Letters to Hope

The Journal of Isis Elfman for Her Daughter, Hope

Entries Tagged as 'Second Year'

Armpit – You Gotta Have It

November 11th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

So I have to explain “armpit” to you. You have this thing that you do and have done since birth it started with the crease of my arm and elbow and you rub it and pinch it. Then you moved up to my armpit. Female Armpits Only, Please It has progressed to you rubbing, pinching, [...]

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Hate Halloween, Love Kids, Sleep All Night

November 10th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

WOW you are growing FAST. You are talking like crazy. Not always FULL words and not sentences but really close. You know what you want when you want it and you are slowly mastering how to tell us that. You are defiantly a GO GO GO person still and you are very active. You go [...]

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I Said You Would Never Watch Television, But…

September 29th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

WOW! It has been awhile since I have written and boy does time fly. You have been changing on a daily basis now. You are talking a lot more and putting two syllable words together and also two word sentences. Your hair is growing a lot and I have a feeling you are going to [...]

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You Change Every Single Day

July 27th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

You keep changing on me. So much now that every day you do something more exciting. I can not believe how much you are learning. You say NO very clearly when you don’t want something. You help clean up when you are not tired. You know that your pacifier goes in the crib before you [...]

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Growling Little Animal

July 7th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

You are just growing and growing and becoming a wonderful little sprit. You dance and sing and play and hum and make GROOWWWLING sounds like a tiger and a whole lot of other animal noises. You get MAD and stomp your little feet and play “if your happy and you know it” you run and [...]

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Sometimes I Lose My Temper — Sorry

June 16th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

Well you are growing like a little weed. You are very opinionated and getting into some good habits. Some not so good but, still, wonderful. You are starting the whinny faze which is driving me INSANE. But that is ok I love you anyway. You are super smart. Teaching Baby Sign Language I taught you [...]

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My Child and the Car Accident

May 28th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

You are finally asleep after 30 minutes of whaling your lungs out. Last night you and I where in a car accident. You where not hurt and either was I but the car is messed up and I am sure that it will expensive to fix. We were very lucky. We where heading to Chee [...]

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Independent, Well-Rounded, Secure, Loved and Adored

May 5th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

You are becoming more independent with each passing day. You are really starting to catch on to words and that words mean something. You can say a handfull of things but each time we talk you try a little harder to repeat what we are saying. You are also a good helper (when you want [...]

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You Are Growing Just Like a Weed

April 28th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

You are growing just like a weed. Wrestling With Daddy You love being outside and you randomly will start talking or babbling. You LOVE to wrestle with your dad and you love playing Peek-A-boo with just about anyone. You will talk and talk and talk and talk and it is great because sometimes you try [...]

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You Influenced Me To Make My Dreams Come True

April 20th, 2006 · No Comments · Second Year

Wow are you growing you are changing so much it is crazy. I can not believe all the things that you can do. You already know a lot you can point to what you want you say Uh OH when something happens that is bad or you drop something, you know what Night Night means [...]

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