Memoirs Of J

It’s so weird and surreal having a kid.  I just keep staring at J trying to discern if she looks like me at all and in what way.  Sometimes I think  she does a little, mostly in the shape of her eyes maybe.  She definitely looks more like C at first glance though.

It’s so fun watching her.  She dances whenever she hears music,  even if it is just a commercial on tv or something.  But dancing for her basically means running in place!  She’s always making funny facial expressions too, especially expressions using her eyebrows.  She raises them in all kinds of situations, like when she sees something new, she’s eating a food she likes, she’s trying to talk or make a point, just a lot of different things.

She’s almost always smiling and acting goofy, giggling.  She just started saying uh oh (in the proper context) – it’s her favorite word.  She likes to toss her rubber ducks over the bathtub wall when she’s in there, exclaiming “uh oh!” while smiling at me.  She also likes saying dada, daddy, mama, kitty, elmo, and duck.  Mostly she just babbles, but she obviously thinks she is making a point because she emphasizes words (well…sounds) and makes hand gestures.

One of my favorite things she’s been doing lately is how she acts when she thinks she is going to get to watch Sesame Street.  I’ll ask her if she wants to watch Sesame Street and she runs to the tv squealing, arms in the air.  As I navigate through the tivo menu to find the program (we record them so we always have some saved), she stands there bouncing up and down in anticipation with this huge grin on her face.  As soon as I hit play and Murray comes on, she squeals more while dancing around the room before glancing at me with the biggest smile ever.  Then she takes a seat on the floor with her arm wrapped around her Elmo doll, thumb in mouth.  When parts she really likes come on (songs, anything with Elmo), she turns to me, laughing.  It’s so freaking cute.   I love that kid!  🙂