Dear Lili,
The first time you put two words together you said ‘Shoes Dada’ – it really sounded like ‘Suse (insert lisp) DaDa’ but it was still so darn cute. Today you said your second pairing of words ‘More Cracker’ or ‘Muh Kaka’ pointing to the box of crackers from which we were feeding you. These are very important words to know seeing as they will be crucial in your many girls nights with tons of wine and cheese.
I can’t quite explain to you Lili how insane it is as your parent to here you SPEAK. And now IN SENTENCES. Ok…maybe not sentences but almost! The craziest part about today was it was just you, Dad and I hanging out chatting away while you ate lunch and you just came out with ‘More cracker’ so matter-of-factly as if you had been pairing words for all of your near fourteen months of life.
I love you so much. I am so proud at how hard you work on a daily basis to grow and learn and be who you are. Dad and I have noticed that you are a little on the wild side these days. You are just a little brute – loud and screamy and manic laughing and needing the attention of all adults (and now older kids) around you. It’s such a funny thing to watch. I’ll be honest – sometimes I have to tune out the voices in my head that say, “Oh my gosh…every Mom here must think I feed my child only sugar” and embrace who you are for who you are. But most the time I’m laughing right there with you. A little quieter – but laughing.
xo
