Updates…
A-Bear is fantastic. I know I talk about my kid a lot but there’s just so much to talk about. I have been more and more aware of how within the past few weeks her imagination and play have seemed to amaze me. She sits and reads herself stories from books now. She goes along with the pictures but makes up fabulous stories about good boys and girls and princesses and ballerinas. She talks about the mommies and daddies of all the animals and all of them end happily. Despite whatever I’m doing or however far behind I’m running, I find myself standing in the background listening and smiling and laughing to myself at my most clever and amazing child.
Since we will be out-of-town tomorrow, we went ahead and did Father’s Day today. About a week ago I picked out two books for Justin; one for him and one for him and Andi to read together. I absent-mindedly told Andi what they were when she recognized a Target bag and asked what surprise was inside. As soon as we pulled up in the driveway and Justin opens the car door to get her out, she yells, “Daddy, we got you a surprise. A book in the bag!” Very happy with herself. Today we buy Justin an ice cream cake. As soon as we get inside she says, “Daddy, it’s your birthday and we have cake!” Ok, lesson learned that my kid is not a good secret holder. To make up for it though, her cuteness reigns as we are sitting at the table eating cake and she looks at Justin and says, “Happy Birthday Daddy!”
My next favorite habit of my near-perfect small one is this conversation that takes place almost every afternoon when I pick her up from school.
“Mama, I have to go to Publix.”
“No Andi, we don’t need anything from Publix.”
“Yes we do. You need bread and I need a cookie.”
Andi is a big fan of Publix. She gets a “sparkly” cookie (sugar cookie) and a balloon every time we go as if it was just a natural part of any grocery shopping event.
“Andi, you’re my best girl.”
“Mama, I’m your only girl.”
Being a mother is magical.
