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Little bunny was sick this past weekend and all she wanted was her Mommy. 
Dagny with Mommy
I am happy to report she is pretty much back to normal. Unfortunately, now it seems that Mama and Dada caught whatever Little D had. Barbara Erika and Emerson made their annual summer pilgrimage to our house. This year events only lasted three weeks, not long enough, but it had to do. When Erika and Emerson walked into the house, and Dagny saw them, she paused and said “Erika, Emerson.” and ran right to them, she loves them both so much. Also, to see Erika and Emerson just as excited to see her, made it that much more special. They really do care about each other. I couldn’t ask for anything more. Emerson is wonderful with Dagny. He was never scared to hold her or anything like that. Dagny loved to be in Emerson’s arms. Here they are waiting for Craig to come home from work. I just love this photo. 
Emerson and Dagny
One day I caught them both on the floor watching Sesame Street. I swear I almost melted. I couldn’t get to the camera fast enough. 
They love each other so much.
Emerson also loves Craig very much. Craig has been in his life, all his life. In fact, the very first Thanksgiving Craig came to my house when we were dating is when my brother and sister-in-law announced they were going to have another baby. These two guys have a very special bond which this photo shows. 
Emerson and Craig
Erika is amazing with Dagny, which does not surprise me one bit. I always knew she would be great with my children, she just has that touch. Even now Dagny asks to talk with Erika on Skype. She literally points to my computer and says “Erika”. 
The girls on a hike
Erika really wanted to go to the Strong Museum of Play while she was up here. She heard so much about it from me. 
Erika, Dagny, and Big Bird.
Watching some Classics Sesame Street, of course. 
Watching Classic Shows
Of course, on the way out Erika had to take her for a ride on the horse. 
Dagny and Erika
I really tired to take a good photo of my three favorite kids… best I could do. 
My favorite three kiddos
Emerson, Erika, and Dagny
Even today Dagny asks about her cousins, she misses them, we miss them too. -Barbara One of the things we did while Erika and Emerson were visiting us was go and take some photos with the sunflowers. 
Dagny
Erika
Little Boo
Emerson
Little D
Cousins
-Barbara Now that we’re a busy, on the go family, it was time for Barbara and I to purchase a family car. So over the past couple of months we have been searching for the right car for us. And after looking at three different models we singled it down to one. The Honda CR-V! We picked it up yesterday and we are truly enjoying every inch of it. Below are some pictures of our beauty. 
Black Beauty
Look at all the room!
Dagny’s Domain (back seats)
Mommy & Daddy’s Domain (front seats)
Look at all the buttons
This is truly a thing of beauty.
Where shall we go today?
Hey, I think we’re getting a little ahead of ourselves
 
Looks like Dagny already has this Nav thing down.
Dearest Dagny, I can’t believe in three short months you are turning two years old. My goodness, how time is flying by. It seems like this month you have grown so much, both physically and mentally. You seem so much bigger. We go back to Dr. P next month, I can’t wait to get your new stats. So here are some highlights of your 20th month. Daddy and I wanted to start you in day care once we felt that you have fully bonded with us. There is no doubt in my mind that you love us as much as we love you. This is the reason your Daddy and I decided that I should take off from work this year to establish the bond of parent to child. I am so grateful for this time we have spent together. I love being around you ALL the time. You are such a fun child. This week you started day care and you love it. You love being around children. Whenever we are out and about and you see a child your eyes light up and you go right over. We knew from the very beginning we will need to send you to day care even if it was for this reason alone. But, we also want you around kids your own age to socialize with. You are such a little social bug. You have already made friends. Sigh. This past month you really have become a Mama’s girl. It’s all about me right now and I love it. I can’t go the the bathroom without you crying for me. I have to be in your sight all the time. I will be in the kitchen cooking and you’re in the family room playing and you will look up at me and say “Mama” and I wave or say “Dagny” and then you go back to what your are doing and then we repeat this over and over again. It’s so cute. This is why it amazes me how great you have reacted to day care. You don’t cry, granted I do have to sneak out. Erika and Emerson are here visiting for three weeks. All three of you love each other very much. Every morning while I am feeding you breakfast you point upstairs and say “Erika?, Emerson?” and when you see them you run up to them. You just adore them so much. The Wiggles seemed to have taken a back seat, your new obsession is Sesame Street. It started with Elmo, but now you love Cookie Monster just as much. While we are watching SS you will point at the characters and call them by their names. Here are your favorites you call out to me; Elmo (which you called Elbow up until a week ago), Cookie (no Monster), Abby (you like her very much), Big Bird, and Oscar (He is your newest one, I think you like saying his name). Regarding your speech, you are saying new words every single day. I am not even going to try and give you a list of words, I honestly wouldn’t be able to. The two new words that you use all the time correctly is “No” and “Yes”. You will shake your head and say “no” (in a french accent) when you don’t want something and say “yea” when you do. Adorable. You are still sleeping great. We put you down at 8 pm and you don’t wake up until 7:30 – 8:30 am. I realize this is a blessing. You are still napping twice a day most of the time. We got you your very own Betta fish this month. While we were down in Long Island you loved going to your Uncle Emeric’s office and feed his fish. We named your fish “Fish” and every morning you wave and say “Hi” to him. You still love your books and your favorite one is still the animal book. We go through them everyday and now you say the animals name instead of asking me what they are. You love to say “Elephant”, “Lion”, “Butterfly”, “Turtle”, and “Bear” to name a few. You are doing beautifully. 
My beautiful girl
Love, Mama Dagny started day care today. For now, Dagny will be going twice a week, in the future that will probably change. Craig (he decided to work from home today) and I dropped off our most priced possession in the morning and I only teared up for a few seconds when I was helping her remove her backpack. She seemed to take to the kids in her class, when we left she was playing. When I called to check-up on her, they told me she was doing great. She painted, played outside, had fun in circle time, and most importantly didn’t cry. She was having a blast. We are so proud of our little pumpkin. Here are some photos from the morning. 
the first day of “school” photo
Dagny and Daddy
Dagny and Mommy
Someone is ready to go
check out her backpack
first “school bus”
first “bus driver”
Someone is excited about her first day
When we went to pick her up, she was in the gym having fun. Part of me felt guilty that we were taking her home, she really seemed to be having a great time. We got a report card of Dagny’s day and it’s awesome to see all the great things she did throughout the day. It was also great to see that she was; Happy (well, yeah), Funny (no surprise here), Cute (of course), Playful (yeah), and Great (wouldn’t expect anything less). Craig and I are so happy that Dagny is around other children her age and so far going so good. Szia, Barbara |
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