At Second GuhGaw's birthday party last month, you immediately bonded with my friend Wendy even though you hadn't seen her since you were a little baby. We were all in the yard and you held out your arms toward her to ask her to pick you up. She did pick you up--and then you wouldn't let her put you down for the rest of the party! When it was time for her to leave, you actually followed her out to her car and tried to climb in! When I picked you up, you started crying sooooo loudly and kept trying to wriggle out of my arms. Um, hello? Did you forget who your mom is?!?
A few weeks later, we saw Wendy again when we all went strawberry picking. My friend Shui came, too, and this time, you gravitated toward her. She was talking to you and then you motioned for her to pick you up. She held you for awhile but then her son ran off and she had to put you down to chase after him. When she put you down, you ran right after her! Thankfully, later when she was holding you again and it was time for us to part ways, you let me take you from her without any tears or fuss.
Yesterday, we went to a rope-climbing/zipline course with Wendy's extended family and while I was off helping GuhGaw get into his climbing gear, you bonded with Wendy's college-aged niece, Ashley. Daddy said you were initially shy and clutched his leg but then Ashely reached her hand out toward you and you immediately went to her and held it. You then spent the rest of the afternoon happily playing with Ashley, going on swings with her, chasing her around a treehouse and asking her to hold you. Um, so clearly we need to have a discussion about stranger danger!
Love,
Mom
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