but we have been busy! All the usual plus more going on, alhamdulillah! H came back from his trip, bringing MIL with him for the first time! Ia was very shy, U was even more so! Due to unexpected events she quickly went off to stay with other relatives, but will soon be back, insh'Allah, then the kids will get used to her and hopefully, insh'Allah pick up some of their father's language.
U has been saying a lot more. Her first pair of words "TV on". Not sure whether to be pleased with that really, as this was said as a demand rather than an observation.
Ia has been doing more with the rods. She is very good at copying patterns, maashAllah, she can copy from a book as well as from a pattern I make. she is getting good at her counting too, but her pencil control is not good enough for her to manage writing numbers or letters yet. She can only count what is seen as well, not what could be concealed (I mean you can't say to her that you already have one so if you have another two how many would that be.) of course I wouldn't expect her to do those things at her age but it is interesting to identify the boundary of what she understands and can use and what is too complex. Her drawing is getting a lot more detailed, adding the sky at the top and grass for example. One drawing takes a lot longer now.
Ia and U play together more each day, usually dollies' picnics. U calls Ia "Dacala" and she calls for her loudly. They love to scream together too and roar at me whilst holding tiny plastic dinousaurs.
I have been baking bread regularly for about a week now in my effort to cut down on the salt and additives we unwittingly consume. It doesn't take long at all really, it is just being so used to the convenience of shop stuff it seems like something daunting. How long will I maintain it though?
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