Julia (aka J or Birdie) has had an amazing year. She has adjusted to a lot of changes including a new house and a new brother. She has taken on the role of big sister with passion and her love for Benjamin is obvious daily. She is an incredibly sweet and caring little girl who is also very observant and intelligent. She is the type of person who watches everything that is going on and goes over it all in her head trying to understand every little detail. She will analyze things for a long time before she attempts them for herself but when she does finally make the attempt she usually does it perfectly.
Julia is very creative and artistic and loves drawing and painting. She also loves going to school and her weekly dance class. She's very physically active and is always riding her bike, plasma car or just running around. She also has figured out that she needs her own space and has created little "nests" for herself around the house. The most permanent one is under the ficus tree in our living room - it's cordoned off with chairs so Benjamin cannot enter - and it alternates between a nest, a clubhouse, and a schoolhouse.
Julia's still a picky eater but she knows what she likes and thankfully that includes lots of fruits and veggies, chicken, salmon, and meat. She does have a sweet tooth - especially for chocolate! Her favorite lunch these days is peanut butter and nutella on mini-pitas. On a good day she'll polish off four. She's also addicted to green apples (emphasis on green) and will eat several of those a day too. She had her 4 yr doctor appointment the other day and was pronounced very healthy at 33lbs and 40 inches tall.
Andrew and I have had an incredible amount of fun with Julia over the past year. It's been great watching her become more and more independent and confident in herself. It's the first year that we've all been able to play board/card games together (Candyland and Go Fish are favorites); Julia has also started writing her name and a few other words (mom, dad, love) and has expressed interest in learning to read; she knows how to snap her fingers, limbo, and can hop on one foot very well; and she can get herself dressed and undressed when she choses to!
Last year I started interviewing Julia on her birthday. It was a neat way to see how she views herself and what are her current interests, like, and dislikes. Here is the this year's interview:
- What is your favorite color? pink
- What is your favorite toy? Mickey rocketship, No-No, playing in her “school” (a little spot behind two chairs where lots of toys are stored and most importantly, Benjamin is not allowed!)
- What is your favorite fruit? apple
- What is your favorite tv show? The Wiggles
- What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? peanut butter and chocolate (Nutella) sandwiches
- What is your favorite game? Yoga Garden
- What is your favorite snack? goldfish and pretzels
- What is your favorite book? Mickey Mouse Pet Show, Eric Carle's House for Hermit Crab
- What is your favorite thing to do outside? riding her bike
- What is your favorite drink? milk
- What do you like to take to bed with you at night? No-no and pom-poms
- What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Granola bar (or as she says a “noga” bar)
- What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner? chicken nuggets
- What makes you happy? no-no
- What is your favorite animal? Bunnies
- What is your favorite thing to eat? raspberries
- What is your least favorite thing to eat? don't know
- What is your favorite thing to do? ride her bike
- What are you really good at? reading
- What is your favorite movie? Cars
- What is your favorite song? Twinkle Twinkle
- Who is your best friend? Neve (friend from Little Red Hen)
- What do you like to do with Mom? go to the Children's Museum
- What do you like to do with Dad? read books
- What is your favorite sport? baseball
- What is your favorite place to go? McDonalds
- What do you want to be when you grow up? a mama (yes, I had tears in my eyes when she gave me this answer!)
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