It is both a special and terrifying moment when you realize how you’re little baby isn’t so little anymore. Though only sixteen months old, Evie has already transitioned in many ways to a young, hellacious toddler, and as I made the cake for this week, I couldn’t help but to notice the change. The cake this week was a lemon and pistachio ring, and while the cake itself has nothing to do with Evie, as I made the cake this morning, I had the chance to observe my Evie fluttering around the kitchen, laying her head upon the dog’s stomach, and just generally being a little girl.
Today we went to two different parties, and each one showcased Evalyn’s changing state, my sweet darling baby to no fear toddler. The first party was my father’s Birthday and with that came the swimming pool. After dousing Evalyn in sunscreen, (little red-heads with blue eyes and pale skin burn quicker than marshmallows in a fire pit) we put Evie in her Dora the Explorer float and watched her kick in the water. Within milliseconds Evalyn juts her body to the right in order to dunk her head into the water. Ted and I were terrified, but Evalyn was exhilarated. She repeated the process to the other side of her head, and eventually thirsted herself face first into the water. My little daredevil loved the water.
The second party was a family reunion for members of Ted’s grandfather’s family. Here was where we brought our cake, which tasted surprisingly good, for a cake that was made with pistachios. The cake also included, butter, flour, sugar, eggs, lemon, water, baking powder, lemon extract, lemon rind, and lemon juice.
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Evalyn, like the lemon in the cake, proved to her parents that she was no longer a sweet little baby, but a toddler approaching the sour twos. Sitting on the deck steps and drinking a water bottle all by herself, Evalyn did not want or need anyone’s help to do anything. If one of us touched her water bottle, she would fling herself down to the floor and scream. She wanted to sit alone, and that was what made her perfectly content. There was a huge Golden Retriever at this party as well, and I got a whiff of déjà vu from this morning as Evie began to climb on the back of the Golden Retriever. Evie has NEVER met this dog before, yet she fearlessly ran up to it and gives it a kiss on the nose. Although her growing temper tantrums make me bonkers, and her fearlessness makes me my heart beat so hard I feel it in my ears, I cannot help but to stare into my daughter’s eyes with awe at the brave little girl she has turned out to be.
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