02.03.06

Socialbug Sally…

Posted in Pez & Skittle at 3:02 pm by Hannah

  What has Keziah not learned in the last few months would be a much easier question to answer. Her capacity to take in and retain is just incredible right now.

  She started walking at ten months and since then has become almost an international traveler, journeying to the far corners of the "dark hallway", sampling the treasures of the wonderful but only occaisionaly open "neighbors room", and even making her way through the wild recesses of "Momma’s Closet".

  Once she started walking she was running and then there was no stopping her.

  She is everybody’s best friend, will go to just about anyone, and is rarely happier than when she is in a crowd of people…traits she gets from her Daddy. When we get to church there’s no hesitation whatsoever; she can hardly run fast enough to get to the nursury and all her friends… She’s also been learning about babies lately (since Camryn and Susan were born) and she’s quite fascinated…a little too interested in their eyes and noses but we’re working on learning to be gentle.

  Her first birthday was on Friday, January 27th! I can’t quite believe that it has been a year and my baby is no longer a tiny baby but more of a toddler. And a very  independant one at that. For her birthday we celebrated at Grandma J.’s and she even got to have some of her birthday cake…she was ok with it but not overly wowed.

  We’ve been teaching her various signs (as in sign language) and she’s getting pretty good. I knew we had a genius on our hands when she walked into the bathroom and signed that she wanted to brush her teeth, "please". Its at moments like that when I am almost sure that I truly have given birth to a wonder child!

   Her vocabulary is not huge yet but she works on it when she’s in the mood. The other day she said "cracker" and she’s even said "Uncle Tom" once or twice. But its very much a mood thing and the only thing she says with any regularity is "Daddy"! Can we say "Daddy’s girl"?!?! There’s no question who her hero is. Right now I’m trying to convince her that saying "Momma" is much more effective than just screeching in my general direction. I’m not sure if she doesn’t get it or if she just enjoys the screeching too much. 

  But she’s also started giving kisses! First she would only give them to me but just the other day she branched out to share some with Daddy…and really who wouldn’t put up with a few screeches here and there to be so blessed by the trusting love of a kissing baby girl.

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