It has been three months since Mike and Tracy and Willa spent time with us in Canada. Pictures and video calls give us a peek at the big milestones but Willa is changing so fast we are thrilled for a chance to check in in person. Tracy’s Film Challenge efforts take them to Reading PA just stone’s throw from the Wasik clan so we head east to meet up and catch up. It is a chance to meet our 4-month-old great niece, Harlow too. A double little person fix! Harlow is ado¬¬¬rable and a huge reminder that Willa is not a baby any more. She was sooo close to walking on her own back in July and now takes off without hesitation in pursuit of whatever is out of reach. She has mastered the most important words, No and Yes and shoe (if you love to walk you gotta have shoes). Add to that a growing vocabulary of baby sign language and she can pretty much make her needs known. She’s getting a handle on letting her emotions be known too. It is amazing to watch this whole little person emerge.
It was a low key couple days just sharing everyday things: lots of walking, playground time with slides and swings, crunchy leaves and rocks to climb on, some coloring, a bit or reading….. We enjoyed every minute. It makes my heart soar to watch these two wonderful, loving, young people parenting.