Tease! Look at that cute little smile! Can't tell you how much I've missed her, and how I know I'm going to freak out over how ginormous she's gotten in the past three weeks. I can just sense it.
She's all, "girl, you don't even know from picking me up!". With her strong, sassy neck... look how productive tummy time has gotten since I've been gone!
These are the kind of pictures that worry me, as they kind of take my breath away and then I have to do a quick prayer to the gods of seventh grade that just because Veronica is so gorgeous and has these amazing eyes, that she will still remember that she is smart and kind and funny on top of it! No mean girls for Team Gore, that's my chant.
Then I see this picture and realize a) oh my gosh, she's sitting up on her own! and b) such a sweet, adorable little bean could never be a mean girl! Oh, and it also makes me think of a line from Phantom of the Opera ("we may frighten away the ghost of so many years ago with a little illumination!") which makes me think of those big power chords at the beginning of the musical, which makes me think of Amanda's eyes rolling when she reads this which makes me realize that nerdy musical theater girls still better watch their steps around Team Gore.
There have been other developments in my absence... Auntie Amber re-decorated Veronica's room! So crafty, so pretty. Sigh. Such talent. Anyway, can't wait to check it out myself, it looks so colorful and fun. And she can see more than a boobs length away now, so I'm sure she's enjoying it. Veronica; Amber's seen more than boobs for years. Now for some swing time!
How much do I want to wake up and then move to my next activity... napping in the swing? SO MUCH. Ach. I'll feel better soon. But even when I'm better, I still won't have rattle bear slippers to rock. Yeah. You read that right!
Someday we're going to get such a solid, "I won't wear it!" from baby V... but until then: rattle bear slippers. So cute! Also cute: another fun visit with her friend Sara Boscoe!
Look at that little hand she put on Sara's shoulder! I love that you can just tell how happy and safe she feels with certain people... sigh. Since Veronica is a girl who loves her outings, mama took her to Hollywood Forever to play tourist. (And show V her first sampling of the Ramones...)
That girl is so LA! (Which means... constant vigilance.) But I love the V's eye version of these outings best, it's such a funny perspective to think of, and to try and imagine what her little brain is processing at each step.
"Hey! Is that a boob?"
These pictures are from Veronica's first excursion to the food court (a place I hope she doesn't really become too familiar with, if LA food courts are anything like the hotbed of teenage angst and flirtation that Minnesota food courts were like... and yes, I realize I need to stop processing my own high school memories in Veronica's blog! Leave me alone!)
She looks unimpressed so far. I think that's a good sign. One last sweetness to leave you with...
Edible! Sorry again for having been gone so long, it was harder than me than it was on you, believe me. Amanda said that they started doing baby sign language a week ago... Veronica's first word was milk! Milk. Can't wait to see her.
Drea
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