On May 17th, one of those things every mom hopes for happened. The girls played nicely together. It's not that they are in the habit of being mean to each other, it's just that Bella really hasn't been old enough to carry on many activities that would hold the attention of a 4 year old for more than 2 minutes. But on that evening, I just enjoyed folding my laundry and watching them sit at the head of my bed and play baby dolls together.
On May 18th, I was reminded that we need to further explain that more than one person can have the same name. When we leave town, Boo is always quick to ask are we back in (?) when we return. That's why I was so shocked when she hollered, "Are we still in Africa?" from the back seat as we left Bible Study that night. One of our friend's daughters is named Jennifer and apparently she confused that with the orphan in Uganda that we pray for every night named Jennifer.
It was also around this time that Bella became more sturdy on her feet. In fact she was walking by the time she turned 10 months old. Her pride in this new found power was exhibited though every time I tried to place her on the ground. Instead of just letting us sit her down, she would rigidly place her two cubby little legs down like tree trunks so she could stand.
And lastly on Wednesday May 21st, I realized just exactly what was important to Boo. Normally this child doesn't get up in the mornings till 8 or 8:30, but we'd been observing that she seemed to be getting up early every Wednesday to watch one of her favorite shows at 7:30. Our hypothesis was confirmed when she got up at 5:17 that morning wanting to know if Clifford Puppy Days was on yet.
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