Paige has been trying really hard to talk lately. She says "mama" and "dada" the most, but every once in a while she'll say "hi" and I think that yesterday she was trying to say "yummy" and "banana," but I could be imagining that. She's constantly talk or singing to herself. We have a video, but Blogger won't load it. Crumbs.
She's also learning to play interactive games like "how big is Paige," peek-a-boo, simple hide-and-seek, and whack-a-mom's-hand. It's pretty awesome.
In an unrelated note, tuberculosis is a much bigger concern here than it is in the States, so the BCG (TB) shot is required for children under a year. Paige got hers in February. They warned us to expect a red, swollen patch that would grow, flake, burst, scab, and then heal over a couple weeks. Fun huh? Here's Paige's. We were all a bit surprised at how big and nasty it looked. It burst the other day, so now there's a little scab in the middle. It makes me sad, but it's way better than TB.
Paige is so darling, I can hardly keep myself from trying to hold her through the screen. I'm SO jealous that you guys have had sun this week! We've had (substantial) snow for the past week and I'm getting sick of it! Anyways, I love you all. Wishing our skype was working... :(
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty sad looking blister. But she's cute, none-the-less.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you know, but make sure to keep on that blister with whatever antibiotics you've got (unless that's forbodden...)
ReplyDeleteThe Ukrainian TB shots are pretty mean, and pretty much everybody has a noticeable scar somewhere from it.
We love you guys!
We've done what we can to minimize the risk of infection and scarring, but, as you say, nobody walks away from these things completely unscarred. Honestly, I feel a little sad about that - but it's the rules over here. Better than TB, I guess.
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