1.) As mentioned in a previous post, Elle has sort of learned "NO EAT." This is most often said when she sees shoes...my shoes, daddy's shoes, my slippers, daddy's slippers, her shoes, the dolly's shoes, a visitor's shoes... the list goes on. One of Bernhard's students came over the other day and took off her shoes. Elle made a mad dash---straight for the shoes!
2.) Elle took forever to crawl, but when she finally did, she cruised just days later, and the next week took her first steps!
3.) On Easter I was drinking pear sparkling cider and she reached for my glass. So, why not? I gave her a sip. She made a face like she had just had wine for the first time, and then she smiled and dove towards the glass with her mouth wide open. Her first drink from a cup and her first taste of carbonation :-o...burp! The next day she grabbed the cup in the bathtub and held it with both hands and proceeded to drink water.
hmmmmm what is this?
'gimme' more!!
4.) She tasted her first marshmallow peep! Let's just say pink sugar and gooey marshmallow makes for messy fun.
What's this??
Wow! How fun!
This is amazing!!!!
5.) On a visit to Uncle Paul's in Duluth I let her try the carpeted stairs for the first time. She took off and climbed the whole staircase. A couple of days later the gate to our wood staircase was left open and she went through the gate and up to the second stair before I knew it! She was fine, and mama helped her climb the rest of the way up.
Look at me!
6.) Elle has never showed an interest in clapping. Two weeks ago, without prompting, she put her hands together and started clapping...mom's jaw drops. Today we were watching tv and some people were clapping (heard, not seen) and she starts clapping...mom and dad's jaws drop!
Well, these are just a few run of the mill things that never cease to amaze me that have happened all in such a very short time. I'm sure that as time goes on I will be yelling at the top of my minds ear, "Stop growing up so fast. What happened to my little baby?" This made me think of the country song by Kenny Chesney, Don't Blink. Here are the lyrics:
I turned on the evening news
Saw a old man being interviewed
Turning a hundred and two today
Asked him what's the secret to life
He looked up from his old pipe
Laughed and said "All I can say is."
(chorus)Don't blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don't blink
I was glued to my tv when it looked like he looked at me and said
"Best start putting first things first."
Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
You can't flip it over and start again
Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth
(Chorus Repeat)
So I've been tryin' ta slow it down
I've been tryin' ta take it in
In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in
(Chorus Repeat)
Naw, don't blink
Life Goes Faster Than You Think
Don't Blink...
1 comment:
"next thing you know your "better half" Of fifty years is there in bed And you're praying God takes you instead"
**SNIFF**
teared me up.
Cute kid ya got there ;)
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