Dear Isabella,
I can hardly keep up with you! It has been a while since I left you a note so let's try and play a little catch up..
You are almost able to run now, so it's getting tougher to keep up with you. You love walking around carrying a purse especially if it has something in it. When you're carrying anything, you walk around the room so purposefully and seriously, as if you are on a very important mission.
You have a little chair at Grandma and Grandpa's house, and for some reason you like to put your toys on it and then sit on top of your toy in the chair.
You are a total bookworm! Book after book you bring to us and sometimes you like to "read" (turn the pages of) the same book over and over. It's the first thing you go for every morning.
You're also learning how to put your Megablocks together. Daddy and I can't wait till we can get you real Legos and have a Lego table! We promise to share.
You are becoming a bit opinionated my dear. At meal time sometimes you can be very picky and stubborn. We went through a few days that you hardly ate! And another few days where you only wanted zucchini. And another few days where you would only eat if you could feed yourself! And you have a little temper on you - if you can't do something right away you have been known to throw the toy down in frustration. One night you even jumped up and down a couple times in anger. Hmm, I wonder if that temper is from me or Daddy... :)
And this has been true for a while but you still LOVE putting toys inside other toys. In the bath, as long as I give you a cup and some toys that fit inside, you could probably stay in there all night! Putting them in..taking them out..putting them in, in a different order.. And you're so determined about it, very focused.
We have been taking you in the baby pool in Grandma and Grandpa's yard or taking you to the beach for the past few weekends. You sure love to play in the water! You're not so sure about sand though..
The other day I thought I heard you say "no" as you shook your head, and then a few mornings later I heard you imitating Daddy when he was making a cow "moo" noise from a book. Are those your first words, Bean? Let's wait till you say "Mommy" and just call that your first word. :)
You follow directions pretty well, including when we tell you "no" and you are very helpful cleaning up your toys. You help me pick up your blocks every day (because when we open the block bag, you excitedly dump them out EVERYWHERE!) and are also good about putting your books back on the shelf when we ask you. Sometimes you even put a toy back in the box before we even ask you to! When we ask you to give us something you've picked up off the ground, you mostly do right away. I'm so proud of you (and we feel lucky to have such a good, smart little girl)!
That's all for now, Isabella. We are so blessed to have you.
Love love love,
Mommy
