We have a chow hound on our hands. We have not yet found a food Helena refuses; she even ate brussel sprouts. One of the few words in her repertoire is "UM", said with urgency, which means "feed me right now". She also says "dada" and an occasional "mama" but both are a little indiscriminate. A few days ago she picked up "hi" and "do" (which means dog).
She's still a terrible napper but a great sleeper at night (12 hours, hallelujah). All in all, she's an easy kid, makes us laugh every day and we feel very lucky and blessed. The serious child we met in China has been replaced by a giggly, happy girl
I headed back to work part time a couple of weeks ago and started back full time on Tuesday. Justin, however, is now officially a stay-at-home dad. Huge decision for both of us but we feel it is the right one for our little family. Luckily, they still want him to stay on part time in his marketing position and he will be working full days on Mondays (my day off) and telecommuting several hours during the week. Will likely do him some good to have adult conversations during the day. By the way, Lane decided he hung the moon soon after we returned home.
