Tales of a Hoarder

Dear Lexi,

It has come to my attention that you are NOT very good at sharing. At Gymboree, during parent discussion time, when all the balls are handed out, you crawl over and try to steal EVERYONE's ball. You aren't satisfied with just your ball or Bryce's ball. Nope, you want your ball, Bryce's ball, Raina's ball, Lainies ball, Lillian's ball, and Kennedy's ball. You want to sit with them in your lap and slober all over them. And wo unto whoever tries to steal back their balls. The high pitched scream you scream could make all the babies cry.

So, we decided that you are a hoarder baby. You love collecting things and keeping them for yourself. But be cautious my little Boogie Bear, one day Mommy will make you understand the concept of sharing. I will do it because I love you and because playing catch is a lot more fun than cramming ball after ball into your lap.

Here are a few pictures of you hoarding apples because balls are not the only thing you hoard. Oh no, you hoard anything and everything you can get your hand on.

One apple,

Crawling!

Dear Lexi,
You are finally crawling!! I am so super excited about this milestone. I've been watching you learn to crawl for the past few weeks. You would get so discouraged when you couldn't do it, but you kept trying. You figured out how to move that little leg out of the way, you figured out how to move your arms and your legs, you figured out how to go. Now you go go go! You crawl from the couch to your activity table. You can pull yourself up. You come over to the couch, pull yourself up, call mama mama, then you plop down and head back over to your toys. I'm so excited to see you grow up, but I'm also sad about the loss of my little girl. I remember when you were a newborn, how cuddly you were, how easily you would fall asleep in my arms, how you would snuggle into me and sigh and how every day was a new milestone. You have grown so much in the last 8 months, grown from learning to smile and laugh to crawling away from mommy towards your toys. I'm going to miss my non-mobile little girl, but I look forward to the adventures that crawling will bring us.
I love you little one,


Love,
Mommy!