Well, Luli and Papaw came to town and we all took you to the petting zoo yesterday. WHAT FUN! You got to see and touch all kinds of animals: zebra, brama (cow), buffalo, baby pigs, chickens, goat, sheep, alpacas, horses, and mommy even got to milk a cow for the very first time in her life! GOOD TIMES!
You have definitely inherited my love for animals. You get so excited when you see them that you can hardly stand it! It’s the most adorable thing to see. We even got to pick out a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch before we left. It’s nicely perched in the front flower bed, along with the two that daddy & mommy picked.
You are growing up so fast. Though not all of your words make sense, you definitely have a way of communicating. You understand & respond to commands like “throw it in the trash”, “get your bib”, “is your hair in your face”, want to go bye-bye”, “where is…”, “what does Maddie say”, “where is your…”, “are you done”, etc. You also make it VERY clear when you are dissatisfied…for example, you let us know you are very unhappy when we take something away from you or try to put you back in your stroller after you’ve been allowed to walk around. We are working on finding the balance between teaching you that behavior will get you what you want…while still making sure you feel heard – no matter how you choose to communicate. It’s pretty amazing that we can have an entire conversation with you now!
You like to dance whenever you hear music, and you LOVE it when mommy & daddy sing songs like “The Wheels on the Bus”, “Old Macdonald”, and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”….you actually like it when we sing anything. Even if it doesn’t make any sense.
You are very curious about EVERYTHING. You are methodical. You are a busy body and like to constantly stay on the move. For some reason, you love to play with anything that you are not supposed to. You could have 48 toys in front of you and you’ll want to dig through my purse, or play with daddy’s keys. You are still a healthy eater and there isn’t much you’ll turn down. We are in the process of converting you over 100% to whole milk from formula….we are about 60/40 milk to formula right now.
You know words for and can identify things like banana, cup, baby, balloon, puppy, bow, daddy, mommy, uh-oh, bottle, bear, bird, and ball. In fact, the sweetest thing happend the other day. I had just gotten you up from a nap and you were pointing over at your armoire and saying “baby”. I couldn’t figure out what you were talking about. The only thing “baby” by the armoire was a picture of me when I was just a few months old, with Luli feeding me a bottle. So, I took you over there and you immediately pointed to the baby (me) in the picture! AMAZING!
There simply are no words to express the abolute joy you bring to our lives…each and every day!