This is not a milestone post, you're not at any particular age necessitating an update on yourself, you're just amazing and I wanted to let you know. This past almost-month has been difficult, to say the least. You've been through a lot; we all have. But you are such a trooper. Instead of being frustrated about all the things you can't do, you're figuring out new ways to do them (like eating Cheerios - you lick your unbandaged thumb and stick it to a Cheerio to pick it up). Instead of being weirded out by your bandages, you're falling in love with your reflection.
And you're taking the opportunity to take huge strides in language development. You've learned so many new words over the past month! You can now say no; duck ("duh"); mama; dada; mommy (my favorite!); daddy; uh-oh; hi; bye; eye; night-night ("nigh-nigh"); "this" (which, accompanied by a point, means you want something); hot (when you spit out your food); balloon ("ba-oon"); ball ("bah"); woah; whee; and most recently, "daaaaisy" (for whoops-a-daisy - Angela gets credit for that one!). I also think you can say Nino but I'm not certain because you've only done it once and it might have been an accident.
You have learned that food coming out of the microwave is hot, and if you see us blow on it to cool it off before we give it to you, you blow on it before taking a bite. Then you spit it out and say "hot." If I tell you it's not hot and offer it again, you smile and eat it. This is what happens with every bite.
Also, though it's been somewhat overshadowed by all the drama of the last month, you had your first camping trip over Labor Day weekend. I am so glad we had that trip, that we made those memories. You loved camping. You got incredibly dirty, you walked all over the campsite, pushed the stroller around, and made piles of pinecones. We went to the lake nearby and you got in with me and splashed like crazy. Then we saw a real duck - you LOVE ducks, and you were chasing it and saying "duh! duh! duh!" and trying to catch it. It was faster than you, though, and ran away. I love that moment.
You amaze me, Little One, and I hope you know how loved you are - by your Mommy and Daddy, by the people around you (and around the world!), and most of all by your Father in Heaven.
Keep surprising us, Love, and keep getting better.
Love,
Mommy
2 comments:
LOVE that picture of her in her bathing suit! she's so adorable :)
I don't think I will ever be fit enough to have ruffles on my bathing suit. Anywhere. Love that pic! So cute.
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