It seems like such a baby still but really it's a pretty big milestone. I'm having a bit of a rough time with this age adjustment. I mean she IS still a baby but after this there is really no more measurement of age in months, it's all in years. I'll take her to the doc tomorrow and then her next check up will be at 2 YEARS OLD!!! I can barely rap my head around it. She is becoming much more independent. Her vocabulary is absolutely exploding. She is so stinkin smart it's ridiculous. I mean thanks to the programs on Nick Jr. she prefers to say hi and count in Chinese along with thinking Boots the monkey is her best friend and she can name just about every animal they showcase on Diego, especially the whale. She can have full fledged conversations with people on the phone, identify her family in pictures, and tell the dogs when they are being bad. But then when she cuddles up on my lap for some of her beloved booby, she is still such a baby. It's almost as if she is caught between being a little baby and being an independent little toddler. And I'm caught too, caught between wanting her to stay my little baby and wanting her to excel in her growth and development. I know I can't have it both ways. I'm not sure if I'll have more children, and I feel that these pinnacle baby times are closing and coming to an end. And I know that the full fledged toddler times will be just as much fun and just as enjoyable, I'm sad a little at the thought that they are already here but so very thankful in the same breath. Thankful that she has been so very healthy, thankful that she is so smart, thankful that she is her. I love her more than any words could ever describe. I just hope that with every day that passes she knows how much I love her, how much I enjoy every single moment with her, how much she means to me, to everyone in our family, how very special she is.
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