Wow, we are 14 months old and in South Africa! :)
Before we came Mikki was dedicated in our church in Odessa :) It was so wonderful to bring our little one before the Lord and to promise to God and the church that we will raise Mikki in a God honouring way!
Mikki is LOVING his time with oupa, ouma and all the family!
It has taken him about three weeks to get used to the new environment, all the people, the animals and such but he is loving it!
Mikki has stopped taking his afternoon nap, too much action and excitement! With Mikki not taking his nap he also went down to only one nursing a day! He is eating more mushy solids. For now there is no new favourite foods, but he does enjoy eating with everyone :)
What was really cool is that he recognized everyone from the photos that he has back home :) So that was fun. He tries to say oupa and does really well with ouma! Go ouma!!! Hee hee hee. He is trying to communicate with everyone around him in babble :) His little cousin, Joseph and him had a big chat the other day :) (That only the two of them understood of course :)
Mikki is walking more "solidly" and walks with his hands up in the air for balance. He is doing SUPER well though and seems to be getting faster and faster!!!
Mikki LOVES playing with Lexi, ouma and oupa's dog. Pappa and Mikki go out every morning to throw the ball to Lexi :) Some mornings Lexi even meets them at the window and "calls" to them to come out. By the end of the month Mikki also started throwing the ball by himself to Lexi!!
Highlights in South Africa so far for Mikki has been:
1. the family - loads of friends and love, cuddles, hugs, and all!!! :)
Before we came Mikki was dedicated in our church in Odessa :) It was so wonderful to bring our little one before the Lord and to promise to God and the church that we will raise Mikki in a God honouring way!
It has taken him about three weeks to get used to the new environment, all the people, the animals and such but he is loving it!
Mikki has stopped taking his afternoon nap, too much action and excitement! With Mikki not taking his nap he also went down to only one nursing a day! He is eating more mushy solids. For now there is no new favourite foods, but he does enjoy eating with everyone :)
What was really cool is that he recognized everyone from the photos that he has back home :) So that was fun. He tries to say oupa and does really well with ouma! Go ouma!!! Hee hee hee. He is trying to communicate with everyone around him in babble :) His little cousin, Joseph and him had a big chat the other day :) (That only the two of them understood of course :)
Mikki is walking more "solidly" and walks with his hands up in the air for balance. He is doing SUPER well though and seems to be getting faster and faster!!!
Mikki LOVES playing with Lexi, ouma and oupa's dog. Pappa and Mikki go out every morning to throw the ball to Lexi :) Some mornings Lexi even meets them at the window and "calls" to them to come out. By the end of the month Mikki also started throwing the ball by himself to Lexi!!
Highlights in South Africa so far for Mikki has been:
1. the family - loads of friends and love, cuddles, hugs, and all!!! :)
2. driving in a car seat in oupa's car! He LOVES it! He looks like a little king on his throne! :)
3. the WATER! :) Yes, he is loving all the water! Ouma has sprinklers in her garden, and Mikki found out that he can get the sprayers to spray hims! :) He had a ball. Also the bath times have been really fun! All the cousins all together in the bath, yet I must add that little Naomi and Mia are not so much enjoying these two "wild water loving boys" in the bath with them. One morning Mia was bathing and she wanted to bath alone, very understandable. Mikki was standing next to the bath watching her. Mamma and ouma were right next to the bath chatting and watching the kids. Well one moment Mikki was outside the bath and the next.... He dived head first into the bath, turned himself around, sat up and started playing - clothes, diaper and all!!! Needless to say he had a great big smile on his face, as you can see! :)
Mikki also got a tooth this month! Yes, the fourth bottom right tooth! Now he has nine teeth in all. You go Mikki!!! :)
Mikki is also enjoying the little blow up pool in the garden :)
4. Mikki REALLY likes going shopping... mostly because of the trolly's :)
5. Mikki REALLY REALLY likes going to a park not far from where oupa and ouma live, having picnics, playing, running....
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