I had a good time with you this week. I love hearing you sing along
with “toddler tunes” in the car. This week a favorite was "if you're happy & you know shout "hurray"! You loved to shout! Your potty training has changed your naptime
& bedtime routine somewhat. But like all challenging events as you grow up,
“this too shall pass” and it’s going to be great when you are completely potty
trained. We blew bubbles in the backyard & played “hide & seek”
. You are now able to blow bubbles well & you are good at finding me when I hide. You
are also good at swinging on the “big swings”. You grow & change every week!
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| Lyla on the road |
Your mother told me when she took you to pick up Sunday the
dog at the vet a few weeks ago you asked
if I was there. When you had last seen me I was leaving your house taking
Sunday to the vet. I thought it was pretty amazing you had linked me with
Sunday and wondered if I was at the same place as Sunday. Because it works out
best for me to come to your house to be with you, you haven’t been to our house
since Christmas. So maybe in your mind you don’t have a place to “put me” when
I’m not with you. Realizing things and
people exist even when you are not interacting with them is a developmental
event called “object permanence”. I very
much realize you exist when I’m not with you. I love to see pictures &
videos of what you’re doing when I’m not with you. The picture of you walking on the trail with your bag of snacks makes you look so big & independent! I'm so glad activities in the "great outdoors" are such a big part of your life. The two days I picked you up
at school this week I came early & parked the car where I could see you on
the playground. It was such a delight to watch you! You were obviously having
fun. You were “flying” down the slide...catching onto an overhead bar and swinging
back and forth before you let go. You were laughing and interacting with other
children and running around. You are
Lyla. As long as I live I want to be a part of your life. But I will only be a
small part of the wonderful being who is Lyla.
