Things I adore about my daughter

[ailbhe]

The way she holds her banana below the flowering peel and eats and eats until there are toothmarks in the white. They way she stomps her feet and laughs at me with her teeth all bare and pointy. The way she sits and pats the surface beside herself. The way she drags me to a seat and pats it, saying "Now!"

The way she says "Bye, p'ane!" as a plane flies out of site. The way she walks up to children in the playground and says "Hi!" The way she falls very carefully to the ground in public places, to get sympathy from random passers by. The way she says "Mo'NING!" in the mornings. The way she says "No down, up knee!" when I try to pull a fast one after she requests a cuddle. The way she has suddenly learned to pronounce Dog correctly again after months of not.

The way she takes her gloves and jacket off. The way she holds her arms ready for her jacket and reins. The way she insists on "socks!" if I remove her shoes. The way she closes her eyes with both hands. The way she feeds her donkey imaginary nyum from plastic spoons. The way she mops spillages.

The way she woke up this morning with a dry nappy and demanded a potty. She got one, too. She has denied every need to excrete since then, though - too busy I suppose.

The way she RUNS to me when she hasn't seen me for a whole two minutes - unless something more interesting is around. The way she calls her daddy Waab.

The way she sips her tea, too.

Comments

[baratron.livejournal.com]

We adore the way she calls her daddy Waab as well! It reminds us of Wobbuffet (Richard's favourite Pokemon).

(This is a good thing, honest!)

[murphymom.livejournal.com]

"The way she sips her tea, too."

Not to mention the way she wears her hat, and the way her smile just beams. Hugs to all of you.

[k425.livejournal.com]

Two word sentences! YoungBloke tried a two word sentence a month or two back ("neenah van") and hasn't bothered since. And let's not go near potties...

It's no wonder you adore L, and I bet there's more you adore that you couldn't put into words.

[feetnotes.livejournal.com]

:-)))

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

The way she holds her knife? I often find I can't take that away from sprog.

[ailbhe]

It's the blade-first grip that makes it hardest.

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

awww. :)