It's so hard to believe that little Izzy is 4 months old already. She is such a sweet baby. Loves to roll around - I'm amazed how far (and fast) she can travel. She has found her voice - she can get pretty loud. But mostly she loves to growl - Hannah calls her a baby dinosaur. It's really very cute, except when it's 0'dark thirty, you're sound asleep and wondering if a wild animal has somehow gotten into your house. She drools a ton, I think she is teething, but have not seen any teeth pop through yet. She's a good sleeper and gives me a 7 to 8 hour stretch at night. The most heartwarming by far is the way her eyes follow everything Hannah is doing, she's already trying to keep up with her big sis...
Hannah is a bit of everything right now. Funny, loving, sassy, impatient... She has so much attitude right now it's hard to believe she's mine - until Jinoo tell me she acts just like me. *great* She is getting really good at swimming and can swim underwater but is still trying to figure out 'side breathing'. She adores her little sister and always wants Izzy next to her. She has started her second year of preschool. She goes four mornings a week. She loves to write her letters and sound out words and then tell me how to spell them. She surprised me last week by writing her last name on her own - we've never even worked on it. We are working on her reading skills. We have started the book: Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons She's catching on pretty fast. She likes for me to give her mathematical story problems that involve addition and subtraction. And then she'll give me a problem right back. She's always very good about telling me "Great job" once I answer. I'm always amazed at the questions she asks and the stories she tells me. She loves imaginary play and we spend most days in one of her pretend scenarios. Hannah insists she has changed her middle name from Young to Big. Thus, when someone asks for her name she now replies, Hannah BIG Mattila.
I am so grateful for my two girls. They fill my heart with so much love. Life is good!
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