I am in constant awe of this personality I'm seeing develop before my very eyes. She is quite seriously one of the bravest, toughest and most adventurous babies I've met. Our neighborhood park has a slide that's about 5 1/2 ft high. It has pretty wide steps that she's able to climb up on her own. This week, she got brave enough to go down it by herself. Usually Nic would go with her, but this particular time it was just her and me at the park & I wasn't going to attempt it with this big belly. I held her hands once she got to the top the first few times, then I backed further & further away & she just pushed off like it wasn't an issue! I caught her at the bottom of course. She always wants to climb, play, and explore. And in doing so, she often falls down and gets roughed up (it's what babies do). But she rarely ever cries! Even if she gets a scape, even if it BLEEDS, she usually never even makes a peep. Nic and I usually discover these things when changing her or holding her a bit later, and then feel bad that we aren't exactly sure when the injury happened. She's much more likely to cry because she's startled by something (like a hard fall on the kitchen floor) but she's over it within a minute. Amazing. I know some adults who aren't even this tough.
To contrast that tough, brave, adventurous spirit, she is also the most kind, loving, sweet & cuddly girl you could imagine. She truly loves to share and spend time with people. She will often get a book and then hand it to one of us and climb into our lap. She is known to give many spontaneous [STRONG!] hugs and kisses and to sign more and then point to one of us (as in "more mama" or "more dada"...isn't that the cutest thing ever??).
Earlier today, she woke up from her nap and was still chillin' in her crib, so Nic and I decided to go up and spy on her. We peeked through her open doorway and just laughed at what we saw. She was playing at first, then literally laid down and attempted to hug all of her toys that were in her crib at once! (She has 3 books, a doll (that used to be my mom's then mine), a monkey Buckly Boo and a puppy all that stay at the foot of her bed until she wakes up & plays with them.) Then she looked at one of the books (a Bedtime Prayers and Promises book that Nic's parents recorded for her) then after doing that for a minute, she stood up, held onto the crib rail and started dancing! Heehee! For like 10 seconds, she had a dance party (who needs music anyway?!), then she sat and looked at the book some more. This is our girl. Loving, inquisitive, FUN.
What did we do to deserve to be blessed with a daughter so amazing?
She got in this cart all on her own... seriously, nobody helped her one single bit.
Hugs for dad at bedtime.
Bedtime stories.
More about the vacation in a bit! ...and also Audra's room... So many things I want to write about! :D
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