Just a few little things

The biggest reason why I blog is to document things about my kid(s) that I want to remember. Someday, when she's older, I hope to print off all my little stories and give them to her--or even just to keep for myself...it's amazing how quickly we forget all the little moments in life. So yes, I write a lot about Vienna. And I'm writing about her again. :)

It's been super fun lately to see how Vienna's imagination is blossoming. I don't doubt her imagination was in the works long ago, but as of recently it's been so evident to see her little mind creating a story in her head as she goes about her playing. I started noticing her imagination when she would roam around the house loading up her "purse" (paper bag, bucket, whatever she can find with handles) with random objects and then, after making it a point to wave goodbye to me, dump her belongings in a pile and begin playing with them.

But lately it's gone to a whole new level and it's fun to watch. Probably my favorite thing to witness her imagination at work is when she plays with her dolls or stuffed animals. The other day I found her sitting on the couch, her doll propped next to her, and she was pretending to feed it food with a gigantic play spoon and giving it drinks from her sippy cup.

It's also incredibly cute to watch her surrounded herself with her stuffed animals, lay in her bed and pull the covers up around her and look at the room. I wish I knew what she was thinking. She was pretty fascinated doing this in my bed today, and brought all of her animals and made me lay down next to her--the best part is that she's extremely chatty when she does this and I only wish I knew what she was saying because she's so serious....I sort of feel like we're having a deep conversation, only, I have no idea what we're talking about.

When I think of Vienna the thing that sticks out most to me is simply that she just really enjoys life. When she's happy, she's really happy. And she's happy a lot. She really is happy doing whatever she is doing in the moment. Don't get me wrong, she has her moments, and tantrums, but most of the time she is simply content to be where she is, doing what she's doing. She is getting so big, sometimes I can hardly believe that my little girl is saying words, getting so tall, running, eating and drinking like a little kid, making us laugh on purpose, using the potty, pretending to do things that her minds thinks up ...she's even begun to attempt putting clothes on by herself--like today when I found her trying to put a pair of underwear on over her pants.

And the best part, I know all of this is just the beginning. :)