Alliclaus always goes through major milestone development periods when my mom is in town. It's amazing what having an extra person in the house will do for her. Especially a person who doesn't have much else to do. A person who has plenty of time to play.
Andiclaus has been playing with Alliclaus each morning. He points to her little nose and says, "Nose...nariz...nose..." and he'll point to his nose. I'd heard them do it many times, but never really paid attention. I've been so busy getting ready for class each morning.
So busy, in fact, that I missed it for two days. Missed what? Alliclaus knows nose.
"Where's Mama's nose?"
*points and smiles*
She's also figuring out hair (or at least bangs).
I'm amazed to see her learning new things. This skill is particularly fun because it is so interactive. The skill seems to bring her closer to me.
Alliclaus still isn't truly crawling. She mostly army-crawls at this point. But I'm fairly certain that situation will be remedied by the end of next week. I want to say I'm happy about it. Truth be told, though, I've been feeling kind of sad about it.
Since Alliclaus has remained so small, it's easy to forget that she's ten months old yesterday. It's time for her to be growing up. These are good things.
But I'm not ready. I know how selfish I'm being. Believe me - I do. But she's my sweet baby. I'm not ready for her to crawl away from me.
It's probably for the best that my mom's here to observe her firsts right now. It's hard to think I will probably miss them, but I want to be happy for her growth. She's so excited when she develops a new skill.
Today, I will have to learn to be excited, too.
yes, you will learn to be excited. so excited that you won't even have to think about it anymore. i'm glad she's learning fun new things, and glad that it's helping you feel even closer to her at times. :) enjoy those moments.
como va el espanol? debemos practicar mas... ;)
Posted by: lara at January 26, 2007 03:38 PM
Oh Bethi, it's so tempting to keep these kiddos little, no? I always go through the "sad but so proud" gamut of feelings every time I see how much Lady is growing up!
Posted by: Chatty cricket at January 26, 2007 09:11 PM
She sounds so cute!
Posted by: bearette24 at January 27, 2007 09:29 AM
Show her pictures of me so that the next time I see her in person, I can say, "Where are the boobies?" And she can point and we can allbe proud all over again!
Posted by: Naomi at January 27, 2007 03:16 PM
It is so awesome when they learn something new, she will have fun showing off for Mommy now.
The 1st keep coming, even my 12 yr old is going thru them, like when Daddy took her to a concert the other night and she had some 15 teen-ish boys doing the "HI" well Daddy got to practice his 1st Daddy stare down LOL.
Posted by: Jacquie at January 27, 2007 04:58 PM
It is exciting and sad at the same time. I am getting to the point where I am longing for a baby. Donovan's almost two and it absolutely blows my mind how much and how fast they learn. Donovan's 1st body part was nipples, I don't know how, but when asked where his nipples are, he would proudly pull up his shirt and point to his nips! We know all body parts now, inappropriate ones too! Enjoy this upcoming year with her because you will be absolute amazed at how smart and quickly she learns things...the most amazing year!
Posted by: Jenny at January 29, 2007 10:21 AM
I will have to keep this in mind at her birthday party -- and try to get her pointing to her nose!!
Perhaps before she has cake smashed all over her face... ;)
Posted by: Rebecca at January 30, 2007 09:40 PM
How exciting! She is now just one step away from identifying Degas!
Posted by: sarah at January 26, 2007 03:03 PM