Nina at 20 months...

Most kids would cry and lie screaming on the floor if they are summoned to go to the naughty corner...Nina is something else...she does things and tells us, "Mama, Nina hook staan"  And she goes there herself and faces the wall.  And when I call her to tell her that she should not do (whatever she did) and that she has to say sorry (to whoever she did it to) she immediately says "Sorry, Niels or Mama or Papa"

Unbelievable, we have to think of something else for this little BIG girl!

For the rest, she is such a sweetiepie, an intelligent kid like her brother and so adorable...if only I could eat her!  She has the most contageous laugh (Niels had the same when he was her age).  She has the perfect pronunciation of Niels' name than any other 20 month old girl I have ever heard.  She has the biggest appetite ever!  But of course, like any other girls, sometimes cranky too.  Oh wel, she also has her low days that's for sure.

This afternoon, Nina had a "dikke lip".  She fell with her face straight to the floor making her lip bleed like hell, while she was stepping out to the terrace to see our neighbor Louise.  And oh she cannot drink anymore, she doesnt dare drink her milk, she doesnt dare touch her lip with anything (only with her fingers) and then she cries "PAIN!!! Nina pain!!!"

Anyway, she can carry it good, with thick lips, she is still cute!  Wrestling with Niels in her bedroom and tickling Niels' "Dikke buik"  Wanting to "koprol" like Niels, and copying everything that we are doing (and you know me and Niels, we do lots of crazy stuff!)  For that she doesnt care but when you remind her of her dikke lip  she say again, "Nina pain!  Nina dikke lip!"

Our little girl stays at 11kilos, she is as active as any girl of her age can be...and even more.  She is now probably about 82cm?  Not really sure cause we havent been to the clinic for a while now.

Her vocabulary is excellent for her age, her sentences are already with 4 words, sometimes a whole story already.  Her comprehension really good.  And her motoric skills are excellent as well.  Just hope she doesnt get sick anymore like what happened to her last time.  Poor thing. 

We hope that Nina stays healthy and keeps on growing good.  I could already put a clip on her hair (to my delight!!!! I was waiting for that for 20 months!  So I hope you understand my excitement)

We only wish that Lolo and Lola could see her again in person.  So they can give her as much hug and kiss as we do.

We love you little baby girl!!! And happy 20-monthsary to you!

Love,

Mama, Papa and Niels

Nina drawing her hand on the book