrow!
On most mornings we go for a long walk with Uki around the neighborhood (Daddy goes with you guys on the days I'm at work) and I'm not sure who enjoys it the most. You and Uki just love each other and we cannot leave the two of you alone without someone getting grabbed, licked or drooled on. You also share your chewy toys without hesitation; awesome.
And just a few days ago you figured out how to push yourself up onto your hands and knees and then you wiggle back and forth on them trying to get momentum to crawl but you don't know yet how to lift up one hand and just go for it. Sometimes you try and launch forward only to flop onto your belly, chest and sometimes face (oops); and so you just continue baby-sealing around the floor. It's all coming together though!
We Skype with Nona, Grossi and Opi , Gotti and some friends and you are starting to get into that as well. You can see the people you know and make faces at them and be entertained for a few minutes. I'm so glad we have a way to stay in touch with everyone that's so far away.
You are a joy to be around!
Happy Birthday little Angel!
We love you!!!
Mommy and Daddy
Liebi Soraya-Mina,
Alles Gueti zum Geburtstag!
Es isch wahr: Du bisch 7 Monet alt! Ich chans kum glaube, dass es scho 30 Suentig her isch, sit Du s Liecht vo dere Welt erblickt hesch! Und mein Gott, bisch du suess!
Nur es paar Tag nach dim letscht monatige Geburi (6. Juli) hemmer euse 6 monatig Termin gha bim Dr. Sha; und die letscht Rundi vo de PC-Impfig. Du hesch 7,65Kg gwoge und bisch uf 68,58cm gwachse! Das isch ueber en halbe Meter lang! Und das isch meh als ein Drittel vo mir!! Du bisch gsund wie immer, alles isch guet gange und de Dr. isch sehr zfriede mit dinere Entwicklig. Du treisch de Chopf wenn mir din Name seged, dini chline Finger sind damit beschaeftigt Sache ufzlese, hin und her z geh und abezgheie lah zum luege obs echt oepert ufliest und hesch endlich erlickt wie mer die Tierli Chnoepf i dim Buero druckt zum Musik gmache. Eini vo dine Lieblingsbeschaeftigunge de Monet: mit de flache Hand uf Sache abe baengle und grinse wenn mir dezue seged: "Baem Baem".
Am 7. Juli hemmer de Morge gnosse und die letschte paar Stunde mit em Grossi und em Opi verbracht und sind den am fruehe Nachmittag wieder an San Francisco Flughafe gfahre zum s ablade. Wieder mal het en tolle Bsuech vill z gschnell gendet. Mir wuessed aber, dass no villi meh uf eus zue choemed und mir freued eus scho druff.
Du hesch au meh Ziit i dim neue Gumper verbracht und am 11. Juli hend d Synapse vo dim chline Hirni zueglah, dass es wichtiges Puzzle Teili vo Informatione as richtige Ort gsetzt worde isch: "Wenn ich mit de Zeihespitzli am Bode agib, gumpeds ja! Und es macht erst no SPASS!" Und los isch es gange. Endlich hesch Du tatsaechlich so vill Spass drah wie mir ghofft hend du hegisch. Du bisch ganz wild, saeuferisch, gisch alli Art vo Toen vo der, huepfsch gege de Uki zue und versuechsch ihn zschnappe und hesch eis cheibe Chaeferfescht!
Du hesch gwechslet vo 3 Mittagschloefli am Tag zu nume 2; ganz vo alleige. Mir hend zimmli schnell gmerkt, dass es nuet bringt wenn mir Dir wend en Rhythmus ufschwaetze. Drum hemer den halt eifach mal bi Dim Program mitgmacht und nach enere "truemlige" Wuche wo 3 Schloef z vill gsi sind aber 2 z wenig; hets den endlich klappet. Du verwachsch meistens zwuesched 7.30 und 8.00 am Morge; blibsch chli wach und spilsch und verzellsch; gasch go ligge um die 10i fuer 2 bis 2/12 Std; denn nomal go ligge fuer oepe 1 1/2 Std. um die 15.00 und den gasch is Bett um die 19.00 am Abig. Es isch perfekt. Es macht s Lebe eifacher und vill gnuesbarer fuer eus alli. Du hesch es au komplett gmeisteret dini Nuggi z finde, z packe und is Muul z stecke ganz allei; was vorallem sehr hilfrich isch waehrend Du versuechsch i z schlafe oder i de fruehe Morge Stunde waehrend de liechte Schlaffasene.
Mir hend Erbsli, Poulet und Herdoepfel dim Menu bigfuegt und Du liebsch au das! Es paar Mal scho hemmer versuecht Banana z offeriere und das isch den s Erste gsi wo Du absolut nued hesch choene usstah! Laeck das isch grad so scheusslich wie die furchtbare Vitamine wo mir Dir staendig wend ufhalse! ;-) Eifach schrecklich!
Du chrampfsch immer no a dine Zaeh; gseh zwar immer no kei aber es git Tage wo Du eifach a allem umechaetschisch und umesaberisch wie nuet!
A de meiste Moerge goemmer mit em Uki go spaziere i de Nachbarschaft (de Papi gaht mit eui a dene Tag wo ich am schaffe bin) und ich bi mer nued sicher wer dass es am meiste gnuesst. Du und de Uki liebed enand und mir choend eui zwei nued allei lah ohni dass nued oepert packt wird, gschlecket oder sust besaberet wird. Und Du teilsch sogar dini Biisring mit ihm ohni lang ueberlege; toll.
Und erst grad vor es paar Tag hesch usegfunde wie dich uf d Chnueh und Hend ufstuetze und denn schaucklisch fuerschi und hinderschi und versuech Alauf hole zum chrueche aber Du weisch nanig gnau wie mer loslaht mit de einte Hand und eifach druf los gaht. Maengmal laensch voll drii und gisch alles aber landisch denn immer uf em Buch und maengmal sogar uf em Gsicht (Ups); und drum robbsch wiiterhin umenand. Es chunnt aber alles langsam so wie's soet!
Mir skyped mit de Nona, em Grossi und em Opi, am Gotti und sustige Kollege und Dir macht au das faeng richtig Spass. Du gsesch alli Luet wo'd kennsch und chasch Grimasse mache und verzelle und dich unterhalte fuer es Wiili. Ich bin so froh, dass mir so choend in Kontakt bliibe mit allne wo so wiit weg sind.
Du bisch e wahri Freud!
Alles Gueti zum Geburtstag Aengeli!
Mir hend dich fescht, fescht gern!
s Mami und de Papi
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