Boy...I can't believe I have let a whole month go by without posting!
Anyway.... there is nothing is life that makes you more grateful for your own child, than taking care of another family's children. I had the privilege of watching my niece and nephew whom I absolutely love and adore for about 5 days! However, after 5 days I was ready to give them back to their mommy and daddy and developed a new appreciation for my own child. Because sure...I often think...Lily drives me nuts...but when I see her interact with others, I realize just how kind, sweet, and nurturing she is. So why she may not listen all the time and I feel like banging my head up against a wall...I realize she has a special gift that very often I take for granted.
Lily is also very creative. She loves making up all kinds of stories. Normally they have to do with whatever she has either watched on TV (i.e. Lion King) or learned in church (i.e. baby Moses or baby Jesus and the angel). I love hearing her ramble on. I especially like it when all the stories mix themselves up....for example, the lion king goes to baby Jesus. I need to remember to tape her telling one of her stories one day!
I am sure every mother thinks her child is smart...but I am telling you...Lily really impresses me! She can identify all her letters. Knows their sounds. Can identify words that start with those sounds! So Awesome! GT baby! She now can count not only in English and Spanish but also in Norwegian! I can't believe how quick she picks things up!
Favorite color nowadays is PINK. She wants to wear the pink socks, the pink dress etc..
Her favorite dress of all time is this summery butter-yellow patchwork dress that Ms. Gretchen gave her. If she could she would wear it all the time!
Our new favorite activity to do together is exercising on the swiss ball. Since I have had to do exercises for my spine and she always wanted to play with my ball, I brought her home from work her own small swiss ball. She is super at it! She can plank and do backward kickovers! I love it!
My dad bought me a yoga tape for my birthday so maybe she'll want to do that with me too!
