My dearest Joy,
You are such a joy these days when you're not throwing tantrums. Watching you get so excited about letters and numbers that you randomly identify very loudly brings a smile to my face every time. Even today, when you found a K in the hymnal and shouted it out loud at the beginning of church while the rest of the room was quiet, causing several people to giggle and my face to flush, and then repeated it moments later, it is adorable.
I also love hearing you "sing" or "read" to yourself. In fact, I wanted to listen so much that I turned off a football game I had been looking forward to watching all week long so I could listen to you. I laughed as I listened to you, unable to make out one word of what you were so passionately saying.
You love to hug your stuffed animals and even ask me to hug them sometimes too. And as you give hugs, you like to say, "Ohhhhh!" and move to the right and left quickly, as though rocking them.
Your favorite thing right now seems to be chasing our cat Sandy around. You will ask, "Kitty cat, where are you?" or ask me where Sandy is. But most of the time, you can be found running after her and giggling. You like to let me know she's silly or funny or you're silly or funny. I love it.
I love watching you learning more and proudly sharing your knowledge. I am trying to enjoy every moment with you, knowing that you are growing so quickly and becoming more and more independent.
Don't grow up too fast.
Love,
Mommy
