Hi friends, love youThe famous philosopher Bueller once said that life moves pretty fast and if you don’t stop and look around you could miss it. As time passes I am getting more and more excited about the upcoming year. Now that I’m going to be a big sister, I feel a little pressure to learn to do as much as possible before the baby comes so that Mom, Dad and I can take care of him or her. Mom is due on the 19th of July, but since it is hard for us to be on time to anything these days I think the baby will probably be late. Dad will be in the middle of the waterpark season and Mom will be exhausted, so I am going to have to help as much as possible.
I’ve been working really hard on my vocabulary lately. Besides the benefit of being able to express myself, I’ve also heard that an extensive vocabulary is important for the SATs. Dad says that so far most of my “words” won’t be on any test. He loves to practice with me and seems stuck on the word-dada. I say it a lot because it makes him happy, but I don’t know what it means yet.
Mom is a tougher audience, but I’ve learned a couple tricks that make her smile. I love to see my parents smile; it brings me so much happiness. Mom is a sucker for facial expressions. I have one that gets her every time. I’ll put a picture of it at the bottom of the blog. I’m not whistling yet, but I can click my tongue against my lips to let Mom know I am enjoying my food.
The biggest thing I am working on so that I can be more helpful this summer is standing and walking. Walking with my Pooh Bear toy is as easy as dirtying a diaper, and I can walk when Mom or Dad hold one of my hands too. But I am still working on that first solo step. I have a few balance drills that help me practice. The best one is leaning against my new padded ottoman while holding a toy in both hands. It forces me to balance without my arms—which is a huge step in the walking process. The ottoman is our new coffee table because the old coffee table was brutally hard and Mom was gasping every time I fell near it, so we used Great Uncle David & Great Aunt Debby’s Christmas gift to buy me something a little safer to play near—I can thank them for helping keep my face clear of cuts and bruises.
Speaking of injuries, last week I endured pain for the sake of beauty; Mom says it probably won’t be the last time. I received two permanent holes in my ears and filled them with adorable silver ball earrings. For Christmas I got a pair of earrings with my birth stone and I can’t wait to put them in after 30 days with this pair. The process of getting my ears pierced was similar to trying to give a cat a bath, but less than five minutes later I had forgotten about the torture and haven’t fussed about them since—other than a couple times when they are getting cleaned. Everybody seems to love them and I can’t wait to show them to GP and Gigi when they visit in March!
I’ve been working really hard on my vocabulary lately. Besides the benefit of being able to express myself, I’ve also heard that an extensive vocabulary is important for the SATs. Dad says that so far most of my “words” won’t be on any test. He loves to practice with me and seems stuck on the word-dada. I say it a lot because it makes him happy, but I don’t know what it means yet.
Mom is a tougher audience, but I’ve learned a couple tricks that make her smile. I love to see my parents smile; it brings me so much happiness. Mom is a sucker for facial expressions. I have one that gets her every time. I’ll put a picture of it at the bottom of the blog. I’m not whistling yet, but I can click my tongue against my lips to let Mom know I am enjoying my food.
The biggest thing I am working on so that I can be more helpful this summer is standing and walking. Walking with my Pooh Bear toy is as easy as dirtying a diaper, and I can walk when Mom or Dad hold one of my hands too. But I am still working on that first solo step. I have a few balance drills that help me practice. The best one is leaning against my new padded ottoman while holding a toy in both hands. It forces me to balance without my arms—which is a huge step in the walking process. The ottoman is our new coffee table because the old coffee table was brutally hard and Mom was gasping every time I fell near it, so we used Great Uncle David & Great Aunt Debby’s Christmas gift to buy me something a little safer to play near—I can thank them for helping keep my face clear of cuts and bruises.
Speaking of injuries, last week I endured pain for the sake of beauty; Mom says it probably won’t be the last time. I received two permanent holes in my ears and filled them with adorable silver ball earrings. For Christmas I got a pair of earrings with my birth stone and I can’t wait to put them in after 30 days with this pair. The process of getting my ears pierced was similar to trying to give a cat a bath, but less than five minutes later I had forgotten about the torture and haven’t fussed about them since—other than a couple times when they are getting cleaned. Everybody seems to love them and I can’t wait to show them to GP and Gigi when they visit in March!
This face is very similiar to the one I had when Mom and Dad told me I was going to be a big sister.
If you have a great sleeping buddy, you can fall asleep in any position.
Mom & Dad thought the new ottoman would be great because it has a large storage space. Camden & I found a better use for the storage area.God Bless,
Reese
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