Baby Bug loves to stand on her little stool–which was mine, once upon a time–and watch the trees, sky, the occasional plane or helicopter. She has so many new words now: car, tree, milk, cup, spoon…to the untrained ear they just might all sound a little bit the same. A little bit all like “nooo!” Imagine that. She is very clear with “no!” and “mama!” and now “baba!” (daddy). Lately she has taken to calling Kerem “mama” too (along with grandma, the TV, her doll, sometimes daddy…oh, and her actual mama) and he is very quick to respond, “No, I’m Ke-REM! Not mama.”
Of course, Kerem wanted a stool too, the better to be able to draw and peek over the top of the easel.
And they love having a snack inside the cupboard! I think we’re going to have to create a few little hiding places for them in the new playroom, since they loved having empty cupboards to climb into so much during construction. Right now they’re still riding high on the glee of actually being able to run around. Before, it only took about 5 steps to cross the living room, and another 2 to reach the farthest you could go in the bedroom. Now they run from the kitchen around through the new family room, or from the playroom down the hall to our bedroom, giggling all the way.
Despite battling some sort of terrible cold for the past several weeks, the babies are just cuter than ever! Although, they really aren’t babies anymore, are they? Case in point: Kerem sitting in the cupboard at gramma and grampa’s house. I remember when he could fit his whole little self into a teeny cupboard. Now he looks like some gigantic teenager busting out of his hiding place.
Perhaps it is his new big boy haircut, courtesy of Mahir Abi, that makes him look like a little teenager-in-training.
Despite the pained look, he actually loved getting his hair cut and wearing the “SuperWhy cape!”
Ceyda also enjoyed sitting in the bathroom sink with gramma, watching the whole process.
And here are the two buddies, who spent most of the afternoon of Ayla Yenge and Erdem Abi’s birthday celebration playing with the curtain just behind them.
The buddies with Mahir Abi.
Here Kerem is drawing on his neeeeew easel, from Ikea, while posing “as a statue!” Since he loves drawing but also loves being able to run off and then come back to drawing, this seems like a better solution than always having him at the table.
And here’s baby bug, eating whipped cream. Yes, she is eating whipped cream from her hand. It’s the morning ritual at gramma and beeba’s house. And, in case you were wondering, her shirt reads: “I’m in charge here; the parents are just for show.” Truer words ne’er writ.
