Bub Bub Bub
It has been a while since I wrote about you, Essie. I can’t believe how fast you are growing. For example, you did this adorable thing for a little while where you used your index finger to make a bub-bub-bub sound. We almost recorded it on your mom’s phone, but just like that, you stopped. You were on to bigger and better sounds. You can sit wonderfully now: we can plop you down and let you play while we get ready or do a small chore. You love to point at things. You mimic us! About a week ago, a brappy motorcycle drove by when you were in the car and a moment later we heard you mimicking its sound. Since then, we make raspberry sounds at you, and a lot of the time, you make them back. You are da-da-da-ing and we’re practicing your ma-ma-ma-ing.
You are eating pureed foods! Apples, avocado, broccoli and carrots.
You are not the typical sleeper: you love to get up every few hours and check in with your mom. I think we’re close to cracking the Essie code, how to convince you that sleeping is cool and fun to do for a long, contiguous stretch of time.