I am so incredibly blessed to be able to stay at home with Charlotte, there are days when its really hard but it is always worth it. The times when I realize it the most are when Charlotte is really into something and I can just be in the moment with her - no rushing back to work or deadlines to meet - just me and her playing and discovering.
Yesterday as I was doing the dishes I had Charlotte up in her Bumbo seat beside me on the sink, we were singing songs and she had some toys on her tray but she kept looking at the faucet and the water coming out of it, so I switched to cool water, scooted her over and sure enough she tried to grab the water. She was MESMERIZED! I signed and said "water" to her a bunch of times, talked about how it felt - wet, cool etc. And then I stepped back and watched her "play" with the water. She loved it and was engaged for an easy 10-15 minutes.
It is so great to see the world through her eyes. I never give the faucet a second thought but I guess it is pretty neat :) Towards the end I videoed her, you can see how much she loves it and how happy she is!
Charlotte plays with water
xoxo
Ashlea
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