So Liam is crawling, and recently started cruising, but though he is hitting milestones far quicker than Sarah, I figured I should record her goings on for posterity as well (though considering our biggest accomplishment right now is working on potty training, I won't put in too many details for fear of future 16 year old petulant Sarah). I love the fact that I have a little person to hang out with now. Not that babies aren't fun, and playing peek-a-boo over the steps isn't enough to occupy me for hours (no, it really is) but I love the fact that I can have real conversations with my (gasp!) almost 3 year old. In regards to my singing at the Capital 4th last week.
Sarah: Mommy, where are you going?
Me: I'm going to sing.
Sarah: What are you going to sing?
Me: Oh, the Star Spangled Banner and the Lion King (we "ooohed" Can You Feel the Love Tonight?)
Sarah: Ohhhh, I like that song.
Next day:
Sarah: I saw you on TV with Daddy on the couch singing Lion King.
Me: You did?
Sarah: Liam was asleep in his crib and I was "nuggling" on the couch with Daddy.
I love the fact she is her own person. Though her fierce independence means it often takes two to three times as long as I would like to leave the house (often because we're buckeled into the car seat when she informs me that then is the time to go potty) I love the fact she tries to remember her left and right when it comes to shoes, enjoys washing her own hands (even though it often makes a giant mess). I love the fact that she twirls in a dress and after spinning around five or ten times announces to anyone who will listen "Wow, I'm dizzy". I love the fact that she sometimes comes up to me and says "Mommy, I like your dress" or "You're so pretty". And I really love the fact she is a wonderful big sister. She loves to help dress him, get his binky, hug him, walk him like a dog (ok, that's strange, but today he had a loose shirt on, and as he craweld around the kitchen, she held on to the back of his shirt and said, look Mommy, I'm walking the doggie!). I love the fact that she wants him to be happy. If Liam starts to cry while in the car, before I can even say anything I hear Sarah saying in a quiet, reassuring voice "It's ok, Mommy's still here".
And I know equally reassuring to him is that Sarah is still there too.
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