A Letter to Sarah

My dearest baby,

In just 1 month, you've learned so much!! It's so amazing!! Recently,

• You know how to walk up and down the stairs by yourself.  The stairs are usually not that high but still...what an accomplishment!!  
• You now know how to count! You count the best when we go up or down the stairs. That's because when you were just a baby, mommy and daddy will always count the stairs out loud as we carry you up the stairs from the garage
• You are beginning to throw tantrums! You don't do it often but sometimes you just cry for no reason. Really, for no reason at all!  But knock on wood, your tantrums are usually very short (no more than 5 minutes) and then you return back to your normal happy self
• You love to point and shout out "BUS" every time you see one when we drive in the car.  You are now seated facing forward in the middle, so you have a full vantage point
•  You know how to speak many words right now, it's almost hard to comprehend.  Some of the words you know just amazes me... like "ambulance," and "wolf."  And you say "No" as much as you say "Yes" to questions.  Actually, you don't say Yes, you say, "Yah!"  You are so Californian!
• You know how to identify at least 1/3 of the alphabets. I love how you sometimes say 'T' as "7" and "W" as "M."  I totally see how these can be mixed up too!
• You are about 25 lbs right now
• Just today, I told you to go get your shoes. You took a long time so I went to see what you were doing. I casually picked up a pair and asked, "do you want to wear these?" not expecting an answer.  Then you said, 'No' and picked up another pair.  I thought to myself, uh oh.  Do they start this young??
• You call yourself "Wah-wah." as in "Sarah"
• When I ask, "Who's Sarah?" you point to yourself. When I ask, "Who's kay-kay?" you point to yourself.  When I ask, "Who's mao-mao?" You also point to yourself! You know! You actually know that you have 3 names!! 

Sarah, you brighten our lives. Every day, you make us smile, giggle, and laugh and experience pure joy. We are so lucky to be your mommy and daddy!! We love you!!