Violet and I have really enjoyed our special time this past year while her sisters are in their classes. Last week Lucy and Emma's yoga teacher kindly offered to let Violet join the class, even though Violet is technically too young. That is when it hit me that Violet and my special time is limited. That she will not be my little companion forever. This makes me sad, but has also helped me to appreciate the one on one time I have with her now even more so. I know just like with Lucy and Emma, I will still have one on one time with her when she is older, but it is so very nice to just know that wherever I am, so is Violet.
I am fighting the seasonal flu right now as I type this, and Violet overheard me tell Will on the phone earlier today that "If I didn't have any kids right now, I would be sleeping." Violet responded in a sweet, heartbreaking voice, "Mama, I will never leave you alone. I will never leave you mama!" Oh my sweet girl, thank you! I got a really good hug from Violet after that, and it put into perspective for me that as much as it would be nice to not have to cook, clean, teach and take care of kids while I am feeling sick, I wouldn't want the alternative.
Because I am busy doing more scheduled schooling with Lucy and Emma, Violet has perhaps received the least amount of structured preschool compared to her sisters. Amazingly, Violet is perhaps the most advanced yet. I believe it is because she has two older sisters to learn from by constantly watching what they do, and wanting to be just like them. Violet is a pro with scissors...
...and also will sit and read stories to herself while saying things like, "Buh...buh...bird....cuh...cuh...cat." Don't mind the mattress in the picture below - we were doing some early spring cleaning in the girls' room and Violet snuggled up on some pillows and blankets to read some books.
Violet also has been dancing a lot this past month, and I have to say that her dance moves are pretty good. Again, I think every dance class and recital she has watched of her sisters is leaving a lasting impact as well.
Here Violet is below, trying a sour patch gummy of her sister's for the first time, despite warnings that she won't like it. After she finished it we asked her if she liked it, and she said "YES!"
We redecorated our office this past month and I noticed that I had a picture frame of Lucy and Emma in my office, but none of Violet. A couple of days after I realized the unfairness, a friend of mine posted a vintage violet picture frame for sale in her Etsy shop. I bought it and when I told the girls I was going to put a picture of Violet in it, they protested that it wasn't fair that Violet got her OWN picture frame! Oh, the tangled web I weave of pleasing three sisters! My solution was to put a picture of all three sisters together in the violet frame. And for now, all three sisters are happy with that solution!
Lucy and Emma really do love their not-so-baby-anymore sister and I love when I come across them being sisterly with her.
If Violet is awake, there is no stopping her chatter. I love hearing the elaborate stories she comes up with and also when I hear her chatting before she falls asleep at night, alone in her room, talking to her stuffed animals and dolls and even singing to them in a soft, sweet voice. Her constant chatter is challenging to deal with however when I am on the phone and she just can't stop talking to me, or when I am having a conversation with someone else and she just cannot comprehend what interrupting is and how to wait until I am finished talking with the first person before I can talk with her. And sometimes, her clearly enunciated words are embarrassing, like when she points to the man sitting behind us in church and loudly asks why he has no hair, or when we are standing in line at the store and she overhears a baby crying and says, "Remember when I was a baby and I would cry in the store?" And I reply, "yes, and what would mama do when you cried in the store?" as I fondly remembered rocking her and cuddling her back and forth while shushing her. At which point Violet loudly said, "you would pinch me. And then I would cry some more and you would pinch me again." And now everyone in line is listening and judging and I am wondering who taught Violet how to talk so well and how amazing it is that she is only two.
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