With our move to California, I have the extreme blessing of getting to stay home with Charlotte while Andrew goes off to work. Rather than a day full of teaching kinder-8th graders, I get to teach my daughter new concepts each day. As a teacher I loved those "light bulb" moments when my students finally understood. Now as a stay-at-home mom I get to experience those moments with Charlie on a daily basis. A few weeks ago I showed her how to turn on the music on her stacking toy; now she presses the button with her thumb like a pro. Today I helped her turn off the light to our closet and then she-on her own- turned off the light to the bedroom. She watches like a hawk and takes in everything we do, so that she may then try it on her own. This development is so fun to watch, but it also keeps me on my toes. Before I can blink, she's at the first landing of the stairs, staring over the edge, ready to tumble. Gravity: a lesson we must all learn someday...I just hope she gets it the first time around and doesn't need a refresher course.
Here's a video of one of Charlotte's new skills.
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