The Adventures of Isa & Esme

Daddy’s Little Girl

palmasabina — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:40:29 +0000

Isa Antics

palmasabina — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:36:19 +0000

Isa announced last week that he wanted to go rock climbing. So a quick google search led me to Brooklyn Boulders, an amazing indoor climbing center. We hired a staff member to belay him for an hour and he took off! He loved the ropes, the harness, the shoes, the walls, everything. He was able to get right up to the top about 5 times; if he fell off, the belay caught him before he lost ground and he was able to get right back on. Even as a beginner, he experienced a great sense of accomplishment which makes him want to go back again. Eduardo and I were so proud of him!

The weekend before, Isa attended a friend’s birthday party and he and a classmate, Sean, got their Spiderman on.

Sleeping Angels

palmasabina — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:24:27 +0000

Look what I found in my bed this morning

Siblings

palmasabina — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:22:02 +0000

Isa has been showing much more interest in Esmé lately. He especially likes to cuddle with her right before storytime on my bed. Esmé adores the attention. Isa only has to look at her and she’s smiling and laughing. I am filled with an overwhelming love when I see my two precious children playing with and enjoying each other.

My Little Miss Lovely

palmasabina — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:17:52 +0000

Busy, Busy, Busy. That’s Esmé in a nutshell. At 6 months, she’s rolling frontwards and backwards. She can turn herself completely around in a circle on her belly. She can reach and scootch and wiggle around, not crawling yet. She can sit up well, but inevitably falls over to one side or the other. She is strong! Her legs make a powerful thump on the changing table for effect when you’re trying to get her dressed. And her hands are lighting-speed fast! She can reach out and grab a fistful of food off your plate before you even know what’s happened. She’s sharp too. She watches everything. If there’s something in your hand that she wants, she’ll track it with her eyes until its out of sight. She’s a great eater, watching with mournful longing every morsel you put in your mouth, poor thing. She sleeps beautifully; down between 7-8pm, nursing around 12 or 1am, sleeping until about 7am. She takes it easy on her old, tired, working mom. She is adorably sweet and talking up a storm, saying “Da da da da” continuously. And of course, she is deliciously gorgeous.

Isa Turned 5-years-old

palmasabina — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:14:02 +0000

It was a Dr. Dreadful Zombie themed birthday this year, with lab coat, experiments, green slime and a Dr. Dreadful cake!

And the Little One Said “Roll Over”

palmasabina — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:42:20 +0000

Esmé has been kicking her legs up so much lately that I knew it was any day that she’d roll over. When I saw her turning her head to try and get a better view of her mobile, I knew it was coming. Grabbed the camera and caught her 1st roll!

And We Have an Eater

palmasabina — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:38:01 +0000

Esmé has been watching me eat for weeks now. Her eyes tracking everything that goes to my mouth. So today I experimented by offering her some sweet potato and boy did she dive into it with gusto! She chomped down on the spoon with such force that she actually propelled most of the mush all over me. It was so funny and I was laughing so much that I got her to belly laugh too. We had a grand old, messy time!

Xmas is HERE!

palmasabina — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:30:04 +0000

Gingerbread Morning

palmasabina — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:10:48 +0000

We baked our first Holiday batch of Gingerbread men cookies on Sunday. Isa helped me measure out the ingredients and mix them, then cut out the cookie figures. I think he ate about 4 that day! Esmé was content to look on.