"I, Gigi"

I was moved to do this today during nap time - between the 3 loads of laundry, marinating the chicken and supervising the painting at the kitchen table..

Journalling as follows:

"I, Gigi".

That’s what you told me today as we sat rocking and reading

after your nap. {I, Gigi} We were going over the pictures and

words in your book (again!) when we ventured in a different

direction. This is Mommy. This is RaRa. {I, Gigi} That simple

declaration took my breath away. You are old enough to be

aware of who you are. {I, Gigi} You’ve either picked a favorite

of the dozen or so informal nicknames you have or it is just THAT

much easier to say than Gabriella. {I, Gigi} Your vocabulary and

language skills are growing by leaps and bounds. This week you

added “Come On” to get us to follow you and you told Daddy very

clearly, “Don’t Want To” at bedtime. But something about {I, Gigi}

makes me realize just how grown up you are now at almost 2.

{You, Gigi. I, Mommy. } And I love you. June 2006