Recently in Becky Category
Becky has been quite an active little girl. It's a little weird to remember that she's really coming into the super sponge phase of her life - just soaking so many things up, all the while mimicking and learning…
Much like what I did with Cecilia at her first birthday, I wish to tell the story of Becky's birth. This may not be for anybody else out there, but at least the story is getting documented for posterity's sake, literally. I'll address the rest of this entry to her
No, that's not our Christmas card for this year (though I did finish it the other day, and they'll go in the mail shortly), this is Cecilia's first drawing of people… that actually look like people. You may notice the fairly unexcited look on that guy's face in the upper left (who has a torso, hands and little circles for feet 2/3 of the way down) and another guy's face near the middle of the card. They're not pretty, but at least they're people. She drew these a few weeks ago, and I've been meaning to blog about it, but kept forgetting. The other day when I mentioned Cecilia's new big girl bed I said I couldn't remember something, and this was it. I couldn't remember that drawing and…
You can probably tell just how much she didn't like it. Thoughtful at first, then dislike, then trying to get it out of her mouth, then Cecilia “helping” wipe it up, then Maria using the 'ol spoon to do it, then finally happy about it. What was weird though, is that Becky was in a fabulous mood the rest of the evening… possibly even a little happier than usual. Hopefully the second attempt at the rice cereal will be more successful. (on a side note, we prefer to make our own rice cereal. Lots cheaper, and better for them.)