Year of Change

I'm finding that I can't write the words to document this 4th year in Ofelia's life. Finally her physical development has slowed down - it's not so dramatic as those first years when every couple of weeks would bring great changes. Her hair has grown, along with her vocabulary and the rest of her, gradually. She's a little girl now (so no more liberties with n@ked photos on the internet!) and the most stunning displays of her growth are internal. She says funny things - like "sminksmof" (Sphinx Moth) and "dingray" (stingray) and "I love you soooooooo much!" Panda is the spirit animal for the Year of Change, and Spiderman was the favorite icon. Ofelia loves drawing, and climbing, and playing with her friends. Most of all, like all kids, she wants to be engaged directly and learn. Her mom and dad provide her with worldly exposure in their own ways and she benefits from the best that both have to teach.

The change that's come has been external. Pictures tell the story best:


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