The boys have been busy working on expanding their vocabulary. Both are doing super great and new words are being said almost daily now. It's fun to see them get excited when WE get excited to hear them say a word.
Matteo seems to have a little trouble with "R" sounds, which is super cute. And, Rocco seems to pick words up a little slower than Matteo, but be very interested in the sounds that animals make (loves to mimic dogs and birds).
Below are a lot of the words they have said more than once. Some of them don't sound exactly like the word... but we know what they're saying. I remember the days of Gabby saying things like "popakickle" (for popsicle) and "mazagine" (for "magazine") and "hold you?" (for "hold me")and not wanting her to ever say things the right way! =)
Matteo words:
Daddy
Mommy
Gobby (for Gabby)
Cocco (for Rocco)
No
Yucky
Cookie
Birdy
Octopus
Cracker (Cocka)
PeePee
Belly
Nose
Ear (eaw)
Car (Caw)
Ball
Owy (as in… that hurts type of owy!)
What?
Baby
Bankie (for Blanket)
Mukky (for Milky, aka milk)
Down
Rocco words:
Dadda
Momma
Gobby (for Gabby)
Shoes (Shewwwzzzzzz)
Cracker (Cocka)
No
Birdy
Ball
Weeee!
Owy (as in… that hurts type of owy!)
Whassssaaaaat (as in “what’s that?”…. and he uses it appropriately so we’ve decided this is truly what he is trying to say)
Baby
Blankie
Muky (for Milky, aka milk)
Down
Pretzel
6/22/09
Rocco laughing!
Rocco must have one of the world's best laughs!
Last night when I was getting Rocco ready for bed, we were playing a little game. Well... I was teasing him... trying to make him laugh. I would slap my face and make a funny, surprised face and then Rocco would laugh really hard. I started doing this after he slapped his own face, making ME make a surprised face and then seeing him laugh super hard.
We did this for a while. I was able to record a bit of it via the Flip camera before Dan came over to bring Rocco to bed.
Now that I think about it... this probably isn't the best game to play with Rocco. Obviously... we wouldn't want him to play the game with the unsuspecting person and have him slap someone else's face. But oh well... I got his fabulous laugh recorded. No regret's here! =)
So cute:
Last night when I was getting Rocco ready for bed, we were playing a little game. Well... I was teasing him... trying to make him laugh. I would slap my face and make a funny, surprised face and then Rocco would laugh really hard. I started doing this after he slapped his own face, making ME make a surprised face and then seeing him laugh super hard.
We did this for a while. I was able to record a bit of it via the Flip camera before Dan came over to bring Rocco to bed.
Now that I think about it... this probably isn't the best game to play with Rocco. Obviously... we wouldn't want him to play the game with the unsuspecting person and have him slap someone else's face. But oh well... I got his fabulous laugh recorded. No regret's here! =)
So cute:
Matteo loves his big sister!
On Saturday while Rocco was taking his second nap, Gabby and Matteo were enjoying a little "Go Diego Go!" while mommy cleaned up the kitchen. We had spent the entire day playing hard outside in the sun, and were fresh out of the bathtub... and our little princess was tired. So, Gabby fell asleep on the sofa. Matteo climbed down off the sofa and walked over to where Gabby was, climbed up onto the sofa next to her and started cuddling and snuggling Gabby while she slept. He would pat her head and say "Gabby" and then lean down and put his head against her and hug her.
It was SO CUTE!!
Eventually, I thought to run and grab the Flip camera, and by that time I of course had to encourage it a little so Matt would continue doing what he was doing.
This is what I got:
Anyway, this info is an entirely different post... but Matteo has recently decided he is now on a schedule that consists of 1 nap daily. There are still 1 or maybe 2 days a week where we will try to give him a second nap, but it is never a long one IF he actually falls asleep. Rocco still needs two naps daily otherwise, he will hit the bed hard at 6pm. Gabby will still nap at school, but rarely naps at home now. If she does nap at home, her bedtime ends up being crazy-late.
It was SO CUTE!!
Eventually, I thought to run and grab the Flip camera, and by that time I of course had to encourage it a little so Matt would continue doing what he was doing.
This is what I got:
Anyway, this info is an entirely different post... but Matteo has recently decided he is now on a schedule that consists of 1 nap daily. There are still 1 or maybe 2 days a week where we will try to give him a second nap, but it is never a long one IF he actually falls asleep. Rocco still needs two naps daily otherwise, he will hit the bed hard at 6pm. Gabby will still nap at school, but rarely naps at home now. If she does nap at home, her bedtime ends up being crazy-late.
Gabby loves reading to her brothers
Gabby loves reading to her brothers. The little fellas couldn't help but lay down on their tummies next to Gabby when they spotted her reading a book on the floor this past weekend.
More and more, I'm finding they to want to do and be a part of whatever it is their big sister is doing. Rocco had to be sure to get right down on his tummy like his big sister. And, Matteo was so excited to be laying right between the both of them.
I'll often find Gabby and Matteo sitting quietly and reading books. They both love to flip through the pages. While Gabby pretends to actually read the book and often tells her own version of the story out loud, Matteo will study everything in the pictures and point and make comments... some of which you can understand.... like "wow", "birdy", "flower".
I have yet to find Rocco sitting and enjoying a little reading time. I have yet to actually discover him sitting much at all. =)
More and more, I'm finding they to want to do and be a part of whatever it is their big sister is doing. Rocco had to be sure to get right down on his tummy like his big sister. And, Matteo was so excited to be laying right between the both of them.
I'll often find Gabby and Matteo sitting quietly and reading books. They both love to flip through the pages. While Gabby pretends to actually read the book and often tells her own version of the story out loud, Matteo will study everything in the pictures and point and make comments... some of which you can understand.... like "wow", "birdy", "flower".
I have yet to find Rocco sitting and enjoying a little reading time. I have yet to actually discover him sitting much at all. =)
6/1/09
Sunday FUNday!
We enjoyed a really fun, relaxing weekend with the kiddos recently.
One of my favorite parts of the weekend was our lazy Sunday FUNday in the back yard. After morning naps... we put all the kids in their swimsuits (Miss Gabby putting her OWN swimsuit on, of course) and let them play in the pool, the water table and the sandbox in the backyard. They had so much fun splashing around and throwing water on each other. We even fed the little monkeys lunch on their picnic table outside.
Gabby is SUCH a great big sister to her little brothers. They just adore her and get so excited when she plays and interacts with them. And, it's so fun to see her play with them, throw balls to them, and include them in her play activities. She makes us so proud.
The most entertaining part of the day must have been when Rocco decided to take a bucket full of water over to daddy and dump it on him. The way he did it was even funnier... it was as if he had watched a lot of championship games on TV, where the players sneak up behind the unknowing coach and throw water on him. Rocco was being so funny trying to sneak up behind Dan with his water bucket. Then, Gabby followed with her bucket... and Matteo was soon to follow with a random container of water. Another funny thing was that by the time Matt would get to Dan, there was never any water left in his container. This "throw water on daddy fun" must have lasted at least a half hour. Here's a few action videos.
One of my favorite parts of the weekend was our lazy Sunday FUNday in the back yard. After morning naps... we put all the kids in their swimsuits (Miss Gabby putting her OWN swimsuit on, of course) and let them play in the pool, the water table and the sandbox in the backyard. They had so much fun splashing around and throwing water on each other. We even fed the little monkeys lunch on their picnic table outside.
Gabby is SUCH a great big sister to her little brothers. They just adore her and get so excited when she plays and interacts with them. And, it's so fun to see her play with them, throw balls to them, and include them in her play activities. She makes us so proud.
The most entertaining part of the day must have been when Rocco decided to take a bucket full of water over to daddy and dump it on him. The way he did it was even funnier... it was as if he had watched a lot of championship games on TV, where the players sneak up behind the unknowing coach and throw water on him. Rocco was being so funny trying to sneak up behind Dan with his water bucket. Then, Gabby followed with her bucket... and Matteo was soon to follow with a random container of water. Another funny thing was that by the time Matt would get to Dan, there was never any water left in his container. This "throw water on daddy fun" must have lasted at least a half hour. Here's a few action videos.
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