Dear Lilian,
Stuff before I forget – the Saturday after Thanksgiving we were at my parents house and you and Dad were in my old room. Dad let go of you for a second while you were leaning against him and you stood on your own for a few seconds for the first time. Go you and your tiny chunky adorable legs!
Today you did this same trick twice again taking two forms – once you pulled yourself up off the ground, leaned against me and then let go standing there on your own. You did it as if it were second nature and then when you saw my reaction you sat down quickly. Then again a few minutes later you leaned against a suitcase on the floor across the room, pulled yourself up to standing and let go for a few seconds. So proud of you Lilis.
Lastly – your babysitter three days a week is from Mexico. She speaks Spanish to you all day non-stop. Dad and I throw in Spanish here and there when we can (all 10 words I know) hoping you’ll learn both words for items. We have tons of books in Spanish and English hoping some of this will stick so you can teach us to speak. Just the other day I asked your babysitter if she thought you understood Spanish and she said she wasn’t sure yet. Anyway, tonight I was reading you a bunch of books and when I closed one book I said, “Adios!” and you paused, looked and me and waved bye bye without my prompting. Yay!
xo
