That's right! Baby Ivy is now 1 year old. I can't really believe it myself. I know it's totally cliche, but it seems like just yesterday that I was painfully pregnant and swollen beyond recognition with her. Now, I'm merely sleep-deprived and neurotic (not a pretty combination either).
Ivy is our crazy little squirmy munchkin. She is constantly on the move, and always has something to say. She can stand on her own now, but won't for long (that always on the move thing). In her world, things are always out of place and therefore need a new one (usually just the floor is adequate). She adores her big brother Seth, nobody can get her to giggle as hard as he can. Ivy is perfecting her mimicking abilities, her favorite being something that sounds just like "hey! I need that" (a phrase used by her brother an average of 44,537 times a day). She is also saying "baby", "mamma", "daddy", and oodles of adorable baby-gibberish. Ivy shares Seth's love of music and dancing. We rock out to everything from "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" to Aerosmith, but I'd have to say Queen has become the kiddie favorite at the moment. The second that "We Will Rock You" starts, the two of them are doing the lap-clap right along with it - and I have never seen it end without Seth creating some nearby object into a guitar for the solo (last night it was the loaf of french bread that we were going to have for dinner - the boy's got vision). Let's see, what else.... Ivy has been making the funniest faces lately. She'll squint her eyes shut really tight, pucker her lips, and breathe really hard out of her nose - that's a good one. Several of her funny faces consist mainly of contorting her tongue into every shape and reach that the little thing is capable of - I'm very impressed with her dexterity! My favorite though is the "dry fish"/tantrum pose, where she throws her entire body away from you, creating an amazing arch, and then becoming completely rigid. Her dedication to such rigidity is pretty amazing. I mean, if you put her on a table or something she would look like a statue - a screaming statue. Priceless.
I have a feeling that we are getting glimpses into the beautiful and creative thing that will be "Ivy", and I can't wait to see more. Every day she learns something new. I feel so lucky every time I get to kiss those perfect round little cheeks (it's almost as though they have some sort of super-magnetic force that you are unable to resist - I dare you to try!). Somehow, I ended up with this angel of mine and wouldn't change her for a thing (I'd maybe tweek the sleeping situation :D).
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IVY DAYLE!
4 comments:
Why don't you come here so we can kiss those cheeks, too! And we will put up with her tantrums so you can take a nap...
What an awesome little kid -- that picture with her puppy dog eyes really makes me miss her! I wish you could bring her to NYC!
She is so adorable, I can't believe she is already 1. Time flys way to fast, it's not fair that they don't stay little very long. We have not even met her yet, hopefully sometime soon.
Well written article.
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