Treasure This Moment

Today we had a beautiful day of sunshine and it finally feels like summer has arrived. The only problem is that Taylor does not like the heat. We saw this in Hawaii and she has had a similar reaction to our few hot days. She's not overly fussy, but has a general expression of disdain. We tried putting her in the pool yesterday and she did not like it one bit - even though she was wearing her new pink tankini and matching hat. She started off whining, which escalated to a complete shriek when she was splashed by other kids. Her total pool time was less than 5 minutes, and getting out of her cute, wet swimsuit was quite tramatic. She loves the bath, so it's either the colder water or many shrieking/splashing children that she doesn't like. We'll keep trying and find out.

Tonight - she was precious. For the first time, we saw her totally crack up at a mirror. She was smiling at herself and touching the mirror, as if she were thinking "who is that cute baby?" It's another great social sign that we love to see as an indicator of her cognitive potential. She also was cracking up at Lauren tonight. She often will lay in bed with Lauren while I read Lauren her bedtime stories and tonight, she just giggled and giggled at Lauren, who was giggling right back. In my haste to watch the Olympic Track Trials I was trying to hurry through book time and then realized - "Treasure This Moment" - these are the moments that are so special and make parenting such a joy. Both girls were so cute and so sweet and I hope this will be the first of many special nightime giggles that they will share over the years.