My Baby's Growing Up
22 July 2011
Only a year ago, we used to carry her around and she was content on being held.
Now, she walks and runs around like she owns the place. She won't sit still for longer than a minute unless she's reading her books, eating and watching her favorite DVDs.
She is strong-willed, charming, funny, talkative, energetic, clever, and smart. She knows what she wants. She loves to dress up and will wear her shoes all day if it's all up to her. She loves to listen to music and watch music videos. She enjoys eating ice cream, cookies and all the bad stuff. Yes, we let her eat them once in a while. We are not that strict as parents but we put our foot down when it is necessary.
She is a darling when in a good mood. She loves entertaining people with her baby babble like she understands everything that's being said and she wants to voice her own opinions too. There were weeks when she was constantly walking around with a thing against her ear because, for her, they are all phones. Even her hand. But when handed a real phone, she would look at us like we're stupid for handing her something that, for her, wasn't a real phone.
She is a huge suck-up, too! And, I try, I try so very hard not to melt when she looks at me all innocent, eyes squinting and with a huge smile on her face, because I shouldn't give in to her cute manipulations. But, sometimes, I let her get away with it because I can't help myself, you know? Because she follows it up with small smacking kisses on the lips and her baby giggles. How can one resist that?
She also loves attention. Whenever she does something right and good, she claps her hands and looks at us for approval and recognition. She was so happy when she got to stack all 12 blocks straight up without it topping over. But not as happy as we were. It felt like an I-just-won-a-million-dollars moment.
She is in the phase now when she imitates sounds and gestures. Almost everything we say and do, she does. She can say a handful of words but still talks with her own baby language. Occasionally, I hear her say a full straight Filipino sentence which is kind of amusing since she says it at the right times. It is quite interesting how she will pick up the languages later on because we use all three around her. She understands them but speaks mostly English and Dutch. I have been talking to her in Dutch more whenever I remember to. But, most days, I don't even notice what language I speak. I mix them all up in one sentence and she still understands me. Or maybe that's what she wants me to believe.
It is amazing to watch her grow into the girl she is now. It is a gift that I am very grateful for. To marvel at the new things she learns and the milestones that she reaches; it is very precious. Sometimes I look at her and think, where did all the time go? She used to be so tiny and fragile. Now she does a whole lot of things, communicates what she wants and doesn't want, and falls and trips more times than I can count.
Posted in Maya Capri | Comments (1)
mama at July 25 2011 | 09:19 |
Gimingaw nami kay Maya...she's so cute. Unta magpadala ka ug video nya.  |
