Dear Catalina,
Well this week we've experienced your first stomach illness since you've been eating solid food. Poor little girl. The funny thing is that for the most part, you don't seem to be too terribly bothered by it. Well you've been a bit lethargic and very clingy, but you've still been smiling and acting your same silly self.
Let's see. What have you been up to? Talking a ton. So many people comment on how verbal you are for your age and marvel at how clearly you speak. We can't always understand what you say, but I would say 90% of the time it is pretty easy to decipher. You have been obsessed with fire alarms and vents for months now. Everywhere we go, you point out all the fire alarms and vents that you see. You are a little bit confused between fire alarms and alarm clocks, but that seems to be changing. You have developed quite an active imagination. This morning you told me that there was a little boy living in the water heater closet. I asked you what he was doing and you said he was just sitting in there. You still love reading books and we spend a good part of the day doing so. Unfortunately, you have also developed a taste for watching videos on you tube, but you're not an addict yet.
You're potty training is progressing nicely. Even though you've had diarrhea this week, you've still managed to make it to the potty without any accidents. Maybe with this new distraction, you've forgotten to give us a hard time!
Mommy's been trying to get out and get some exercise lately. Its always hard to leave you--especially because you seem to know exactly how to push my buttons often treating me like a stranger if I go away. I think its important though for you to see Mommy getting out and doing something good for herself. I often regret waiting so long to have you because you will never know a young mommy. It keeps me awake some nights thinking about when you are a little older (and I will look much older). I don't want you to get made fun of or teased for having an old mommy. I know its probably silly and vain, but I know what its like. Oh sweetie, I'm sorry if it causes you any grief in the future. I feel the least I can do is get myself in good physical shape so at least you won't have an old and fat mommy!
Right now though, the way you look at me sometimes and give me big hugs, makes me feel like the most beautiful woman on earth. You are such a little angel (for the most part).
Well baby, I hear you crying so I'd better go.
I love you, darling
Mommy
