Parenting is a set of small triumphs,each one builind upon the last.
Last night, Elise said "da da da" in my presence. What a treat that was. She would say it and then laugh, I would imitate her and she would shout "da da da" again, laughing the whole time. I can't begin to explain how delightful that is.
Earlier in the evening, while coming home I had seen some geese in a farmers field. Matthew likes geese, and had been sad that they went away for the winter. Even though it was technically bed time, I took him out to see them. He was so happy he exclaimed, "Seeing the geese, it's like a present to me." That was such an articulate way to express gratitude, I was taken aback. I hadn't primed his vocabulary pump to say those words. I can't think of anything I or Jeannie has ever said that he was imitating at that moment. What a treat to hear himi put words together in such a polite way.
