12-20-08

Hard to believe that Christmas is just right around the corner! Lily has been getting a few gifts in advance here and there. It's more fun for her that way, since she can easily get over stimulated. My sister gave her a gift tonight (a Backyardigans playset) and Lily was very excited and running around all over the place.
Today Lily gave her most significant communication yet. Dad's feelings may have gotten a little trampled in the process, but the progress was something to be celebrated. She said "mama up" (which by itself was a big deal) for me to pick her up and then proceeded to wave bye bye to Daddy, indicating that she wanted him to leave the room. When he didn't, she then leaned in, gave him a kiss, waved bye bye again and then tried to push him away. Since communication (verbal and nonverbal) are a struggle for her it was awesome to see her put all that together. Oh the small things...though they'll never be small to me!