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The Great Experiment

My daughter is a science experiment in motion and I mean that in a good way. She is always so interesting to watch as she explores the world for the first time. Lately, Baby Girl has taken to shaking her butt to music. It's quite funny to watch that little touch shake back and forth. Or to watch her bob her head up and down to the rhythm. Not only is she more musically inclined but she has taken to communicating her wants to better. I think underneath all that baby talk is one smart little cookie. I have revisited my signing skills and its been really fun to communicate with her. I ask her with my hands and fingers if she wants water or if she is all done with her meal. Yesterday, her teacher was so proud of her because she signed for milk for the very first time. So this morning, teacher taught me the sign for milk. Baby Girl can be fussy but I read an article this week on toddler fussiness and half the time they are just trying to communicate with you and there really isn't any other way for them to communicate so they do whatever they feel like from throwing toys to crying. They just don't know any better. I've started talking to her more and telling her what I am doing. She hates getting a diaper change and she hates changing clothes but I have been narrating my actions and that seems to work wonders with the crying. This having kids thing is hard but its these moments that make it all worth it. It's those moments when they smile at you or snuggle up in your lap or those caresses with their tiny little fingers that makes your heart melt. I am so grateful for my daughter, she has truly brought something to my life that I never expected. She makes the other compartments of my heart (the section for hubby and for Moses) all complete.

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