Playing Pretend and Fishy Faces

I was saying goodbye to Mike this morning as he left for work when he 'reminded' me (told me for the first time) that he was going underway for a couple of days so I wouldn't see him again until later this week. What a way to start off the week! But I refused to cry tears of anger and frustration so soon into the new year, so I held it all in and have consoled myself by eating lots of junk today- complete with an impromptu run through the Chick-fil-a drive through for a peppermint chocolate shake. So much for eating better and trying to shed those holiday pounds.

Despite the shaky start, Grace and I had a good day. We ran errands in the morning and I rushed to get back for naptime, but the girl refused to take one today. Every time I put her in bed, she would walk out of her room a minute later and tell me, "I had a nice nap, Mama." I was enjoying her company so much that after the third 'nice nap', I decided one day of skipping it wouldn't hurt.

We played and played and then played some more. I love hanging out with my sweet girl! Her new favorite thing to say to me is, "Let's go to my room, Mama, and play pretend." I know there will come a time when she will no longer want to hang out with me because there will be cooler people in her world, but for now, I will relish it while I still can.


She's been trying to learn how to do fishy faces for a couple of weeks now and she's finally starting to get it...