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| You should be in advertising! |
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| 1st McDonald's breakfast w/ Granny |
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| Rain coat at School |
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| Twirling & dancing with Granny |
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| Chip & Dale at Disney (you call Valleydale Road "Chip & Dale" Road) |
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| Prettiest Girl at Veteran's Park |
A lot has happened since my last posting. When I was with you
before you went to Disneyworld, somehow the bunny you’ve had since you were born
disappeared. I have vague memories bunny accidentally left the house with
us & I stuffed him somewhere for safe keeping. But it seems that he may
have permanently disappeared. You periodically ask “where’s bunny?” and you
handle the response unemotionally but I’m sure you miss him. And it makes me
very cautious about not losing your precious remaining Nanny & Sheepy! You
have come to UAB several mornings while your mother had an appointment and I’ve
gotten to “hang out” with you. You always want a pink “cupcake on a stick” from
Starbucks, but you never eat them. You have very good eating habits. You also like to get in the fountain in from of the hospital! One of the
sweetest things I’ve recorded is you singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider”. You have a
precious voice! This month we went to Gymboree for maybe the last time (the
current owners have closed it but maybe someone else will open it) and to Veteran’s
Park for the first time. It is a great park with lots of kids & fun
equipment. There will be many "last times" ahead...but many more "first times" to enjoy! During Spring Break you went to Disneyworld with your parents &
grandparents. I heard you were really well behaved and had a great time!! I have realized one reason you love for me to take you to Taziki
is I have let you share my sweet iced tea. Now that I suspect the caffeine
affects your nap time, I’m going to have to change my ways! Yesterday we went to Jason’s
Deli together & you loved eating outside and watching the little birds eat
leftovers. You have developed an amazing stalling routine pre-nap. I try to
prepare ahead but then you come up with more ideas of what must be done before
I can leave the room. Getting a tissue & one more “high five” and more
water and even yelling out “you forgot the butt paste!” when I knew for sure I had
remembered it! I have 3 naptime songs:
ABC’s, Twinkle Twinkle & Row Row Row. You have really tried unsuccessfully
to teach me to sing “Numi Numi”, a Hebrew lullabye. My inability to learn new
things is in great contrast to your amazing ability to learn new things…and remember
everything! Besides songs, there is the routine including “high 5, 4 3, 2 1 & 0’s” and hugs,
etc. But you always eventually go to sleep. It is so precious to hear you chat
& sing in your bed. I made a video via your monitor and you like to look at
yourself “sleeping”. For the first time we stopped to get breakfast on the way
to school on a day there were no bagels in the house & I realized we had enough
time to make the stop. It was a lot of fun and now you say every morning that
you want to stop at “Old McDonald’s” but we haven’t done it again yet. But we will. You have
become very grown up about potty training. It makes it more fun to go places
with you & it makes the pre-naptime routine much easier as well. One morning it was
raining hard when we left your house. Although it stopped when we got to your
school you still wanted to wear your raincoat in to school. You were so cute
& sweet! Yesterday when we got home the “coming soon for sale” sign was in
your yard. I think I captured a precious picture of you with a “thumbs up”
sign. Soon after I made the picture you took off running down the street &
really scared me! You knew I was upset when I caught up with you and you so
sweetly hugged me & said “I love you Granny” repeatedly. Balancing the need for
independence and the dangers involved is an eternal challenge in raising a
child. But the sweet hugs & “I love you” make it worth it all. You are an
amazing little girl and I love you “right back”!
