On Many Subjects

Last night, Miss M's Mommy and Daddy decided to go out for an evening to enjoy adult conversation with some friends. They asked me to babysit. (Oh goody, goody, goody! I get the baby all to myself!) Yes, I will babysit! Of course! I can't wait.

Miss M is growing up so fast, but she is still baby enough to get into trouble.

For example: I bent over to pick up the diapers she had pulled out of the bag and strung all over the floor while she decided to climb onto the sofa where she promptly fell, over the side and down onto the floor between the sofa and the book case, of course bringing a huge pile of books down with her. She gave me a half-hearted scream to let me know she was displeased with the world and was perfectly happy when I picked her up. The next thing she did was to climb on the sofa again. Naturally.

She is very talkative, although most of it is still in her own special language that we adults have a difficult time understanding. She calls me something that sounds like "Gaddy"-- not Daddy or Gramma or Grammie, but a combination of all three. Her Mommy and Daddy are teaching her American Sign Language and it helps a lot with her communication skills.

She ate a TON of food... isn't that what you do when you go to Grammie's house? But, she needed the energy so she could get into more trouble. Her favorite games are, Pull the Books off the Shelf, Pull the DVDs off the TV stand, Chase the Baby When she Has Something in her Hand She isn't Supposed to Be Playing With, Climb on the Furniture When No One is Looking and Kissing and Hugging Grammie so Grammie's Heart will Melt and Everything will Be All Right and Grammie Won't Be Angry Any More.

And, of course, here are some of the latest pictures!





My very favorite is the one where she is sitting in the chair and giggling. It must be a really funny story she is reading.

Miss M is such a delight to be near. She is happy and funny. She has a strong, vibrant personality. She can be completely giggly one moment and completely frustrated the next. Best of all is when I met Mommy, Daddy and Malia at Cracker Barrel for dinner on Friday evening and she immediately fell into my arms, giving up her Mommy, even for a little while. Miss M tends to be shy around strangers, but the cutest baby EVER doesn't consider me a stranger at all. That makes me so happy!