Nooooo Fist Bump

One of the cutest things Gwen says is "Nooooo" with her adorable little voice. She actually went 15 months without saying the word, even though she has known its meaning for quite some time and has an extensive vocabulary.

One day she asked "peas peas" which means please, because she wanted some of the veggie straws on my plate. I said no. A few minutes later she said "peas, nooooo" and shook her head. She asked and already knew the answer. So cute.

She also likes to give high fives and fist bumps. She says "bump" and we bump knuckles. Today Lena tried to give her a high five. Gwen took her fingers and curled them up into a fist and then gave her a fist bump and said "bump." I love it!

She has started going to the child care at the gym. I absolutely love walking in after my workout and watching her play with the other kids or toys without knowing I'm there. She is such a big girl. And then I love watching her big smile form when she sees me. =)

I love that girl.

Read at your own Risk

To blog or not to blog. That has been the question! For 15.5 months I have been trying to figure out the best way to document my absolute JOY. I have spent every day with the most beautiful baby girl, and have smiled more in the past year than I have in my whole life. Every single day I shake my head at how incredibly lucky I am to have Gwendolyn Jeanne in my life.

And several times a day she will do something to make me laugh or tear up or sit back and reflect. And I always want to capture it on film or post it in a baby book or blog about it, ANYTHING as long as I can ensure that I can remember these moments for the rest of my life.

I am kicking myself for not starting sooner, but I have finally decided this will be the easiest way for me to share my special moments and memories with myself. Yes, myself. This girl is growing up so fast I realize that she will be at her high school prom tomorrow, and after I take a hundred pictures of her and see her out the door, I am going to need to spend my night reading this blog about first steps and favorite toys to reminisce about the days she still watched Sesame Street. =)

Read at your own risk! I make no promises to be eloquent or witty or brief. What I will do for sure, is write thousands of sappy words about my special little girl and all the things that fill our days. Not just the big extravagant things. Those I will have an easier time remembering. It is the little things...like the fact that Gwen calls juice "soup" or how she says "happy, happy" on the rocking horse instead of "rocky, rocky" or how she always wants to be wearing shoes, even if she is just wearing a diaper. These things make me smile today, and with the proper documentation, they will make me smile in the future as well. =)