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Love Letter: Month 21

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What a month!  Brynn it’s been such a fun month with you.  We have had Halloween, your second trip to Walt Disney World and on top of that your vocabulary has exploded.  Both Mommy and Daddy have commented on just how much you say these days.

You were Tigger for Halloween and Rylee was Eeyore.  You were both super cute and enjoyed your costumes.  Brynn you went trick-or-treating to about five houses with Daddy and Rylee, then you came home to help me with the kids who came to our house.  You loved seeing all the costumes and your favorites were Elmo and Mickey Mouse.

07-Nov-2010 10:10

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A week after that fun we were off to Disney World.  This was your second trip and I have to say that the actual travel part was much easier last year when you were eight months old.  Being almost 21 months was quite the challenge for Mommy & Daddy.  Next time we fly we will have to purchase you your own seat and after this trip I’m totally okay with spending the money for that.

This year you were very leary of the characters.  We thought you might be and we just decided to hold you while you gave the characters five and giggled.  Rylee, after feeling that way last year, enjoyed seeing the characters and giving them hugs.  I have a feeling when we go back in two years you will be right there with her giving hugs and smiling for photos.

07-Nov-2010 17:06

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You did a lot of walking which surprised us. You had a good time holding onto the handle we have for Rylee and walking along like a big girl.  You really did enjoy going on the rides this year.  It was so much fun to listen to you and Rylee giggle on the rides.  Despite what your parents think, you really did love It’s A Small World.  There’s so much in there for the senses that your head was in constant motion trying to take it all in.

09-Nov-2010 11:38

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One thing you really enjoyed this year was seeing the animals outside of our hotel room.  Every morning you would get up and go running to the window to look out and see what animals were waiting for you.  Actually you did this every time you woke up and entered the room.

You are doing well at daycare now and that makes me one happy Mommy!  You are still rather clingy when you get home, but more and more you will go into the playroom with Rylee rather than trying to hang out rightbesideme all the time.

Your vocabulary continues to just explode.  You will basically repeat any word we say to you.  This is a lot of fun when we’re reading books.  I point to everything on the page and tell you what it is and you repeat it.  It takes a lot longer to get through the books but we all enjoy it.  You are also speaking in more sentences and just speaking your thoughts more & more.  Between you learning more about your world and Rylee learning so many things at daycare the two of you keep the chatter going.

We are heading into your second Christmas and I am eagerly awaiting the fun along with Daddy.  You and Rylee are going to make this holiday season shine for us.

Love, Momma

Love Letter: Month 20

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23-Sep-2010 08:46

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Holy cow you are twenty months old already.  I’ll have you know, this has happened without my consent.  This means that in a mere four months you are going to be two years old.  I’m not sure if I’m ready for that.  Daddy and I always wanted two healthy children and we are so blessed to have had our wish granted.  But this means that the baby days are over in our house.

Months ago I knew you were no longer a baby, but a toddler.  I remember when it happened, in my mind, for both you and Rylee.  Both were bittersweet moments for me.  Someday, when you have your own children, you will know exactly what I mean by that.

19-Sep-2010 12:22

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The past month has been full of ‘firsts’ for you.  At the end of September we took a week’s vacation and went to Rehoboth Beach with the entire Tanner clan.  We stayed in a townhouse that was just perfect for our group.  Everyone had a lot of fun both at the house and at the beach.  All the grandkids thoroughly enjoyed the sand and ocean.  Some enjoyed the ocean more than others though. You were definitely more of a fan than your sister.  You and Daddy had so much fun standing at the edge of where the waves were crashing and getting splashed.  You could have spent the entire day there if there wasn’t miles of sand to play in too.  I’m still amazed at just how much little kids just don’t care about where sand ends up on them.  I’m telling you, I think we were cleaning sand off/out of you for a week.  It was worth it though because you couldn’t have had more fun.

19-Sep-2010 12:32

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Rylee was much more cautious when it came to playing in the ocean. I think having her older cousins there helped to push her to try it the last day or two.  She spent a little bit of time playing in the waves, but her time was nothing compared to yours.

The biggest first for you was a week ago.  I finally got a new job.  (Woo Hoo!) which meant that you were off to daycare five days a week.  You don’t remember it, but you did a six week stint there when you were only four months old.  Going this time was much harder on you and me.  Thankfully Rylee was tickled pink to be back and playing with her friends again.  You however just wanted to run out the door behind me for the first week.

To be fair, the first two days you were content to sit and eat your breakfast as I left. But by Wednesday you had it all figured out and you knew that I was leaving, for the day, and you weren’t happy about it.  Daddy does pick up and he told me that you cry every day when he picks you up. I think it’s a cry of relief as if to say, “You came back for me!!!  I don’t have to stay here for eternity!!!”

21-Sep-2010 15:41

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This week we started out strong again but today you were crying into your waffles when I left.  I know that your crying only lasts a few minutes.  Then you chow down and go to play with your new friends.  I hope that in another week or so you will be a pro at it all and not cry during drop off or pick up.

You are definitely learning so much these days. Your vocabulary is growing and so is your ability to put short sentences together.

20-Sep-2010 17:49

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There is only one thing I would change about you right now.  That is that would be a MUCH less messy eater.  Rylee was never as messy as you at any age. I am amazed at just how much of a mess you make at mealtime.  You make a mess of yourself, the chair you sit on and the table and floor around you.  I know eventually you won’t be such a messy eater, but can you please get there soon?

Love, Momma