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| Papa & Bridget |
Bridget's vocabulary has grown by leaps and bounds, and it's very common for her to speak to us in phrases, short sentences, and short questions now. She learns new words and phrases every day and has taken to calling me "honey" (have no idea where she got that from), but I keep reminding her, "Hey, I'm mommy to you!" When she sees me cry (which I've done when I've had a huge migraine, for example), she asks me, "Are you crying?" (or says, "Don't cry") and puts her arm around me and pats my back trying to console me. That is one of the most precious things to me—Bridget has such a sweet spirit and is so caring and loving! She's also quite funny and happy. It's such a joy to have her around and I only regret that I have to have her in daycare and can't be with her more myself. I'm consoled by the fact that the interaction with the other kids is great for her and she loves it—but I still miss my little girl!
To my surprise, she has also taken quite an interest lately in the toilet. I have always let her come in with me, and with her growing interest in flushing for me and washing her hands, I decided to go ahead and buy her a potty chair of her own. I bought it last Thursday (the 9th) and she pooped in it that night—and the next night! Since then the novelty's worn off a bit and she hasn't been as interested in sitting on it and wiping her butt (that's her favorite part, besides putting the lid down—which she does with more consistency than Al), but that's okay. I'm going to go the no-pressure route and keep letting her come in with me and then use her own when she wants to (she tells me "a (on) potty" when she is interested) and just wear diapers when she doesn't. Although I wouldn't mind going without the cost of diapers!
Sigh. I love writing about my little girl, but now I've got to work on that dissertation. Fun, fun, fun!
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