Our Family Journey

Maria is gifted! Dave and I laugh and tease each other that Maria is so incredibly smart that we think she is gifted. She is doing so many new things. She's sort of our little command baby. We could spend all night asking her to do something and she would oblige. Some of the things she is currently doing are:

Kissing On Demand: I am a huge culprit of asking her to kiss mama numerous times in a row. She always does it and never complains, so I think I will keep asking until she denies me.

Retrieves Any Object: She is a great fetch player! She will keep herself occupied for hours by bringing the object of the moment (usually a ball, but not always) and one of us throws it across the room, she retrieves it and brings it back, process starts all over.

Trying To Draw: I don't think she has actually laid down any ink herself without assistance, but she's close. She finds a pen and something to write on...usually old junk mail or a magazine and knows how to hold the pen and tries to draw. I know, "Bad Mama" for not having crayons or something in the house that will produce color easier than a pen, but I didn't think we would need any this soon!

Yell At Birds And Dogs: For some reason the dogs next door and any bird that chirps gets yelled at by Maria. It is so hilarious that I sometimes park her by the back door when the dogs are barking just to listen to her give them heck!

She is developing such a little personality that it is fun to just sit and watch her or interact with her. We are having a wonderful time being parents to this little gem that it is hard to fathom our life without her.

Speaking of Gems....she just crawled by me on her way to the toys and she apparently has some stinky gems she needs taken care of right now! Whew...I need to open a window!! Talk to you again soon! Stephanie