Today (as it goes with a 15 month old), we didn't do much, but the day was nonstop action. She is in a serious climbing phase and a serious destruction phase simultaneously. Every day we have this conversation: "You can sit on the chair, but you can't sit on the table." And I say "DOWN!" about every 45 seconds and then have to remove her from a precarious position.
During a FaceTime session with Cam's Nana and Poppa this afternoon, she trashed her entire room. Books were strewn across the floor, Baby Einstein flashcards were tossed everywhere along with some stuffed animals , diapers were pulled down and played with (clean ones, don't worry). The girl just likes to make a mess.
My room was not immune to the baby cyclone either. I picked up all the puzzles and their pieces 4 separate times today from my floor. That is what this stage of parenthood is about: saving her from hurting herself and cleaning up after her. Of course there are other things too, but I find those two things take up the majority of my time as a parent.
Cameron has already shown that she inherited some things from me. One, the girl LOVES to talk. Two, the girl LOVES books. I love both of these things about her. She is a tiny echo attempting to say all sorts of words and things that she hears. It is incredible. And if I read her this blog, she would probably attempt to say incredible and it would come out something like "incrrrrrbubble" and be really cute. And during the day we read quite often. Before bed it is 3-4 books depending on the length of them.
Some days are harder than others as a mom, and sometimes it is frustrating to pick up the books off the floor only for her to tear them back down to find the one she is looking for a few minutes later. But today, she grabbed a book that our dear friends Miranda and Ellie sent us for her 1st birthday called "Hello, hedgehog", looked at it, looked at me, and said, "Hello!" clear as day. It was…amazing. And it made it all worth it. Just that one little word. Today was a good day.
During a FaceTime session with Cam's Nana and Poppa this afternoon, she trashed her entire room. Books were strewn across the floor, Baby Einstein flashcards were tossed everywhere along with some stuffed animals , diapers were pulled down and played with (clean ones, don't worry). The girl just likes to make a mess.
My room was not immune to the baby cyclone either. I picked up all the puzzles and their pieces 4 separate times today from my floor. That is what this stage of parenthood is about: saving her from hurting herself and cleaning up after her. Of course there are other things too, but I find those two things take up the majority of my time as a parent.
Cameron has already shown that she inherited some things from me. One, the girl LOVES to talk. Two, the girl LOVES books. I love both of these things about her. She is a tiny echo attempting to say all sorts of words and things that she hears. It is incredible. And if I read her this blog, she would probably attempt to say incredible and it would come out something like "incrrrrrbubble" and be really cute. And during the day we read quite often. Before bed it is 3-4 books depending on the length of them.
Some days are harder than others as a mom, and sometimes it is frustrating to pick up the books off the floor only for her to tear them back down to find the one she is looking for a few minutes later. But today, she grabbed a book that our dear friends Miranda and Ellie sent us for her 1st birthday called "Hello, hedgehog", looked at it, looked at me, and said, "Hello!" clear as day. It was…amazing. And it made it all worth it. Just that one little word. Today was a good day.