Dear Lila,
I was cleaning up your room yesterday when I found the little baby figurine that came with your dollhouse wrapped in your baby Belle doll's blanket and tucked into your Elsa hat. I assume you were tucking the baby into bed--how cute is that?!
Love,
Mom
Monday, September 28, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Dancing Queen
Dear Lila,
We went to my friend Vince's wedding yesterday and it was your very first wedding. You loved getting dressed up for it, seeing the bride in her beautiful gown, trying all of the foods during the cocktail hour and noshing on macarons and wedding cake. You also enjoyed taking pictures in the photo booth and checking out the play area Vince had thoughtfully set up for the kids, which contained inflatable toys and a ball pit. But what you *really* enjoyed was getting down on the dance floor!
You are still shy and rarely talk to anyone outside of our family but you weren't shy at all about showing off your dance moves in front of everyone! Even after my friends, Daddy and I all got tired and went back to our tables, you grabbed my hand and used every ounce of your strength to pull me back to dance floor when I protested. And though your usual bedtime is 7pm, you stayed wide awake and partied until 10pm! Guess you inherited your partying ways from your mama ;-)
Love,
Mom
We went to my friend Vince's wedding yesterday and it was your very first wedding. You loved getting dressed up for it, seeing the bride in her beautiful gown, trying all of the foods during the cocktail hour and noshing on macarons and wedding cake. You also enjoyed taking pictures in the photo booth and checking out the play area Vince had thoughtfully set up for the kids, which contained inflatable toys and a ball pit. But what you *really* enjoyed was getting down on the dance floor!
You are still shy and rarely talk to anyone outside of our family but you weren't shy at all about showing off your dance moves in front of everyone! Even after my friends, Daddy and I all got tired and went back to our tables, you grabbed my hand and used every ounce of your strength to pull me back to dance floor when I protested. And though your usual bedtime is 7pm, you stayed wide awake and partied until 10pm! Guess you inherited your partying ways from your mama ;-)
Love,
Mom
Friday, September 25, 2015
Hijacked Homework
Dear Lila,
Note to self: Do not leave GuhGaw's homework out on the table, especially when there are pencils and scissors nearby. You got your hands on all three of those things today when no one was looking and scribbled all over a few pages of GuhGaw's homework before you cut them up into several pieces. Thank goodness for erasers and scotch tape!
Love,
Mom
Note to self: Do not leave GuhGaw's homework out on the table, especially when there are pencils and scissors nearby. You got your hands on all three of those things today when no one was looking and scribbled all over a few pages of GuhGaw's homework before you cut them up into several pieces. Thank goodness for erasers and scotch tape!
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Dizzy Spell
Dear Lila,
You were singing "Let It Go" and spinning around in circles in the living room when you stopped, suddenly got this disoriented look on your face and asked me, "Why [is the room] turning?" Haha, you make me laugh, baby girl!
Love,
Mom
You were singing "Let It Go" and spinning around in circles in the living room when you stopped, suddenly got this disoriented look on your face and asked me, "Why [is the room] turning?" Haha, you make me laugh, baby girl!
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Brave Girl
Dear Lila,
The word "stoic" isn't often used when referring to little kids, but I can't think of a better word to describe you. You are and always have been so calm and I am constantly impressed by your maturity, composure and uncomplaining nature. Whereas most babies cry and fuss when they're left in their cribs, you were always perfectly content hanging out on your own until I came to pick you up. You still handle shots and getting blood drawn like a champ and instead of crying when you bump your head or hurt yourself somehow, you usually just chirp, "Oh, I ok!" And when we moved into our new house three weeks ago and you had to sleep in a big and relatively empty new room that first evening (your room contained your bed and a suitcase of your clothes and that was it), you didn't get scared and come running into my room in the middle of the night even once.
Because you are so brave and because you are the size of kids who are twice your age, I sometimes forget that you are only 2 years old. GuhGaw had his birthday party at an amusement park earlier this month and since you are so tall for your age, you met the height requirements for all of the rides. But just because you were ready for them physically, in hindsight, I realize that doesn't mean you were ready for them emotionally. You did not enjoy the tall froggy ride that took you way up high and bounced you back down (the operator actually stopped the ride when she saw how scared you looked) and though you were excited to go on a roller coaster with me, you clenched the handlebars and whimpered when it started to speed up. But as frightened as you were, you sucked it up and didn't cry or complain.
And you showed your courageous side again today on your first day of nursery school. It was the first time you were dropped off somewhere without me, Daddy, PoiPoi or your nanny and you were as cool and collected as I expected you to be. When it was time to line up and walk to the classroom with your teachers, you were a bit reluctant and reached for me but when I nudged you toward the line, you dutifully took your place while many of the other kids were crying and wailing. Maybe it was because GuhGaw goes to school and you want to be like him or maybe because you took a Moms and Tots class at your nursery school last year and are familiar with the building and a couple of the teachers--either way, you totally rocked your first day of school! You looked really happy when I picked you up and said you had fun learning about lions. You also wore underwear to school (it was the first time you went out in underwear instead of a pull-up) and didn't have any accidents, woo!
The word "stoic" isn't often used when referring to little kids, but I can't think of a better word to describe you. You are and always have been so calm and I am constantly impressed by your maturity, composure and uncomplaining nature. Whereas most babies cry and fuss when they're left in their cribs, you were always perfectly content hanging out on your own until I came to pick you up. You still handle shots and getting blood drawn like a champ and instead of crying when you bump your head or hurt yourself somehow, you usually just chirp, "Oh, I ok!" And when we moved into our new house three weeks ago and you had to sleep in a big and relatively empty new room that first evening (your room contained your bed and a suitcase of your clothes and that was it), you didn't get scared and come running into my room in the middle of the night even once.
Because you are so brave and because you are the size of kids who are twice your age, I sometimes forget that you are only 2 years old. GuhGaw had his birthday party at an amusement park earlier this month and since you are so tall for your age, you met the height requirements for all of the rides. But just because you were ready for them physically, in hindsight, I realize that doesn't mean you were ready for them emotionally. You did not enjoy the tall froggy ride that took you way up high and bounced you back down (the operator actually stopped the ride when she saw how scared you looked) and though you were excited to go on a roller coaster with me, you clenched the handlebars and whimpered when it started to speed up. But as frightened as you were, you sucked it up and didn't cry or complain.
And you showed your courageous side again today on your first day of nursery school. It was the first time you were dropped off somewhere without me, Daddy, PoiPoi or your nanny and you were as cool and collected as I expected you to be. When it was time to line up and walk to the classroom with your teachers, you were a bit reluctant and reached for me but when I nudged you toward the line, you dutifully took your place while many of the other kids were crying and wailing. Maybe it was because GuhGaw goes to school and you want to be like him or maybe because you took a Moms and Tots class at your nursery school last year and are familiar with the building and a couple of the teachers--either way, you totally rocked your first day of school! You looked really happy when I picked you up and said you had fun learning about lions. You also wore underwear to school (it was the first time you went out in underwear instead of a pull-up) and didn't have any accidents, woo!
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| Happy after a good first day of school! |
I'm so proud of you!
Love,
Mom
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Tooth Trouble
Dear Lila,
Today was not the best day for you. At your dental checkup this morning, the dentist discovered a painful-looking abscess on your front upper gum, which was caused by an infection in your tooth. We have no idea how long you had the abscess and I'm so sorry Daddy and I didn't notice it! We brush your teeth every day but the abscess was at the very top of your gum and only visible if we pulled your lip way up toward your nose, which we obviously have no reason to do. I hope it didn't hurt you too much for too long :-(
So because of the infection (when your baby tooth first grew in, it already had some decay in it; the dentist cleaned out as much decay as he could last year but the tooth still got infected), the dentist had to extract the entire tooth. Yeah. You can imagine how much you did not enjoy that. I had to put you on my lap and hold you as tightly as I could while the dentist pulled out your tooth. You, unsurprisingly, cried, screamed and kicked like crazy and holding you down was not easy because, dude, you're really strong! I felt so bad for you that I started crying a little, too, but eventually the whole ordeal was over (the dentist asked me if I wanted to keep your tooth, the decayed, infected tooth--ew, no thanks) and when we took you out for frozen yogurt immediately afterward, you were already feeling better as you happily ate your fro yo and swayed back and forth to the music playing in the shop. Whew.
Love,
Mom
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Same Rapunzel
Dear Lila,
You were playing with your princess figurines today when you suddenly pressed the Rapunzel one against the underwear you were wearing. Of course, I had to ask you, "Uhh, what are you doing?" You replied, "Same!" As in, your Rapunzel toy was the same as the Rapunzel on your Disney princesses underwear. Oh, ha!
Love,
Mom
You were playing with your princess figurines today when you suddenly pressed the Rapunzel one against the underwear you were wearing. Of course, I had to ask you, "Uhh, what are you doing?" You replied, "Same!" As in, your Rapunzel toy was the same as the Rapunzel on your Disney princesses underwear. Oh, ha!
Love,
Mom
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