13 months!

Dear Sweet S,

This letter is a little late to you this month for a lot of reasons, but mostly because of yucky germs that have invaded our house! I’m just hoping you’re going to end up with a stronger immune system after all of this!

You’re talking SO MUCH these days and we can mostly understand what you’re trying to say. You’re calling all food “pizza” which is hilarious because you don’t really like to eat real pizza very much at all. One of the funniest things you’re saying right now is your own word for banana. I can’t even type the way you say it but you start with “ba” and then move your tongue around making repetitive sounds. It is so funny! You’re so smart and it is amazing for us to watch you figuring out the world. You also like to fist bump everyone. You say “bump” and stick out your fist and most people will appease you with a “bump.” You're starting to look so much like a little girl and not like a baby!

You’ve been with Bubbie and me for 13 months. That means we’re starting to get to do things with you for the second time.

We celebrated Halloween with you for the second time. This year the four of us were super heroes! Bubbie and I worked to make us matching shirts and super cool capes that were the hit of Trunk-or-Treat at my work. You enjoyed hanging out with friends that night and watching bigger kids play games. You even got to taste come cotton candy.

That weekend we loaded up in the van (have I mentioned we bought a mini-van??) and went to Bubbie’s college. They have a special “Hockey Day” the first weekend in November and we were able to be there. It was VERY COLD but we were able to watch Bubbie play field hockey and even score the winning goal for the old folks – er I mean alum team. You enjoyed running around with the other kids and meeting new people. 

We hung out at Susan and Stacey’s a lot and you really like playing with other bigger girls who were there. Your favorite part of the weekend might have been this cupcake however!

We celebrated this month with Aunt Missy. She is getting ready to be a foster mommy too to some lucky kiddos and we gave her a party to celebrate. You loved being with all the guests!

Early in November I went to Atlanta for a party for Aunt Audrey. After that we went to visit Poppy and Mawmaw. On the way to their house we stopped to see Tamara. She had never met you or J and it was so special to get to spend some time with her. She gets to work at a place with a REALLY cool playground and it was the perfect place to meet.

Once we got to Poppy and Mawmaw’s house we had a great time as usual. We visited with lots of family and friends and ate a lot of good food.

We celebrated MaeMae’s birthday this month with a party at the Mexican Restaurant. You LOVE to eat Mexican food. Your favorite seems to be guacamole.

Aunt Audrey got married this month! I was in her wedding and you and Bubbie got to be there too. MaeMae and Steve came and spent the night and kept you while we went to a wedding party the night before and you had a very good time with them and Nathan and Judy and Amelia and Mason. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was a lot of fun. You were the dancing star. You danced with us and with Steve and with strangers all night long!

                           

 

You are such a social little being. I am such an introvert that it makes me tired just to think about trying to keep up with you and all the people you want to meet. Soon we’ll have to talk about stranger danger and other fun things but right now you don’t seem to be afraid of anyone and want to meet everyone you can!

We saw Gigi and Michael and Mamaw once this month and that was a special visit. They loved watching you play at Burger King. Every time I hear from Gigi she says to make sure you know she loves you and to give you lots of kisses from her.

Not long after I wrote last time we visited a special foot doctor who looked at your feet and helped us decide that you might need some special braces to help you walk more surely and maybe even help your flat little feet have an arch. We are going to get them soon and hope they help with what you need and don’t drive us all crazy in the process!

We went and saw the judge this month too. He wants to make you officially a part of our family soon. We’re waiting on some other people to do some things so that can be true. We go back to see the judge later this month and we hope to hear good news.

I said this last year and I am saying it again – but this is my favorite time of year to have a kiddo around. There is so much good stuff happening because it is Thanksgiving and because Christmas is coming. It’s a magical time and I am so glad we get to share it.

Love,

Meggie