Dear Great-Grandma,
Well, it has not been very long since I saw you, but it has been a long, long time since I wrote you a letter. In fact I think I was still in North Dakota when I wrote to you. So it is definitely time to write to you again. I have missed telling you all about how I am doing.
Did you know it is Grandparents Day on Sunday? Well, it is. I hope you get this letter before then so that you can know that Mommy and I will be thinking about you that day and sending our love. We are both glad to have you for a grandparent.
I hope you had a very happy birthday, too. I really enjoyed visiting you and playing on your bed. I am so glad we could read the duck book together and eat ice cream together. I might not remember it when I get older, but my mommy will and she will tell me about it and I will be happy to hear the story of my Great-Grandma’s 84th birthday.
I should tell you some of the things I have been doing lately. You might already know that I am sleeping in a big bed, not in my crib anymore. I like being able to climb out of bed in the morning and go knock on the inside of my bed and say “Mama! Daddy!” and then they come into my room and tell me good morning. I also like having my sheet to cover me up at night and I like having a pillow to put my head on. I don’t fall out of my bed because there is a rail kind of like the one you have on your bed.
I know so many words that I can’t tell you all of them. I can try to repeat anything Mommy and Daddy say. (Sometimes it comes out right and sometimes it doesn’t, but I always like to try.) I can say two words at a time right now. My favorite phrase might be, “Climb up!” I also like “Hop up!” and “Run run run!” You can probably tell that I like to be very active. I also like to go “Outside!” and “Downstairs!”
Mommy is starting to potty train me. I am kind of interested and kind of not. I think maybe I will not talk too much about it, but I will let you know if anything exciting happens.
I have started going to storytime at the library with Mommy. It is on Tuesdays. We go sit in a circle on a rug in the library and we sing songs like “Wheels on the Bus” and we read a couple of stories. We get to shake bells and after the stories are over we can play with toys. It is kind of neat but there are a lot of kids there and I’m a little nervous about that. But we have only gone twice, so maybe I will get used to it soon.
I have been swimming in a big swimming pool a couple of times, too. We might go swimming again this week because it is going to be very hot here, but then again we might just stay at home because I have a pool in my very own back yard. It is on the patio and it has big polka dots on the sides. Have you ever gone swimming? I like to splash in the water but I don’t like to sit down and I really don’t like to get my head wet. I am also not very excited about baths lately, and I hate getting my hair washed. I scream really loudly and so Mommy or Daddy does it as fast as they can and then I get out of the tub and I’m fine. I don’t know why I don’t like it, but I don’t.
I love to read books right now. The other thing we do at the library is pick out books. Then we may take the books home with us and read them. I think that is a great plan. I like to read books a lot of times in a row right now. We get to the end of a book and then I say “Again!” and we start over. It is fun, because then I can start to tell the story myself. One of my favorite books has the phrase “Hey you!” in it and I can say that. “Hey you!” I also like the book about the sheep in a jeep that say “Uh-oh!” and another book where the praying mantis whispers, “Hello!” I can whisper “Hello” just like that praying mantis. I am a good whisperer and a good shouter, too. Mommy says I need to learn when not to shout, though.
I can say “Excuse me” when I burp and sometimes Mommy doesn’t even have to remind me. I say “Amen” when we pray before a meal. I can say “I’m sorry” but I’m not really sure what it means. Sometimes I have to go on a time out because I am not obeying Mommy or Daddy. I know I’m not supposed to dump my food on the floor and I’m not supposed to hit people, but sometimes I do anyway. I like to kiss Mommy’s knees and find her belly button. I like to see pictures of people and tell you who they are. I like to do all kinds of things, and every day is busy, but sometimes I get bored and tired and sad. Do you ever feel that way? Sometimes that means it is bedtime for me, but other times it just means Mommy needs to give me something to eat or help me find something to do. I’m glad she knows what I need even when I don’t.
Well, right now it is time for me to go take a nap, and maybe if we mail this letter right now it will go out in the mail today and get to you before Sunday. I love you very much and I would kiss your hand three times if I were there with you.
Love,
Isaac