Life has gotten busy so I haven't been able to log your growth. I'm sorry about that, baby. But here I am logging in and writing.
You have changed so much since my last post. You are now 19 months old and speak quite a bit. You say "Hi", "Done", "Up","Go","Dog", "Out", "Abu" (for Abuelos) "Wet", "Daddy" and my favorite "Mom". Your voice is sweet and clear and your laugh fills me with both peace and joy. You are an excellent eater. You enjoy dipping your eggs in ketchup (really, you enjoy dipping anything in ketchup...even oatmeal and fruit). You like to listen to Adele while you eat. You love to color and read Curious George books. You are over your stroller and would rather walk everywhere. You love parks and aquariums and malls. You love animals and like to hug children. So far you are not anything near being an asshole. So far, so good!
Todays lesson is about moving forward. Now, I should preface this lesson with one simple proviso: don't do anything on videotape that you wouldn't want your grandma to see. That lesson can bleed into all decisions...basically, be mindful of your choices. Try to make good ones. And when you make bad ones, which you will--hey we all do and have--learn from it and move forward. Know better. Do better.
I get caught up in the past. I'm not proud of it but sometimes I sit in past mistakes instead of taking the lesson and moving on. And I try daily to move forward. And I urge you to do the same. Cause only assholes sit in their crap pondering "should'ves and could'ves". Spending time and energy pondering things that you can't change is a waste of resources. So, move forward, baby. Always forward.
Love, Mom
