Night & day

When you see a computer, you point & say "gap'n gap'n", wanting to watch Yo! Gabba Gabba. We do not often indulge your desire, and I do more than dada does. You also have the Gabba characters for bath time. "bapf" is another of your words.

A month or two ago, you started saying "ba-ba" when we were playing with bubbles in the yard. Since then, you now pronounce it better... "ba-buhl"! We also play with bubbles in the bath, thanks to California Baby bubble bath. You LOVE bubbles! Especially that you can catch them in the bath! You even combine some together, split some apart, and move them.

Today you started trying to climb the white gate at the stairs. This is scary.

You love all your toys that make sounds (ladybug rocker, driving toy, boom box, little keyboard, mailbox.) You love finger puppets, laughing when I gently push one onto your finger, sometimes followed by a dance - holding the puppet on your finger over your head, dancing flamenco with a bharat natyam twist.

The cutest little girl in the whole wide world! I love you so much.

Time to snuggle.

Love,
Mama

Teething

Molars are coming. A top & a bottom, at the same time. Last night you could hardly sleep, keeping mama up with a constant demand for nusing. By 5:30am, dada took you downstairs to play so mama could get some sleep before work.

You love the new house. There's so much room for you to run around! Two floors, each with at least double the space of our last apartment.

Holiday Presence

Oh my dear sweet Vrindyboo, I have loved this Holiday break more than anything. I've spent nearly two weeks straight with you, culminating with a pretend-stay-at-home-mom day. Ever so wonderful.

 You were such a good traveler for the 8-hour venture both to and from Grandma's house! Lots of sleeping, playing, and very little fussing whatsoever. Best little baby in the whole wide world!

Over Christmas break, you pointed at everything, and everyone, everywhere, and said very prominently, "Dat." It has gotten to the point where we say "dat" at you as well, like a "hello." When I'm with you, and you point and say "dat," I tell you the name of the thing you're pointing at.

You had some rough nights, refusing to sleep, and waking from your sleep and crying almost inconsolably. Turns out, you're getting a top tooth! I first found out from you grinding the bottom tooth on it, even before it emerged from the gumline. It's still not showing beyond just peeking through the gums, but it's not fun for anyone. But I'm here for you.

Christmas morning was the awesomest experience, EVER! Santa brought you so many cool toys. The first gift you opened was the cutest to watch... You started by pulling the pieces of tissue paper, and being quite pleased with ripping the paper and playing like that. Then it rolled, and you saw a big VELVETEEN RABBIT inside! (From your Great Aunt) You had such a surprised look on your face that there was something else INSIDE the fun tissue-paper toy! Christmas morning your Uncle K was there with us, and helped you unwrap/wrangle you into the unwrapping area. It was so awesome having him there.

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I feel this immense closeness to you now that we've spent so much time together again. I really don't want to go back to work tomorrow (now, today, but i'm up late writing this). I feel that we finally have a groove together again, and I'm so sad that it's going to be so long before we have such a long time together again. The monkey-noms, the play times, the adventures and wearing you in the Ergo, the rocking you to sleep for naps and knowing just when the time is right to do so. All those smiles, and all those laughs. It's hurting more because work's going to be extra taxing now that the year is out, and I might have to work late and miss you even more. At least it's just a two-day week for me this week, thank goodness, so hopefully it won't be too hard on us.

I love you my little boo. You're amazing and beautiful and smart and loving and full of light. Al(l)ways. I love you.