Baby Doll,
Oh how you've grown in this last year! A year ago...
- you had just started walking and now you love to "run fast."
- you were saying your first words and now you tell us how it is. You will explain something in depth in your baby gibberish but we only understand a hand full of it. That doesn't mean you don't have a large vocabulary though, because you do. You can count to ten in both English and Spanish.
- you would actually eat your vegetables and most anything your Mommy put in front of you and now you basically survive off of garlic bread and fruit. At least there is something good in there.
- you were an only child and now you are a great big sister. You love to hug and kiss on Sophia. You are concerned when she cries and will sometimes go to try and soothe her yourself by patting her on the head.
- you were sleeping in the crib and now you are in your own toddler bed. When we moved you before your sister arrived, you were crazy with excitement. You had already been napping in a cot at daycare and now you had freedom at home too. When you get up a little too early in the mornings, you come snuggle with us and we love it. When you wander out of your room before we go to bed, we sometimes find you sleeping in strange places (the hall, the middle of the room, your sister's activity mat). When you sleep, you MUST have your "munkey" (a.k.a. blanket) and baby doll.
You love to read. Every month you have a new favorite that we have to read at bedtime. Madeline's Rescue, If I Ran the Zoo, The Lorax to name a few. Daddy has Oh, the Places You'll Go memorized from reading it so much. Your teachers at school comment on this as well. They say you grab a book and read by yourself in a corner all the time.
You have begun a fascination with shoes and you know which ones are your special ones. You ask us to put your dressy ones on and then you run around dancing in them. Your Daddy is hoping this is just a phase.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is your obsession. You are giddy when we turn it on and you love naming all the characters as they appear on screen.
" 'Side play toys." That is what you say when you want to go outside and play with your toys. You don't really have a favorite toy, you just like being outside and running around. Especially with your Daddy. He gives the best buggy rides around.
We weren't sure how to address this letter; Madeline, Baby Doll or "That's You." Even though you know your name is Madeline, you call yourself "that's you" all the time. This is because Mommy would point and say "that's you" when showing you pictures of yourself.
This past year has been amazing and we can't imagine what the next will bring. Watching you grow up is truly a joy. Happy Birthday!
Love and Hugs,
Mommy and Daddy
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