Many times a day Brielle yells my name...no, not MOMMY, she yells Amy. I was a little dumbfounded at first and then I realized that she was saying Airplane. She would point to the sky and yell AAMMMMYYYY!!!!
It still shocks me a little bit but it's pretty cute.
She is going to be two this month and we came across videos of Amelie at the same age and what a huge difference. Amelie has tons of hair and speaks a lot better. She was speaking full sentences and Brielle is still struggling to say words that we can understand. It doesn't bother me at all because I know she is very bright and personable. She also has tons of chatter so I know she is trying and understands our influxes. It was just surprising to see the difference.
Sometimes I wonder if it's just natural development or if it's because Amelie dominates everything. It's been an issue her whole life. I love it in the sense that she is a natural leader, but it sometimes squashes the people around her and it's a hard issue to handle. I find myself getting very short with her and I wonder sometimes if I'm too hard on her or not hard enough. There is certainly no manual for parenting or else we would all be robots.
I don't want to break her spirit but I don't want her overpowering her sister either.
I really see Brielle thrive during the bed time routine when I close her door and just she and I sit on the floor and read books and do some learning, repeating, and asking her questions. She seems very calm and eager to learn. Well, tonight Brad and Amelie came in the room and Brielle got antsy and whiney, and territorial. This tells me that she needs more one on one time and that each night I will continue to dedicate a lot of me time with her. I too enjoy it a lot.
Moving her to a toddler bed was the best thing we could have ever done as well. She loves to have the freedom to read books and I love being able to lay with her and laugh and sing songs and say prayers together.
She and I are bonding a lot now and it's great. I needed that from her. I've always felt a different kind of attachment with her and I'm feeling much more connected.
It feels good and I love her dearly. My sweet sweet Brielle.
It still shocks me a little bit but it's pretty cute.
She is going to be two this month and we came across videos of Amelie at the same age and what a huge difference. Amelie has tons of hair and speaks a lot better. She was speaking full sentences and Brielle is still struggling to say words that we can understand. It doesn't bother me at all because I know she is very bright and personable. She also has tons of chatter so I know she is trying and understands our influxes. It was just surprising to see the difference.
Sometimes I wonder if it's just natural development or if it's because Amelie dominates everything. It's been an issue her whole life. I love it in the sense that she is a natural leader, but it sometimes squashes the people around her and it's a hard issue to handle. I find myself getting very short with her and I wonder sometimes if I'm too hard on her or not hard enough. There is certainly no manual for parenting or else we would all be robots.
I don't want to break her spirit but I don't want her overpowering her sister either.
I really see Brielle thrive during the bed time routine when I close her door and just she and I sit on the floor and read books and do some learning, repeating, and asking her questions. She seems very calm and eager to learn. Well, tonight Brad and Amelie came in the room and Brielle got antsy and whiney, and territorial. This tells me that she needs more one on one time and that each night I will continue to dedicate a lot of me time with her. I too enjoy it a lot.
Moving her to a toddler bed was the best thing we could have ever done as well. She loves to have the freedom to read books and I love being able to lay with her and laugh and sing songs and say prayers together.
She and I are bonding a lot now and it's great. I needed that from her. I've always felt a different kind of attachment with her and I'm feeling much more connected.
It feels good and I love her dearly. My sweet sweet Brielle.
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