I recently posted this and this. I've
been thinking a lot about it for no other reason than, I feel it doesn't shed
light on how much fun Micaela is right now, even though I always focus on both the positive and the negative (which I don´t even consider as negative, just as different) :). I talked about feeling frustrated sometimes,
but I didn't talk about all the little words she's picking up. All of her funny
facial expressions and nuances. For example, her newest thing is to point at
something she wants you to see and say: 'Mio, Mio, Mio,'
(Mio means mine in Spanish). Or how she will look you straight in the
eyes and say 'Ven,' (Ven means come) all while simultaneously
making the hand gesture to follow her. How she will call "Papáaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" (yes, she elongates the a) whenever she wants her daddy to be right next to her. Or how she will just wrap her little body around my leg and rest her
head on my thigh while I'm turning on the TV to watch some videos or talking on the phone. She will look up
at me and give me the warmest smile and sometimes will even kiss my leg. So
sweet I tell you!
How about when we pick her up fom the nursery and she sees
us as soon as they open the door. Oh, what a SMILE. It literally melts our hearts. It's
as if there were no one else in the room for those first few seconds. We scoop
her up and hug her tight. Or when her daddy wakes up in the morning and she can't
help but exclaim: 'papiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!' It's almost as if she hadn't just seen him
sleeping right besides her. My favorite? When she repeats over and over: 'Mami, Papi.
Mami, Papi,' when she's feeling happy and only wants to play with one of
us.
I know that one day my Micaela will read these words I write. I don't
want her to ever feel as though she did not make every single day better than
the last. I like to be honest with what I share here. There are definitely
moments that are tough and frustrating. But, they pass. And life with Micaela in
it is nothing short of amazing. Toddlerhood and all! :)
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