Curie December 2012. So we were planning on putting this great picture of the family up that Steve took over the weekend and we realized that we never made a collage for December. With the holiday card, we totally forgot. So, here we are.
We took Julie and Steve to Philadelphia for a quick trip, but Curie got very sick and we ended up staying in for much of it; we posted on how traumatic it was for us to give her medicine. We are happy to say that she has recovered with no worse for wear.
We were supposed to go up to see Erin’s family, but with Julie and her mom not being able to travel, we ended up having the holidays at our house and having Erin’s father down for the holiday. We went to Manassass Battlefield, which, if you have never been to a Civil War battlefield, is pretty cool. Curie, of course, made out like a bandit for the holiday with a monogrammed couch, a play tree house, a work bench (to off-set the kitchen), and a digital camera.
Curie has been practicing words when she hears them. When you say a word, she will whisper it after you but not be willing to say it aloud -“iPad,” “app,” “okay,” “strawberry” she whispers – and you say “What? Say that again?” And she just smiles at you.
When she plays, she, will now physically place your hands on her toys to have you play with her. She loves stickers, and guitars, and pianos. The crazy thing is that she holds a pen properly and loves to write or pretend to write -she will fill pages of writing in a sitting. She loves sitting at a desk and pretending to talk on the phone. She will pick up food with either fork or chopsticks, but will use her hands if she is hungry. The funniest thing, recently, is that she likes to take pictures with our little camera, she points it at herself, gives a photo grin and takes her picture. We will have to post a collage soon. The camera is inches from her face.
Parents love to tell us, not to worry, that though fleeting, every age is great, and so far we have to agree. A woman recently told us to cherish every moment, because when they are 19 and you want a hug, or want to hug them, they are not as likely to give it to you. So we hug Curie when we can, and give her muchas smoochas every night. Muchas smoochas? If you are not a parent, its best not to ask.