Dear Zoe,
You are 21 months old, and it’s been awhile since I wrote one of these. It’s getting more difficult, because you have changed so much, and at the same time, you’re the same little girl you’ve always been. Your personality hasn’t changed at all, it’s just gotten larger as you learn how to do more and express yourself more clearly.
Dear Zoe,
You’re one year old! Your mom and I just finished giving you a bath, and now she’s nursing you to sleep while I write this. It’s hard to wrap my head around how much you’ve changed since the day you were born. I mean, it’s hard enough just to think of all the things that have changed in the last month, let alone the last year.
Hey Zoe,
So much happened this month that it really feels like you’re trying to make up for lost time after being sick all through December. This month you’ve started playing several new games, you’re working towards talking and cruising, you started recognizing faces in photos and you are constantly interacting with the people around you, whether it’s your friends at the coffee shop, your grandparents, or random people you charm at the supermarket. More than anything else this month, I will remember that you were constantly laughing and having a good time, even if sometimes you were doing so when your mom and I really wanted you to go to sleep.
Dear Zoe,
Between getting sick and everything that happened around Christmas, this was one of your busiest months ever. So much so, that I’m only just now getting around to writing your December newsletter, even though it’s nearly time to start on the January one. Still, I hate it when people posts excuses instead of just posting, so let’s get down to business!
Dear Zoe,
Well, let’s see. This month you had your first Thanksgiving dinner at Eric and Jill’s. You caught a nasty cold and then gave it to your Mom and me. You developed a bit of separation anxiety. And it feels like I’m forgetting something. Something… Ah, yes, now I remember. You started crawling. Honestly, you develop these new abilities overnight, like there’s no learning curve at all. One minute you’re not able to do something, and the next minute you’re doing it all the time, and looking at us like it’s no big deal, you’ve always done this, and you’re not sure why we’re making such a fuss over it.
