Remi & We

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Bath and Stairs

Here are a few more recent pics of Rem-Rem.

Climbing Stairs

Remi will be 11 months old on March 6.  She has been climbing stairs for a month but can now do both flights in roughly half a minute.  As she nears the top of the stairs she grunts, “Meow!” which is, of course, Remi-speak for Cat.  Remi’s rendition of the sound “meow” is truncated into a single syllable…so, “Mow”.

We are dog-sitting for a few days and that has been a blast for Remi.  Initially the dog was classified as a “Meow” but in less than one day Anna had Remi calling him “Bow wow”.  We notice mimicry popping up all over.  When I change her diaper I rub an alcohol-based sanitizer into my hands. Remi copies the hand movements.  If she gets a hold of a towel she will initiate a game of “Peek-a-boo” by covering her head and ever-so-slowly exposing her face -all while laughing hysterically.  She is impossibly cute.

She loves art and especially text.  She has 3 pieces of art hanging in her room which she must admire for several minutes before leaving.  We have to move from picture-to-picture so Remi can point, touch and smile at each one.  If I wear a t-shirt with printed text she will awkwardly trace the outlines of each letter.  She traces a lot with her magic index finger.  Following patterns in fabric or the corners of a room.  She is a very aware little person.

These are some pics we took as she climbed the stairs today. She was ready for a nap so she got a little moody toward the end.  The climb goes a long way toward helping her nap easily.

Remi’s Room

‘Finished‘ is such an subjective word.  I’m not sure how Remi’s space in the world will evolve but this what it looks like today -roughly 40 hours before Remi is even here.  I think we will ask her what she wants.  Red paint? Done.  Re-arrange the furniture? No problem.  A Camry?  Oh, geez.

Moved in

We are in!

Things are a mess and we have a lot of work to do but we are actually in the house (AKA the Remi container).  Stuff we have done so far:

• Built Remi’s crib & changing table
• Painted Remi’s room with primer base coat (it will be a nice light green)
• Camp sprained an ankle
• DirecTV installed
• Loaded the kitchen cabinets
• Installed a shower head
• Watched our female cat fall from the 2nd floor onto the banister below
• Had a garage door opener installed (“had” it installed)
• Got Camp’s office semi-operational
• Installed new washer/dryer

We only have a partially functional living room (only 1 seat) and the theater is far (f__a__r) from operational.  Anyway, here are some pics of our messy world: