Hello Darling,
I can't believe it has been so long since I have written to you. Life has just been so hectic--always. I used to think it would slow down eventually, but I realize it probably never will.
What is new? Gosh so much. You continue to develop your own personality. You love to tell jokes and laugh, and rough house with daddy. You are still very interested in language--you always stop me to ask what a word means. It has been really good for me to have to explain abstract concepts to you in simple terms--albeit a bit challenging.
A month or so ago, you and Daddy watched Star Wars together. Of all the characters, you decided you wanted to be Darth Vader. You asked us to call you Darth Vader. If I referred to you as honey or sweetie, you would correct me and say, "no, I'm not sweetie, I'm Darth Vader." You would wake up and the first thing you would say in the morning was, "no, I'm Darth Vader!" It caused us endless amounts of laughter to see your sweet little face and imagine you as a cyborg. For Christmas this year we got you a light saber, cape, and mask, and your uncle Chris got you some figurines. You seem to have gotten past Darth Vader a bit, but I'm hoping not forever. I love that you didn't pick Princess Leia. You are a unique person and while you love pink and dresses, you don't seem to want to buy into gender stereotypes. You have challenged my own interpretation of the world--my default is to call things "he", but you always correct me. You have insisted several times that R2D2 is a girl. Gosh, why not? I don't know if all little girls do this, but I hope you never lose that.
Speaking of Christmas, we did a bit of travelling this year. You and I went to Indianapolis for a week where you mastered stairs and got a chance to play with your cousins. You amazed everyone with your conversation and your independence--as well as your sophisticated food palate! One funny situation was that you kept forgetting your cousin Julianne's name. You would refer to her as "Caitlin and the Smaller One". Even if she was only sitting 5 feet away, you would look at me and say, "Mommy, do you think the Smaller one will play with me". We all got a kick out of that one!
Then it was on to Mexico to meet up with Daddy. Our beautiful beach vacation turned a bit sour when it rained the whole time. You taught me so much though. What's a little rain when there is this really cool 'sandbox' right outside the hotel! It was so fun to watch you play in the sand and in the water. We even got to kiss dolphins! After the dolphin incident, we shared a cab with a group of tourists from Argentina and Brazil. They were really nice and after only a few minutes you asked me if they were coming to our hotel with us. We said no and you replied that you really wished they would. You certainly won over their hearts when I relayed that message to them. At the end of that short cab ride, you were giving them all hugs goodbye. I just love your warmth and openness! You were such a great traveling companion too. We rarely had any issues with you--and when we did it was generally related to food or sleep.
You are developing quite a stubborn streak and an ability to ignore requests to behave which worries me somewhat. You have quite a bit of mischief in you I think!
I still can't get enough of watching you though, even with the mischief. Every day you surprise me with some complex thought or new expression. Maybe all mommies say that.....
I love you darling and I wish I could write more, but I must get some sleep for an early day tomorrow.
Yours forever,
Mommy
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