The Daily Munchie

Saturday, August 29, 2015

August 25: Stephen's first day at Birchwood

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Tzurielle & Eliesha's Birthday Party

Cristiana threw a princesses and Knights party at Lakewood Park for the Parrino girls. The toy swords were a big hit.

Born a week apart: Tzurielle turned 3; Eliesha turned 1.

Rocky gets prepped for the "punch piñata"

Edgewater Park morning walk

Yesterday I took a walk along the lake with Stephen and Oliver in the stroller (Rocky wanted to stay in his pjs longer).

Steve wanted a moment to take in the view.

Ollie stayed in his beloved "troller."

Friday, August 21, 2015

Cute things Oliver Says

Oliver's names-

Apple Jack = Uncle Jack

Oh-we-sha = Eliesha

Cereal= Tzurielle

Donut = Jonah

Zoe-bee = Zoe

Cleveland Romanian Festival

Tonight we enjoyed some boisterous Romanian music (think polka mixed with Jazz), delicious food and friendly company at the Cleveland Romanian Festival. Oliver loved the chicken and dumpling stew.

We all shared the Transilvanian Platter (sauerkraut, cheesy polenta, Romanian-style green beans, cabbage roll, chicken stew and bread). I was so proud of Rockam, who tried a little bite of every dish!!

It was a pretty evening and all the people there seemed relaxed and happy.

Dessert: Stephen had Napoleon Cream Cake, Rocky had a cream puff of sorts, Oliver had a kolachky (it had a different name). The nice older gentleman who shared our table kept giving our kids napkins.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Astro Brothers

Goofing off at the Avon Lake Nature Center

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Stephen's Birthday Party

A Cannoli "cake" for my little 7-yr-old.

Diamond Armor Steve arrived earlier than expected, so he topped the cake.

Mining for jewels in ice.

Coraling some balloon animals and dodging a creeper.

Homemade masks.

Stephen was super excited about his presents: Lego Minecraft crafting box from Grammy & Gramps, diamond sword from Uncle Jack & Tia Cris, bow and arrow and a ice cave Lego set from Nonna and Papa.

Ollie's notables

21 months: says "I wah shoes," "go ow-side!"
20 months: untwists tiny caps on his own
19 months: likes brushing his own teeth
18.5 months: walking
18 months: has most of his teeth
11 months: likes to dance to music
11 months: pulls up from crawling and cruises
11 months: two teeth
10.5 months: army creeping
10 months: pulls up from sitting and cruises
7.5 months: likes rice, banana and sweet potato baby food if warm
7.5 months: can easily retrieve and replug paci
7 months: sits and plays happily
6.5 months: eating rice cereal begrugingly
6 months: rejects solids
4 months: laughing
3 months: pulls up from recline position
2 months: squeals and coos when happy
6 weeks: real smiles

Mile-Rocks

4 years: fluid storyteller, mostly fiction!
3.25 years: potty trained
2.5 years: speaks in 8-word sentences
2.5 years: used potty on his own
2.5 years: puts on own shoes
28 months: weaned from paci
28 months: counts to 10
24 months: 2 - 3 hour nap at 11
24 months: brushes his teeth
24 months: speaks in 4-word sentences
23 months: paci only in bed
22 months: says "peese" and "denks"
20 months: loves going to Steve's preschool
18 months: runs after big brother
15 months: has vocabulary of about 5 words
13.5 months: forages for Steve's leftovers
13.5 months: climbs everything
13 months: enjoys having his 4 teeth brushed
12 months: walking
11 months: waves and claps on "command"
11 months: top two teeth coming in
10 months: cruising all over
10 months: two teeth
8 months: crawling
7 months: says "Mom, Mom, Mama!"
6 months: travels by rolling
5 months: sits on his own
4.25 months: can roll from back to side
4 months: 14 lbs, 50th percentile for weight and height
3 months: likes to stand with support
3 months: sleeps 6 to 7 hours at night
2 months: smiles and laughs
28 months: weaned from paci

Munchie's milestones

6.5: able to read leveled readers
6.5 years: good at video games
6.5 years: knows parts of speech
6.25 years: grasps fractions
6 years: adds, subtracts, multiplies
5.5 years: Reads at middle first grade level
5 years: likes to jump from heights taller than he is
5 years: adding, writing name, beginning reading
4.5 years: uses DVD player on his own
4.5 years: likes helping his brother
4.5 years: learning to sound out words
4 years: brushes his own teeth
3.5 years: first soccer team
3.5 years: dresses himself (with prompting)
37 months: Going to the potty of his own volition!!
36 months: Puts on his shoes
35 months: first sailing trip with Gramps
33 months: turns on faucet, opens front door
31 months: jumps off anything
28.5 months: says simple prayers
28 months: sleeping in toddler bed
25 months: can count to twelve!
24 months: learning to use potty
23 months: 14 teeth total
22 months: can get some food into his mouth with a spoon
22 months: can say names of most animals
21 months: became a jabberwalky
19 months: walks down stairs with railing
18 months: 7 front teeth, 4 molars
16 months: 6 front teeth, 3 molars
15.5 months: says "momma" and means it :-)
15 months: brushes his own teeth
14.5 months: has five teeth
14.5 months: refuses to let me brush his teeth :-(
14 months: drinking from straw
12 months: walking
8.25 months: creeping! And sleeping! (Until 6:45 this morning!!)
8 months: ate some puffs
7.5 months: sitting happily
7 months: going through mama phase
7 months: sitting unhappily
6 months: trying to drink from a cup
23 weeks: laughing at "Pattycake"
20-22 weeks: grabbing, banging, masticating, knocking over and generally destroying anything within arm's reach.
20 weeks: Beginning to fear strangers
19 weeks: saying "mmm-mmm-mama"
18 weeks: won't take pacifier
18 weeks: grabbing toes during diaper changes
17 weeks: ticklish tummy during diaper changes
17 weeks: squealing while petting a cat
17 weeks: fixating on dad's toothbrush
16 weeks: rolling from back to side
16 weeks: eating rice cereal
15 weeks: crumpling magazine pages
15 weeks: pulling kleenex out of the box