23 months

t h e   m o n t h   a - g o - g o





this month
vee was
on the go...
from start
to finish.

she
was
always
on
the
move...



and
nothing
was
out
of
reach...



living
quite
the life
of
adventure!

she
traveled
from berlin...



to the mountains
of
switzerland.



from
the city...







to
the country...



and
even
to
another
wedding...



where
she
tried
her hand
at
badminton.



she
also
went on
some
hikes...









testing
out a
new way
to travel!

. . . . .

this month
vee started
pre-school
(aka crèche)!



a
b i g
change
indeed!
so far
she
seems
to
enjoy
being
around
people
her
own size.







she even
gets
to wear
the snazzy
swiss child's
reflector vest
when
she goes
on a
balade.




what
a busy month
it has been!



vee is ready
for a break.

no matter
how busy
vee is,
she always
finds
the time
to
help mama
around
the house...



work
on
her art...




compose
a concerto
or two...



or
just
chill out
with a
good book.



c'est
tout!

xo

22 months

t h e    m o n t h    o f    a s s e r t i o n



with vee's
increasing
vocabulary
comes
her ability
to let us know
when she
wants
(or does not want)
something.

she can
also clearly
assert
her
displeasure
when
she does
not get
what she wants.



don't
let this
sweet smile
or
curious tilt
of the head
fool you,
if
she wants it
she aims
to get it.



she has
thrown
more
mini-tantrums
in the last month
than we are use to...

we do not
see
her
assertion
as
a bad thing.



it means
she is
really
beginning
to voice
her opinion
and
this means
we understand
her better.



she can tell us
when
she wants
to swing...



or
when
she
wants us
to refill
her watering
can...



or
that
she
wants
to go
somewhere.



sure
she is sassy
and
mischevious...



but
she
is a hell
of a lot
of fun.





she
is also
showing
us her creative
side...





as well
as letting us know
when
she wants
some
vee-time



with
her blankies
and
a good book.



we are
enjoying
watching
her world
get bigger



and
watching
her find
her place
in it.



xo

21 months

t h e    m o n t h    o f   i n s a t i a b l e   c u r i o u s i t y



vee has become
ever more
the observer.



she looks
closely
at things...





she touches
and
examines
with
a new mindfulness.



she watches
how we look
and touch
and
she does the same.
she imitates.



it is an amazing
thing to see
her world
expanding
and
deepening...





i realize that
this
is what parents mean
by discovering
the world
all over again
through
their children's eyes.





everything
is new.





everything
is there
to be
discovered.





there is
so much
to see...





and
experience.



and
vee is happy
to be
right in the middle
of it all.



well,
at least
until
she isn't...



then,
using
vee's
favorite
two words,
she's
"all done"
and
off
she goes
to find
something new.



c'est tout!
xo