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| Lyla Bear! |
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| Sheep riding |
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| Tree Hugging at University Oaks |
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| Visiting Great Grandmother Hastie |
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| Helping Granny |
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| Bitty Baby with new Potty |
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| Visiting Granny's Office |
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| Watching geese with favorite dog! |
One change I noticed is your increased independence. For the
first time when we went to the Chace Lake Swings you took off on your own, heading toward the street & the parking lot. When we went to Buy Buy
Baby you darted off to another aisle before I knew it. I realize I must be hyper-vigilant to keep such an independent
curious girl safe. You are very alert to sounds. From inside the house you can
hear an overhead plane or helicopter (which you pronounce an adorable way I
can’t spell) and if possible we hurry outside to see it. When we’re outside you
love to watch the birds & the geese fly overhead. The talented geese can
walk, swim or fly and always travel in pairs.
Your vocabulary is expanding every day. Like your Sesame Street
friend Abby Cababby, you love words. You are bilingual which is so special. I
can’t “wrap my tongue” around Hebrew words the way you do but I am able to
recognize the Hebrew words for “juice” and “water” and “trees” which is a
start. You have started to color with crayons in an Elmo coloring book. We have
started watching Elmo together on TV and on-line. And you are grieving the loss
of our favorite Hebrew song on You Tube. Your Dad thinks it’s a copyright
issue. At least you have it on CD in the car! Although I spent New Year’s Eve
and the night of Feb 2 at your house I didn’t spend the night at your house at
all in January. But we did spend a lot of time together. Your mother and I took
you to Mobile to visit Great Grandmother. You delighted the residents of
University Oaks where she lives. You were happy & sweet & funny & well-behaved. There
was snow on Jan 17 and tornado conditions on Jan 30. You came to breakfast at
University Hospital Jan 31 and one day we had lunch at Newk’s followed by a
visit to my office in Jefferson Towers. President Barack Obama was
inaugurated for his 2nd term, we visited your 2 month old cousin
Micah at Brookwood where he has continued to grow and improve. Maybe we'll visit him at home soon. Your father made
wonderful pictures of precious “Lyla Bear” on the prowl! And you came to
breakfast at UH with your mom. Alabama football team won another national championship & you used the potty for the 1st time! Just a few things in January 2013--a busy month. I’m so glad I got
to share so much of it with you.
