"I luv yu!"

SO I can't believe it has been a month since I last blogged about my beautiful daughter!

I have a lot to write about - in the past 4 weeks...We have survived floods, earthquakes and a hurricane!

We will get to everything , but let's work in reverse...

Tonight was a Daddy/Daughter night...and good news...You survived :)

When I arrived at daycare tonight...I was a little later than Mommy usually is and you were not happy about it...You're face was red and there were tears streaming down you face...But some juice and some songs in the car and you were in a better mood...

We then came home and went through the routine...Dinner, bath, milk...now you are sleeping peacefully...at least as peaceful as you sleep...

Yesterday was an even better. day...You were a chatty Cathy on the way to school...we were singing and you were clapping...and parroting everything I was saying...SO I started saying "I love you!" and you started repeating back..."I luv yu...I luv yu" It was so awesome...I had a hard time focusing on the road...you are just so awesome!

Also earlier this week...We pulled up to daycare and Ellie's mom was outside her car...You started saying "Ellie...Ellie..." It was adorable and awesome all at the same time...and besides impressing your dad...you impressed Ellie's mom :)

Then there was last week when you showed off your brain power...We were playing on the floor with your "little people" farm set...You had the cow in your hand and I said...Josie what does a cow say...You replied - "Moo...Mooo..." It cracked me up and made me so proud at the same time...

It is just amazing to watch you develop a little more every day from your thinking to your personality...It is a daily treat that I can't get enough of!

Now let's reflect on some of the other major events...

The Earthquake...I was home while they fixed they drywall from our flood...The house started shaking and the workers ran up the stairs yelling and we hit the porch...it was so weird...Mommy was stuck downtown at work for a couple of hours while traffic untangled...

You were at daycare...and everything was fine...I showed up early to get you and you ran and greeted me with open arms and a smile...I am pretty sure you had no idea of the historic even you had just lived through...

A recurring theme in your first 17 months...

Because a week after the earthquake...we got hit by a hurricane...Mom and I were worried about flooding and losing power...good news...much to our surprise neither happened...I had a fairly sleepless night as I monitored our blocked gutter to make sure it was flooding our recently repaired basement, but just like the rush hour blizzard you slept right through it :)

It has been an interesting month...Now that I am trying to get better with the blogging...the next step is to add more pictures!

I love you Josie!

We will talk again soon!!!!!