You are Lyla

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!

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.