Happy July everyone! We are loving our warm weather and sunny days here in Petaluma. We had the Larabees in town for a week and Scarlett LOVED her cousins, of course! A photographer came and captured this cousin photo (and many others). By the time you read this update, this photo may be need to be updated as Kim is in labor and Baby King cousin #5 is arriving today!
Scarlett, Shane, Hollace, & Hanley
Scarlett now RUNS. She and Hazel have fun chasing each other around the house. She also has been in the pool A LOT with this warm weather and has mastered "kicking" on command. She seems to understand everything we say (or is just really good at pretending) and nods her head yes or shakes her head no for any given question. After a only few days with my family in OC, she was able to point to Uncle Ev when we asked her where he was. She is SMART! S also loves to dance and runs in a circle until she gets so dizzy that she falls over.
New words: "ow" for her Owl lovey, "Mimi" for Peg, although she hasn't said to to her, "bubu" for bubbles (our favorite summer activity), "baba" for baby, and we've evolved to "Haz" now for Hazel.
Favorite Toy This Month:
Bubbles, her water table, or her baby pool are all tied for this. Anything outdoors and active makes Scarlett happy.
Biggest Thrill:
Scarlett loves praise. Her biggest thrill is now when anyone claps or cheers when she does something to be proud of. Then, she will continue to cheer and clap for herself to get everyone going again.
Biggest Highlight/Biggest Challenge:
Still communication. She wants what she wants when she wants it, although we are slowing starting to understand each other better and better. Jeremy and I are very consistent with our dos/don'ts and she totally understands the things she is not supposed to do/get in to. The head nodding and shakes from her helps us immensely.
Secondly, Scarlett came down with Hand Mouth Food virus right before we left for Southern CA. I had NO idea how awful it would be for her/me. She was in a lot of pain, was up all night for multiple nights, and lost about 3 pounds from her eating strike due to the sores in her mouth. If we can survive that, we can survive anything!
Sweetest Moment:
After being gone for 8 days without Jeremy, Scarlett was beside herself when she saw Jeremy at the airport. When he picked her up, she yelled, "Dada" and started crying. Too cute. She LOVES her daddy!
Love, The Kings!
I love these pictures of you and your family. So cute!
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