Yesterday afternoon, we took you to visit Santa (for the 2nd time.) The first time was sort of spur of the moment and we thought that maybe you would do better with a practice run. The first time, I tried to set you on Santa's lap and you screamed and screamed. I ran back into the picture and you calmed down a little but were still pretty unhappy. The second time we didn't even attempt for Mommy to leave the picture or to put you on Santa's lap. But, you still weren't very happy. You just looked like you wanted to get out of there. That's okay.
The funny part about this is that in the morning before we went, I told you that we were going to go see Santa when Mom got home from work. So, as you were eating your breakfast, you randomly asked "Tanta?" I reminded you that we had to wait for Mom to get home. To which you knowingly replied, "Mom." For the rest of the meal, at random intervals, you would tell me, "Tanta. Mom." It was so adorable. You were actually pretty excited in the morning. He might just be kind of scary in person.
After we visited Santa, we let you play in the museum. Your Mom took you on the Yule Slide, which looked pretty fun. She tells me that you said "Whee!" once you got to the bottom. The rest of the Jolly Days area seemed more for bigger kids. You could have had some fun, but there were lots of bigger kids there so we opted to go to the playscape.
This is the fist time we have been to the museum since you have been independently walking. It was so fun to follow you around trying to figure out what you were thinking. There are a couple of ramps in the Playscape area. You were very funny because the first time you lost your balance coming down and reached for your Mom's hand. Then, you decided you wanted to practice walking on the ramps, so you just went up and down several times. The first few times you used the fence on the side to help you down and then as you got better you let go. It was like you were thinking - well, I need to learn how to do this, so I'll just do it now! Every time you got to the bottom without holding on, you would clap for yourself!
Since we were there later in the afternoon, it wasn't as crowded, so instead of riding the carousel, we went downstairs to the glass exhibit. You enjoyed playing with the glass pieces, but were quite nervous about walking on the shiny tile floor. There is both carpet and tile and every time you got to a tile section you would stop, try again, stop and then finally decided to cross near the bench in case you should need to grab on to something. It was hilarious. You also explored the train exhibit. You got upset when you crawled underneath one exhibit to see something, but then discovered that you couldn't stand up. You wanted out!!!!! You even got to play with an old fashioned "tone" (phone).
Overall, I think it was a really good afternoon. I have pictures of all these things and will try to upload them to the computer and post them really soon. We are going to your Grandma and Grandpa LaMagdeleine's this afternoon and I hope to be able to get some picture and blog updating done while we are there.
In the meantime, I love you so much. We are so blessed to have been given you as our daughter - you are everything we wished for and more. I'm grateful everyday.
Love,
Mommy
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