Almost Talking; Almost
June 13th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
Ruth is quite the chatterbox. She looks you in the eye, points and gestures, and even laughs at things she thinks are silly or jokes. I can’t understand a word she’s saying, but she is saying words that resemble other words, like “Hi!” and “baby” and “daddy.” Her favorite almost-word is something that resembles “that,” only the “th” is more like a “d” and the “t” at the end is more like an “s”. “Dhats,” is more like it, if I’d have to spell it.
She’s also almost jumping… as in, she does occasionally launch herself off the ground. Always a climber, I find her on the kitchen table and ambitiously exploring new territories. I have a feeling that the talking and jumping will come at the same time, and we’ll have our hands even more full than they are already.
In Other News
We’ve decided that Tapeworm (as we’ve affectionately called him) will be named Lucas. Middle names are up for grabs. Steve has always wanted to name one of his future sons Lucas, and we figured that since you never know what’s going to be thrown at you, we might as well name this one Lucas. It’s funny how less opinionated I am about naming the second child than I was the first, at least, I feel more at ease letting Steve “get” the name. Perhaps I’ll be picky with the third, I don’t know! Maybe I have too much else to care about!
I do believe that names are important, but I’m not going to wrench myself over what to name our children. We’ll go for nice names that we like, and that’s that.
Work Work Work
Remaining before my self-imposed maternity leave: 3 weddings, 2 engagement portraits, 1 family session, and 1 glamor/girly session. It’s a lot of work, but I’m grateful to be over the halfway point of my weddings season. I still have a lot of photo editing to do, as well as marketing and planning for next year, but I think that will have to wait until my “leave” starts. The winter will be a good time to get myself together and prep for an amazing 2010 season. Inquiries are up for me now, and I’ve been asked to quote three different destination weddings (never been asked before!).
And Prayer, Please
We have a lot to do before we move; please cover it in prayer for us.
