Dear Peanut,
This month has been the month of the daddy. You have been really into your dad. When I pick you up from school, the first thing you ask for is milk. The second thing is daddy. Unfortunately, I am not able to produce either for you instantly, so you continue asking for either your daddy or your milk all the way home. When we do get home, you instantly run into the computer room to look for your dad. It is very sweet and just a little funny that you know exactly where to look for him in the house.
It seems that your awareness of other people has really picked up. You started using the names of your friends. Yesterday, I told you we were going to go see Fisher and you ran to the door and said "Fiffer, Fiffer". You were very excited. When we didn't go to his immediatly, we kept asking for him. It isn't only Fiffer, but it is also Quinn and grandma and grandpa (each of which you refer to as papa). I am no longer the center of your world. I thought this realization would be heart breaking, but it isn't. Maybe it is because you are my first child, so i know i will go through all of this again or maybe it is because it is nice to not be needed all the time. It lets me know that I am doing a good job. It is good that you have the confidence and desire to latch onto other people.
You talking improves each day. Today you said "chalk" and "puddle" for the first time. It is amazing to me because you have known these words for a long time, but just today you started saying them. Why today? Why now? What is it that makes you want to communicate this message to me now as opposed to a month ago? All I can figure is that you have been trying to say these words all along and only now am I able to pick up on them or only now are you able to form the sounds that remind me of words I would like the words I want to hear. (because wanting to hear is a large part of it)
This month has been very busy at our house. It has also been very chaotic. You have been a champ. Lucky for your father and me, you are a very easy person to read. When you start slowly dismantling the house and throwing fits, it is time to outside. We play in the pool, with the chalk, or with the bubbles. In all, I have probably spent 25 dollars on those toys total, but I have gotten more use out of them than most toys inside. It seems like you are slowly outgrowing all the toys that dance and sing and moving more towards toys that make you think or toys where you get to mimic what I am doing.
You have developed a flair for the artistic (unfortunately for our walls and table). You are always grabbing pens to draw and scribble with. When it is time to put up your crayons you scream and cry. Outside, the sidewalk chalk gets a lot of use. We are almost out of the box that I bought earlier this year.
This month you daycare will be moving you to another class. I can't wait. The next class is more structured with Gymboree time, painting time, and lots of coloring. I think you are the kind of kid that needs structure. You need to be focused on something to keep your energy channeled. You are high energy and spirited, but that is one of the things I love about you most.
Love,
your mum
You talking improves each day. Today you said "chalk" and "puddle" for the first time. It is amazing to me because you have known these words for a long time, but just today you started saying them. Why today? Why now? What is it that makes you want to communicate this message to me now as opposed to a month ago? All I can figure is that you have been trying to say these words all along and only now am I able to pick up on them or only now are you able to form the sounds that remind me of words I would like the words I want to hear. (because wanting to hear is a large part of it)
This month has been very busy at our house. It has also been very chaotic. You have been a champ. Lucky for your father and me, you are a very easy person to read. When you start slowly dismantling the house and throwing fits, it is time to outside. We play in the pool, with the chalk, or with the bubbles. In all, I have probably spent 25 dollars on those toys total, but I have gotten more use out of them than most toys inside. It seems like you are slowly outgrowing all the toys that dance and sing and moving more towards toys that make you think or toys where you get to mimic what I am doing.
You have developed a flair for the artistic (unfortunately for our walls and table). You are always grabbing pens to draw and scribble with. When it is time to put up your crayons you scream and cry. Outside, the sidewalk chalk gets a lot of use. We are almost out of the box that I bought earlier this year.
This month you daycare will be moving you to another class. I can't wait. The next class is more structured with Gymboree time, painting time, and lots of coloring. I think you are the kind of kid that needs structure. You need to be focused on something to keep your energy channeled. You are high energy and spirited, but that is one of the things I love about you most.
Love,
your mum
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I love these letters!
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