i've composed so many blog entries over the past year, all of which were intended to chronicle what our lives were like at the time. i would love for m to be able to read this one day and read my words describing her at each stage. i've obviously failed miserably at writing them down, but i have been storing them away in my memories and heart for sure.
right now miss m is hilarious! we are so blessed to have such a well behaved baby girl. i feel like everyone who meets her says this, and we certainly know how fortunate we are. i think it's because she's so well behaved that it's challenging and also funny at the same time for her to be experiencing a definite "no!" phase. this is her new favorite word, especially when we are telling her to do something, or to apologize for something, etc. she also has this look where she kind of purses her lips and looks up at us with a very stubborn gleam in her eyes--it's hilarious. sometimes, like today, i'm in the middle of giving her a mommy speech about not telling mommy no, no telling mommy no about going to time out and needing to say "yes, ma'am", and she's continuing with "the look" and saying a very defiant "no". i actually had to put my face on my arm for a second and pretend to cough so she wouldn't see that i was laughing. i'll be happy when this phase is winding down because i hate having to discipline her so often right now for saying no, but i think i'll miss the stubborn cuteness of her little face. i'm sure my mom or mother in law would quickly remind me that i'll have plenty more stubbornness in store in the coming years! :)
beyond the no thing, m is just growing too fast! she's speaking in conversational sentences right now and we just can't believe it. sometimes we have to figure out what she's saying, but most is pretty clear. we're experimenting with going peepee on the potty and she's getting excited about it. not quite ready for full potty training, but moving that direction. her hair is growing and she's loving her hair bows these days, and she likes to have a "sweadah" (sweater) most of the time. :)
d and i are feeling the freshness of spring! the downward slope towards graduation feels closer and we are getting excited. i actually have my first job interview on friday (fingers crossed!), so we'll see how it goes. we'd love for me to have an offer sometime this summer so we can make plans, but most places aren't definite on their hiring needs for next year until october. d's houses are taking off and i'm so proud! they're beginning to become known for their style and location and i can tell they are proud of themselves. they've certainly paid their dues with a lot of hard work and long hours, so i'm happy to see them enjoying it and making such great progress.
that's all for now. i feel like i have so much more i should add to catch the blog up from all my never-written posts. oh well, i bet my posts will be as sporadic and random as my train of thought is normally...poor thing!
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