Well, you've had quite the vocabulary explosion this past month. You say a lot of words now, although you tend to leave off the consonants, so it's very hard to understand. But you know what we're saying, and you make an effort to say things and get us to understand. Jonah talks to you all the time, and it's starting to be a two-way conversation. I'm excited for that too. Life gets so much easier for you and for us when you can talk. You and Jonah have been really healthy kids, but I always worry about you feeling sick and not being able to tell us what's wrong. And you will be able to exert a lot more control over your relationship with Jonah when you can tell him what you like and don't like. And it's so cute when I come home from work and you come running around the corner saying, "Daddy home!"
We went to Bear Lake last weekend. We swam once, and then just stayed in the condo the whole time. We watched movies, read a lot of books, and you and Jonah colored a lot. That was almost the only thing you were interested in. It was fun to do things with you, and just spend the whole day with you. It was the first trip where we weren't worried about Jonah's pants so much, and we didn't take the Pea Pod for you. You and Jonah slept in a bed. It was a little difficult getting you to sleep the first night, but you both did really well after that. I'm getting more and more excited to go places with the two of you. It's so much easier without all the extra equipment. Hopefully you'll potty train this summer, and then we'll be in good shape. We have some fun trips planned.
The past two days you've gotten up very early, before I left for work. You are so cute in your jammies with your bed head hairdo, trying to block out the light. You're also very snuggly when you're tired. I think it's amusing how independent you are. I bet if I wasn't there, you'd come down the hall, open the fridge, get out a bran muffin, and have your own breakfast all by yourself. I love when I sit down next to you at the table and you lean over to snuggle against me while you're eating.
You are a super-cute little girl. I love to tickle you and hear you laugh. I love to snuggle you, and hold hands while we're walking somewhere. I love to watch you learn all the things Jonah does by himself, because you want to be independent too. It's hard for me as a parent, because I love to see you grow up, but I want you to stay my little girl forever. I love you.
Love,
Daddy