Singing

Elena loves to sing. Here's a very short clip. She stopped singing when I tried to get her on camera. Maybe I'll catch her sometime while we're traveling again.


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Bilingual Baby

At 18 months Elena has finally decided to share her known vocabulary. She has excellent comprehension but until now has decided to share some words. Using Spanish with her is not as easy as English would have been but the rewards are already showing because she knows words in both languages. I can't believe it! I knew that was the goal, but it is still incredible. Here are her new words:

Spanish
mama-mamá (mom)
ma- más (more)
tres- te (three)
tateta-galleta (cracker)
ga,ga-gracias (thank you)
a-agua (water)
bibi-bebé(baby)
ba-banano

English
da or sometime daaa--dee for daddy
ta-thank you
do-dog This one sounds so cute because the sound of the o is in Spanish
ba-ball
bee bee-baby
aye-hi
bye- bah-bye

Passing down the genes

I don't know how I came across this picture, but I immediately thought of Sweet Baby Girl (Elena). Of course I realized it is me in fact probably at around the same age Elena is now. I'm not sure if I believe she looks like me since I'm covering most of my face, but Omar and I agree that there is something in the eyes, somewhat hidden smile, or maybe the playful expression that makes us think of Elena when we see it. It's a bit blurry since it is the late 70's but what do you think?

How about compared to this photo?

A baby!!

Yes, for some of you who may not have heard yet, we are expecting another little one December 12th. I hope to make it full term this time around. We went to our 2nd appointment yesterday. I'm at 12 weeks and the baby's heartbeat was 162 bpm. I'm still struggling with nausea but everything is looking good so far and I am thankful not to have the stress of work compounding my sickness this time around. Like many 2nd time moms I am showing a little sooner. Omar took this picture a few weekends ago on a day trip to the San Marcos River.




Here's a picture of Baby Gtz. number two at just 6 weeks. I can't believe you can see the head and arms so soon. Isn't it amazing!

Summer time

Elena is now 18 months and is enjoying more and more activities. Thanks to the summer time weather we've been keeping busy with water outings. The BCS area has some great splash pads. Elena always hesitates to go into the cold water but once she's wet she really enjoys it.




We've also made it to the local pool. This was by far her favorite activity. And of course our backyard now has a baby pool. I'll post pics of her in the pool soon when Daddy joins us and one of us can supervise.