My girl,
Your mama is having a hard time staying on top of things (like blogging), but you just keep right on growing and changing.
This month you started crawling on your hands and knees.
And I have to keep a close eye on you! You are quite the little explorer. And you have a strong attraction to things like shoes, cords, and plastic bags. If I turn my back on you for long, I'll find you halfway across the room with a shoe in your mouth. Lovely.
I've already noticed how different it is for you as a second child. You get to play with things that I'm sure your brother never did.
Small balls, colored pencils, plastic bags filled with small objects. Sometimes I'm diligent enough to keep them out of your reach or take them away if I see you with them. Other times, I just let it slide.
It's fun to watch you explore though. To you, the world is full of wonder.
You got a couple more teeth this month. The top two front teeth. We had some rough nights when they were popping through. And that was followed by a cold that stuck around for a while. So every night you'd wake up (at least once) and scream your sweet little head off. We'd be up with you for an hour or two. It's in those moments that I need to remind myself (over and over) that I will not be able to cradle you in my arms a whole lot longer. Still, at 2 o'clock in the morning, it's a tough reminder. Fortunately, once you got past all of that you went right back to sleeping through the night.
You
can stand with support, but aren't pulling yourself up yet. You don't
seem in too much of a hurry, and that's okay with me.
You have gotten LOUD. You really can make a lot of noise. You're not noisy all the time, fortunately. But you can be when you want to.
You've started getting into books more this month. You like the touch and feel ones the best.
I don't think there's too much else to report so I'll just throw in a few more photos. Here's some of you chillin' with your dada...
laughing at your brother...
and hanging with your tia, who returned from Bolivia this month!
I'm excited that the two of you will have some time to get to know each other before she takes off on another adventure.
In the meantime, I am sure that you will be filling your days with your own little adventures.
I love you so much, little lady. You fill my heart with joy.
Love,
Mama
