Through the Night!

This morning, Nina woke up and her diaper was dry! She even had some water before going to sleep.

We are also looking forward to my parents visiting this morning. Tonight they will take the plane back to Singapore.

She knows what she wants

Nina knows exactly what she wants. Every night, she gets to choose a song for us to sing right before she goes to bed. We started with nice slow songs like Edelweiss, but somehow she started choosing songs like Old MacDonald. The latest request is yet more unusual for a bedtime lullaby: Feliz Navidad!

Every morning, Nina gets up and comes into bed with us to snuggle. This morning I requested a snuggle from Nina and proceeded to put my arm around her. I was quickly and sternly informed that, "This girl is only for Mommy."

My parents arrived on Tuesday safely. We're looking forward to time with them this weekend. Erin and Nina spent Wednesday morning with them. Nina really enjoyed herself and didn't take much time to warm up at all.

Our girl is growing up!

My Parents Are Coming

My Parents are coming. They'll be arriving tomorrow from Singapore (via Mauritius). While in Mauritius, they attended the wedding of one of my cousins.

Nina is finally recovering from her cold.

Next week, Erin's younger sister will be visiting for Thanksgiving.

An exciting next couple of weeks.

Christmas Tree

Today we put up our artificial Christmas tree in Nina's room! (It's the only room with space for it). Pictures coming shortly.

Graduation for Nina

Nina stopped using her booster seat at the dining table this week!

Day 3 Potty Training

Nina had another successful accident-free potty training day! Wooo hoooo! She is off of the timer and Erin and I are discussing the best way to get Nina to start using public restrooms.

P is for Potty Training

Yesterday, Nina did most of yesterday potty training. She had two accidents yesterday. She had her first "underwear" outing that was 15 minutes long! She was excited and loved the new found freedom.

Today, Nina went the entire day without an accident. We had the timer going and she had an accident-free day! Wooo hooo!

Nina and friend Dougie

Here are some pictures of Nina at the playground at Riverside Park. New York is amazing. They have so many parks available for kids, plus the playgrounds are really nice and new. They all have rubber or at least sand below the climbing equipment. They really bring out Nina's inner monkey! We often go with her friend, Dougie, and his mom, my friend, Alex. This week we don't have any big plans. We're going to Sakura Park Monday for a playdate, Tuesday we have yet another preschool tour and Thursday is Nina's music class.

This weekend we had a pretty good time. We're preparing for the arrival of Milo. We're flying him back with us at Christmas and he'll become a city dog! We're really looking forward to it! We're also awaiting the arrive of Nick's parents! They are going to in New York for two weeks around Thanksgiving. November is family visiting month because my younger sister, Shannon, is going to be visiting us over her Thanksgiving vacation. I'm just so excited to see familiar faces, not that I don't love New Yorkers...

Hope everyone is well and had a fun Halloween!
Erin

Some Recent Videos of Nina

Nina and the Salad Spinner, Wee! (18 sec)


Lighting of Mr. Smiley (the Pumpkin) (45 sec)


Nina in her Giraffe Costume

Pumpkin carving and our little giraffe...Its Halloween!

 

 

 

 

 

It's Getting Cold

It's getting cold here in the Big Apple. We have Halloween Pictures, lighting the pumpkin, videos of Nina at the park, and right now Nina is on a chair making proclamations. Unfortunately I am not completely fluent in Nina-speak.

A warm greeting to everyone reading this. Drop us a line!

BTW, since Halloween, Nina likes the candy: "Baby Muffin" which is a mini Reese's Peanut Butter! :D