Mirabel developments

8/4/15

Mirabel went away on a solo trip with her Grandparents (Pat & Ginger), and did very well. Upon return, we observed several new praise-worthy behaviors that made us feel that she'd grown up significantly just overnight!

In addition to achieving 7 consecutive days with no potty accidents this summer, she...

• Colored a picture of MLP with care for color accuracy of the characters, allowing her sister to choose and guide use of multiple colors in the correct areas. Then proceeded to color the most inside the lines that we've ever seen! Deliberate attention and focus for each of the spaces she worked on!
• Rode bike all on her own uphill, went down a ramp (assisted), actually used brakes to come to a full stop. (video pending)
• Played backyard Jenga with apparent understanding of the rules, laying pieces in correct direction, and being cautious about causing it to fall.
• Ate a chicken-thigh with bone inside and didn't try to eat the bone.
• Asked a few specific questions to me: "Daddy, how was work today?"  and  "Daddy do you like coloring?"

Separate rooms

May 17th- with the help of Don Dela Cruz, we moved MJ into the playroom- giving the girls each their own rooms for the first time ever.

This is a milestone for us the parents, because it's another testament to the unrelenting fact that they just keep on growing up darn it...

But we are very proud. They are ready. Neither one made any drama over it, and the both seemed to affectionately visit and explore the other's space. This will be a good start to learning how to respect personal space.

Let the adventure continue...