Letter Month Fifteen

Dear Sena,
I could go on and on about how quickly you're becoming such a little person, about how fast each month seems to fly, and how wonderful- and sad- it is for me to see all of this, but we'll skip that for this month... or, at least I'll try.

Your most significant milestone this month is your determination to speak. You try to repeat nearly everything you can. You're quite adept at "no, no" but I'm pretty sure I got a "yes" out of you, with special emphasis on the SSSSS. What a fun sound, right? (Your name is even more fun/funny for you these days, too.) A few other words:
please
cheese
night, night (sounds like "na, na", which, yes, sounds quite different from "no, no")
shoes
dog
duck
book
birds
avo (for avocado)

Some days it seems you're pretty convinced that you're two- and that it is perfectly acceptable to throw a tantrum when mama doesn't get it just right. I've tried to explain to you that you're not even 1 1/2, but it doesn't seem to matter. I promise, I'm trying to understand, and I promise that I'll probably not understand for quite some time- and will revert back to my non-understanding, utter-disbelief, when you're 13 and tell me you want to go on a date. (Thankfully, your father has already announced that you can date at 13, as long as your date him.)

As usual, when your papa and I find anything that makes you laugh, smile, or look at us with amusement, we continue to do it until either, a)We fall over out of exhaustion or B) You finally look at us with a look of amazement that we're STILL doing said thing, like, duh, that was so two seconds ago mom.

You've been having a lot of fun with friends lately. You especially love Juli (Ju Je is how you say her name), and Will (and love when he shares his snack with you, I'm not sure you've done the same, however). You seem to watch Sara in awe most of the time. She seems like such a big girl. But, I promise love, that pretty soon you'll be just as fast as she is. In the meantime, can we just sit for a little while? Maybe cuddle? Read a book? Or practice saying, "I love you mama"? Okay, maybe that's a little advanced. I'd take a kiss instead. No?

Love,
mama