It's hard to keep up with our forever changing, on the move girl! Her first birthday was on Monday. I want to take a moment to capture what it's like to have a one-year-old, and what Avi is like at this age. In the midst of all that is uncertain in this moment, I want to hold on to some of these memories, especially because she changes so quickly!
- Avi's first word yesterday--Mama. ❤
- how she loves to drum on everything and is constantly moving.
- her love of all berries and the way she looks intently into your eyes when she signs "more."
- the way she loves to take things out of containers (like drawers, boxes, cabinets etc.).
- her love of the outdoors and fascination with pine cones, grass, and flowers.
- her laugh and smile when she is on the swing.
- the way she looks up to find airplanes and birds in the sky.
- that she stops crying immediately when she hears Sucker by the Jonas Brothers and loves to dance with us.
- the way she snuggles with us before bed sometimes.
Happy birthday, Avi! We love you so very much, and can't wait to see what your next year holds.
I am so jealous that you have a blog right now while your baby is little!! In fact I'm envious of anyone who has a long running blog throughout the years their kids were young. What a great way to document this kind of stuff! I did, as most people probably do, a pretty terrible job of keeping any sort of baby book. I just first started my blog this spring, so my boys' baby years are long in the past now. I guess if you count Facebook, I did okay- I have posted pretty regularly about most big events of my kids' lives there I would say. So I suppose I have some sort of electronic record at least, though I definitely didn't record the more intimate details there, like first words and favorite books. If you keep your blog up, you will be so happy one day! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's part of the reason I'm trying to make time to write. I think it will help me to hold on to some of these memories. If I don't stop to think about what Avi's like in a particular moment, it's hard to remember these stages she passes into and out of so quickly!
Deletebeautiful post! I think this pandemic leaves us feeling lost and hopeless but I'm sure when it's all over there will be things that we miss of this period.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great point! Writing here helps me to remember those moments more.
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