In a month that reminds us to be thankful for our blessings, you continued to give us so much to be thankful for. We tried to explain the concept of Thanksgiving to you by saying it was a day where we said thank you for the things that made you happy. And I would then ask what made you happy. And you would say trains, toys, mommy, daddy, Miss Chelsea (your teacher) and occasionally random responses like whatever food you were eating at the time. While I don’t think you totally “got it,” I can say that you did really grasp the concept of saying thank you this month.
We have long been working with you on saying please and thank you, but you advanced to head of the class this month. Your grandma came from Florida and stayed a week in mid-November. In typical grandma fashion, she brought you a few toys. Not only did you thank her then, but you continued to say “thank you grandma” throughout her visit, at times that were random and wonderfully precious.
During grandma’s visit we went to Hermann Park and rode the train. Despite it being our first truly chilly day in Houston, you loved it. In fact, we had to wait a bit for the train to return to the depot and each time you heard the train’s whistle you would stop, cup your hand to your ear, and exclaim that you “heard it!”
Another highlight of grandma’s visit that was enjoyed by you but was truly appreciated by mommy was her willingness to wake up with you in the morning. You would climb “on the bed” with her and watch Baby Einstein episodes on her Kindle. In fact, on the morning I was trying to let your grandma sleep in, you were unwavering in your persistence to go and wake her up, and knowing that she is a grandma, I let you go in for those morning cuddles.
You started to show an interest in going “pee pee in the potty” this month, likely from seeing other kids go at school. That or you know that you get a candy corn if you go. Don’t ask me why I ever started using candy corn as your treat. This reward system meant I had to find whatever remaining candy corn was left over from Halloween and stash it in our pantry. What you probably didn’t know is that your mommy’s love of candy corn is
You continued to like watching football with your mommy and daddy and one night after I put you down for bed I looked at the monitor to realize that you were signing and doing the war chant in your crib. By yourself. In the dark. It was one of my proudest moments as your mommy.
Love,
Mommy
