The Weynand Blog

Dear Eisley,

A few short days ago marked your 11th month of living life so fully in this world. Your first birthday is right around the corner, and just as quickly as we are headed towards July 30th, your mommy is headed straight to complete denial that it is even happening. You make it quite hard to be in denial, however, because you are doing so many big girl things each and every day.

New words are popping up all the time these days. You have really gotten into saying “da da”, and have added “wow” and even “Heidi” to your vocabulary. I think Mommy and Daddy could listen to you squeal with excitement and say “ha-deeee” all day long if we could (we’re not exactly sure how Heidi feels about it though). With the talking comes lots of smiles, and now we get the occasional laugh from you when others are laughing. Ever the social butterfly, Mommy sometimes finds it takes awhile to get things done when we are running errands. People always want to stop and talk to you, and while you aren’t talking back just yet, you really take the time to let them know you are listening with your easy-to-come-by smile and even a gratuitous little giggle.

You are really starting to put your piggies to the pavement, and cruising happens all the time. At this point you are quite steady, and Daddy and I both feel that you will be walking in no time. Bella brought you a walking toy recently and you practice with that a lot. The stairs in the house have proved to be no match for you as you have managed to climb them (with MAJOR supervision) two times now. Gulp. Thank goodness those gates are up.

And let’s not forget about the kissing. Oh, the kissing. You are such a sweet little girl and Mommy and Daddy love the fact that you will lean over and give kisses to us now. It truly leaves our hearts in a puddle on the floor. Recently on a family trip, you decided that you would bestow lots of kisses on a little boy that was just a mere 3 days younger than you. You grabbed him by the shirt, leaned over, and planted some of those sweet kisses on him. Daddy is now on high alert to such activities…

One of the most significant things that occurred during the cusp of your 10th and 11th month was meeting your Uncle Eric. You see, you had never met him before and had only seen him by web cam. He flew a very long way to meet you, and you took to him pretty much right away. You have gotten to spend quite a bit of time with Uncle Eric while he’s been here, and we think you adore him. Unfortunately his visit is almost over, but luckily he will be coming back in November. By that time you will be able to run around and play with him.

One of the things that Uncle Eric did while he was here was work with your daddy and Granddad to build you a sandbox. They put a lot of hard work into making it for you, and you will undoubtedly spend lots of time playing there. One of the other things we did while Uncle Eric was here was to go to the Frio River with the Weynand family. You had a wonderful time playing with the kids, and you LOVED the water. We all had a very good time!

Another milestone to remember is your very first cousins’ slumber party. Bryson and Finley came to stay with us for a night, and we all had such fun. We swam, cooked, played, and went to the park, and Granna came over to join in the fun. We hope it will be the first of many cousin slumber parties!

Another month comes and goes. And the next month? Well precious girl, that will be your 12th month in this world and we have special plans to celebrate. Rumor has it that there will be some sugary goodness to be had, as if you needed help being any sweeter than you already are.

We love you,

Mommy and Daddy