“One on One”

Wednesday mornings are one of my favourite times of my week. Zaphyn and I get up, have breakfast together and then head down to Mother Goose time at the Quinte West (Trenton) library.
The programme is a half hour of singing, clapping, rhyming, reading and dancing, followed by snack time.
This past Wednesday Zaphyn and I were a little late, as she napped up until 9:50am. We jogged downtown, and were only a few minutes late.

She was in such a happy mood that we decided to stay for snacktime. Luckily I had thought to grab her container of snacks as we ran out the door. She loves watching the older babies run around, and she is beginning to mimmick them.

On our way home we went to A&P and I got us some watermelon to share on the way home. We had some amazing one on one time together as we sat by the shore of the Bay of Quinte and snacked on our healthy treat. I also sang the song “down by the bay” to her and she attempted to sing along.

I love how soft Zaphyn’s voice is, for the most part anyway. She occasionally lets out some very deep growls and grunts that cause her face to turn red, but that is typically only in the presence of her dad or her uncles. As we have been spending more time playing together she has been vocally communicating with me and I love it. She has such a sweet little voice that is beginning to form words. She has been matching the words and sounds with some of her signs also. It makes me so excited!

We have been learning a lot about each other. I know her most ticklish spot is her underarm, she knows that mine is the bottom of my feet. I know that she loves to sit between my legs, facing outward, but she knows that I like to see her smiles and reactions, so she often turns to look at me. I know that she appears to have a wonderful, early concept of sharing as she shares her toys, food and hairbrush. I know that she loves taping sticks and blocks together to make music, she knows that I will have a larger reaction the closer she gets to my face with whatever she is tapping. I know that she shakes her bum and sways her hips to any beat. She knows I do the same. I know that she loves making her kissy sound. She knows that when she makes the sound I will drop whatever I am doing and run to her in hopes of collecting as many kisses as possible.