Avika at Eight Months

In April Avika had been home eight months!  We have all been so busy, and she keeps up every step of the way. 

 

She loves Maeve the Cat more than anything.  She pets her and hugs her any time the cat will let her.  She constantly keeps me apprised of all Maeve's activities by telling me, "Mama!  Ow!"  (ow is her way of saying meow).  I can usually get her to repeat the word "cat" when she is feeling cooperative.  Her vocabulary has grown a bit to include:  Mama, Dada, ba-nana! (always pronounced minion style), night-night, bye-bye, and hop.  When prompted she might say, "Hahn, Mama!" (Yes in Hindi) or "No Mama!"  We continue to work on her speech all the time.

 

Avika is growing in her fine motor skills, too, and loves to draw, especially with Delia and Miles.  We don't know for sure, but it looks like she is a lefty like Miles and both her grandfathers.

 

 

Silly sisters rocking out before bedtime.  Delia is the best big sister a girl could ask for. 

The boys like to keep everyone out of their room so they can play by themselves, but this night Avika convinced them to let her play too!

Mugging with Miles