Munchkin Update and Pictures
Written by The Lassie
Our Munchkin is 20 months old – she weighs 11.69 kg, is 83 cm tall, and has a 46 cm head circumference, if you must know – and I am already wondering what her second birthday will be like. Last year, we went to the Berlin Zoo and had a wonderful time. I am wondering whether we should make that a recurring birthday event. The Zoo is one of the very few places here where you don’t feel completely smothered by the city. A walk through the Zoo is a very refreshing change to an otherwise rather hectic city life – a life that the Lad and I seem to have more and more of a problem adjusting to.
Our Munchkin continues to be very active and inquisitive. She likes music and loves to dance and twirl. Her giggles lighten our hearts and her tantrums do not yet last very long. Our little girl likes to lean in and give kisses, and story time with Daddy is an absolute delight for her.
I am not sure where our Munchkin stands in terms of her language development, but she does try to ‘talk’ a lot, all the while mixing English, German and of course words of her own creation. Seemingly our baby should start using her own name and talking in two to three word sentences soon, but I do not see that happen quite yet. So far, I am not in the least worried about her progress in that particular area.
Here are the words she frequently uses these days: Baby, Mommy, Daddy, Nein, Kita, Kitty, Alle, All Done, Open, Book, Cheese, Hi, This, Bye Bye, Brush Teeth, Light, Night Night, Oh Oh, Tea. The Munchkin’s very German ‘Nein’ is definetely the most used word at the moment, usually delivered with a very decisive head-shaking.
It’s very interesting to see how our Munchkin deals with her bilingualism. Right now, she does seem to understand both languages equally well, but her teachers tell me that as a rule, she will respond to requests more readily and more sweetly when they are uttered in English.
The Lad and I both speak only English to her, but German is absolutely the more dominant language in her life at this point. I often wonder whether our little one might develop a preference for either one of her first languages later on.
Anyway, on with the pictures now!
January 15th, 2010 at 3:06 am
She looks so precious and happy. I love the strawberry hat, and the Christmas outfit especially. I just love choosing outfits for my girls, sometimes I feel like I’m playing dress-up with rather uncooperative dolls!
As for the pic of her in the green container, my three year old will still contort herself to fit into tiny boxes and bins.
Thank you for sharing the lovely pics. I was very sorry to hear about your work situations, it sounds most unfair and frustrating. I personally feel that having a child at home makes these situations feel all the more stressful sometimes and yet at other times their mischevious happiness does wonders to make one realise that life will continue to go and be lots of fun along the way.
January 25th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Oh my goodness, she is so very cute! That little curly head is just what I am hoping our hypothetical little girl will have. :D