Our Sweet Thing: August 2010

Wednesday, August 25

It's all Happening.

A friend of mine called this morning to chat. I was folding laundry while you were toddling around, carrying ruffled bloomers in one hand and Elmo in the other. Each time you could get near you would take a piece of nicely folded laundry and pull it off the bed, shake it and throw is on the floor. All followed with a giggle.

As I multi-tasked and tried to carry on a clear conversation, she stopped me and said, "Gosh, it seems like she is doing something new everyday." And right then it hit me. How true it is. How real and honest and plain as day true this comment was. In a matter of two weeks you have gone from my little baby to my little girl. The bruises on your knees are starting to yellow and clear, while the bruises on your backside are blackening with every stumble and fall.

I get to watch your little toes grip the floor, the blades of grass, the carpet fibers. For once I get to see the back of your knees as your legs stand straight. This little body walking around our home. The pitter patter is from my child. It is surreal.

Last week I asked you what a duck says and you looked at me and said, "Cack, Cack".

Saturday I asked you where your nose was and sure enough your little finger went right up to the tip of your nose.

There is this never ending pride in the smallest things. Things no one else in the world would care about, but to me and your daddy, its everything. And everyday, there is something new I find about you that I love, something new I learn about motherhood that I adore, and above all something else about life that I want to share with you. My little sweet thing that makes grocery shopping entertaining.

Thursday, August 19

11 Months

Here we are, one more month to go and you will have a year under your wing.

First of all, I want to give you a BIG, COLLOSAL sized thank you for your wonderful new habit of sleeping all the way from 7at night until 7-7:30 in the morning. You needed it, I needed it....everyone around me needed it... ;)

You are 26 1/2 pounds and growing taller by the second. I bought a pair of 2T PJ's and they actually fit you...I couldn't believe it and I think they must be mis-sized. Your hair is starting to grow in thicker and longer each day. It is blonde just like mine was, maybe a shade darker. We are sticking bows in it any time we can. My hope is that you will not mess with them when you are older (like I said, my hope).

Your walking skills are coming along nicely. You can walk almost across the room without falling. Sometimes you have a running pace with your tongue sticking out laughing. That usually ends in a fall. A lot of times you end up crawling because it gets you where you want to go much faster without bruises.

It is getting near impossible to get good photos because you are on the move 100% of the time. If you aren't moving you are asleep. You even bounce and giggle when you eat. Dancing and clapping is a new favorite activity. You love to dance along with Yo Gabba Gabba songs.

But most of all, at 11 months, you are the most fun, sweet, cute, hilarious little girl I could have ever imagined. I am a lucky girl to have the chance to be your momma. Happy 11 months...