You’re a year and a half old now and you are definitely a toddler! You’re an expert walker and runner; you can even walk backwards now! My favorite mobility-related move is when you get a book, bring it to me, and back up to sit in my lap, your bottom all stuck out and leading your way!
You love to dance; any time there is music going, you will stop what you’re doing, bend over, and shake your arms and head to the beat. You’ve got rhythm, baby girl! It’s adorable!
You have really started talking a lot. You’ve added a bunch of words to your vocabulary (including “dance” of course). I love listening to your little voice! You’ve started replacing some signs with words (like “more” and “eat”) and you’re putting words together. Yesterday you saw Daddy’s hat and you said, “Hat. Daddy. Bye-bye.” It’s so amazing to see your little mind make connections!!
You love to dance; any time there is music going, you will stop what you’re doing, bend over, and shake your arms and head to the beat. You’ve got rhythm, baby girl! It’s adorable!
You have really started talking a lot. You’ve added a bunch of words to your vocabulary (including “dance” of course). I love listening to your little voice! You’ve started replacing some signs with words (like “more” and “eat”) and you’re putting words together. Yesterday you saw Daddy’s hat and you said, “Hat. Daddy. Bye-bye.” It’s so amazing to see your little mind make connections!!
You are expressing your (STRONG) will more and more, especially during diaper changes. For some reason you really, really hate having your diaper changed. I think it’s because you don’t like to sit still. Last weekend we started trying to potty train you. Daddy brought a potty home on Christmas Eve and we let you go diaper-free periodically over the next few days. You love your potty; if we ask you to sit on it you’ll happily sit, and you even go in there by yourself to have a seat sometimes! On Saturday you finally used the potty and I got VERY excited. You didn’t think it was such a big deal. And about 2 hours later I was cleaning up a puddle. Oh well. It’s a process!
You are so much fun, sweet girl. There is so much I would like to tell you about yourself but I couldn’t even express half of the things I enjoy about being around you. You’re so happy and excited and giggly most of the time, it is impossible not to smile. You explore everything and it is really refreshing to see things through your little eighteen-month-old eyes, to watch you figure things out.
Your hands and arms are healing beautifully - my, you're fearfully and wonderfully made! You will always be able to tell you were burned, but you won't notice right away and the scars will not interfere with daily function. You are dealing pretty well with the continued scar management issues. We're doing massage on your scars at least twice a day, and you're becoming slightly more tolerant; in fact you know getting a massage comes with watching a little TV (a REAL treat) so you sometimes willingly grab the Eucerin cream, take it to the couch, climb up, and point to the TV!
I love you, Miss Eden. Keep learning and growing, but don’t grow up too fast! We love you just how you are!
Love,
Mommy
