So I decided to start splitting up my posts about the girls so I don't get picture overloaded. :) Here is my monthly update on big sister along with some sweet pictures!
At the beginning of November, we still had really nice weather! Kind of hard to believe now since it's absolutely freezing!
We went outside to play on all the nice days that we could!
Bella is still loving to paint! She has also reintroduced coloring back into her world, and is getting good at that as well. Rather than scribbling everywhere, she scribbles inside the actual pictures. :)
She learned how to blow her own bubbles as well. :) Sometimes she spits more than she blows air, but she got the hang of it eventually!
And she was very proud of herself for it!
Bella's Spanish vocabulary also continues to expand, thanks to our friend Dora the Explorer. She knows how to count to 10 in Spanish, knows Spanish colors, and randomly interjects Spanish phrases into her speech. "Vamanos!" is a frequently used one. :) (which means let's go for all you non-Spanish speakers!)
I have been working with Bella on learning the alphabet as well. She is sometimes interested in it, sometimes not. She consistently knows A, B, C, D, G, and M. Only 20 more to go as Derek says. :) But she can actually point to more than that when asked where they are; she just isn't always able to recall their name.
Bella still has a very impressive memory as well, particularly for books and songs. One example: we were the parents for nursery a few weeks ago. They do a song and storytime for the 2 year olds, and Bella knew the words and actions to all the songs. Most of the other kids were just sitting there listening, and there she was singing and acting it out. What made this particularly unusual is that she has been to nursery for about 2 times in the last 4 months. (Still experiencing a little separation anxiety from Mommy.... trying to work on that!) But apparently the songs stuck with her! 
"It's a perfect night." Said when playing with her dollhouse- not sure what made it perfect!
"Maybe not." Her absolute favorite way to say no. Used very frequently. :)
"I'm just going to be a little bit scared/shy/sad." Said before going to new places or situations. Yes, she apparently plans out her emotions and discusses them before actually experiencing them! OH Bella. :)
Bella has shown a little more of a 2 year old attitude this month- she is definitely learning the art of expressing her emotions fully and exerting her independence, to put it nicely. :) But generally, she is such a good girl for the majority of the time, so we can't really complain about the occasional temper tantrums and crying fits. Comes with the territory! Now we'll just hope that she grows out of the stage of complete attachment to Mommy!
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