J-Kids Adventures

We are so in love with our girl. Here are some of the fun things that she likes to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1AxO8Eb4s

So here is a quick update on the last week. The week that can be called the grand teething week, and this week is not over yet. However, we made some incredible progress - while just 18 days ago Isabella only had 3 teeth, as of yesterday she has 7 teeth that broke the gum, five of which are showcased on the pictures below. We are waiting for the left top tooth to come in to make two rows of cute pearls. Also, new development this week - Isabella is becoming a master in repeating after us. Just today she learned how to raise her hands high when being told "hand up" in Russian, and was trying to jump, when Daddy tells her to "jump" (in English). It looks more like a squatting dance at this point - totally adorable. Some other updates - for the last couple of weeks Isabella has been showing an interest in brushing her hair, and brushing her teeth. And when she discovers a loose sock, she sits down and puts it on. Literary, she puts the sock on top of her f...

After taking three steps in a row on a few days before Isabella turned 10 months old, she took a little break from walking. Then, on Labor day, Sep 7 as we were visiting our friends in Damascus, OR, Isabella took 6 steps. Today, she walked multiple times with up to 8-9 steps at a time. What a blessed and fun season in this house! First steps require quite a bit of concentration!  A large format video is found here:  https://youtu.be/A5PtTLzeMwo In addition to that, in the last 10 days Isabella got two more teeth - lower right broke the gum on Sep 3 (10m and 3 days) and upper right today (10m and 9 days).