I love these random un-seasonably warm days during winter. Today was sunny and temps reaching the low 50s - a great day to hangout with Chloe the day before her little brother or sister joins her. I may be making too big a deal of how much her life is going to change. Perhaps I'm projecting my small fear of change onto her. Anyhow, it was a fun day.
The morning started with our usual breakfast oatmeal with chocolate chips and honey. Something I highly recommend - just a smidgen of honey with about six Ghiradelli Bittersweet Chocolate Chips - we need to get our anti-oxidants from somewhere. :) We watched "Handy Manny" and "Little Einsteins", drew pictures with triangular shaped crayons and played with oversized Lego blocks. We took an early nap on the couch at around 11:00 and ate lunch. We read some Curious George and Dr. Seuss books and then spent the rest of the afternoon at Baskin and Robbins and the playground. Dan came home from work and took us out for an early dinner. Chloe played with the sugar packets at the restaurant while Dan and I discussed girl's names - we have a couple of boys names picked out that we strongly agree upon, but it's a girl's name that has us stumbled.
They say when you have a second baby, you're first baby suddenly seems so much older. I was labeling the video disks from the past year and was amazed how much Chloe has changed in the past year. Her cheeks aren't as cheeky anymore, and she's become more adventurous - climbing onto anything and everything to reach things she's not suppose to play with. She picks up phrases quicker and likes to repeat them. The other day, Dan, Chloe and I were in the car and she kept saying "cheeky monkey" and wouldn't stop. She knows almost all the words to "Do-Re-Mi" and her favorite songs to sing are "Ooh Eeh ooh ahh ahh ting tang...", "Zippity do dah", and "Ring Aroud the Rosey".
While I'm sure Chloe and I will have more "just us" days, this one felt a little more special.
1. Giddy Up!, 2. Beautiful day in January, 3. One of many slide rides, 4. Chloe at the playground, 5. Someday she'll do the splits, 6. Chloe in a ponytail, 7. Daddy-o and Chloe-o, 8. Mom, your tummy is in the way!, 9. Chloe gets up close and personal, 10. Mid-twirl, 11. Like my sweater?, 12. We've been good this year