This past week you have not been feeling well. Probably just the crud but you have been fussy, picky, and not sleeping well. But hopefully you are are the upswing today!
In this blog I don't want to just ramble about how cute you are or what you ate today. I want to mark the milestones and leave you with "Mommy Notes" that will hopefully impart some wisdom mixed in with the memories.
We have been really encouraging you to "use your words" even though all you say is "this" "that" and "Dada" you understand way more and we are hoping that you are on the verge of putting it all together. Communication is a huge milestone in life yet we never really seem to learn it or use it to its fullest potential. It will keep coming up as a area the needs improvement: school will push you to improve your communication, relationships will tax your communication abilities, and even your communication with God some how can not be completely expressed through language. It will be a frustrating area as you learn to make sentences and increase your vocabulary with words you want to communicate, as you try and express your thoughts and feeling - you say what makes sense to you yet the other person cannot understand your meaning even though they supposedly speak the same language as you, and there will be times when language itself does not seem to have the words that capture what you feel. It is one of the challenges of this life.
But pursue communication anyway because your ability to communicate and your desire to understand and be understood will greatly benefit you in this life not just in career or educational advancement, but in marriage, in friendships and in your purpose to live in relation with Christ and to share who he is with others.
I am excited about what you are learning and even though your first words were not Mama, I will do my best to teach you what I know about communication and will treasure all talks we will have!
Love
Mama
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