Kira's garden has exploded with life. She demands to see her plants daily, referring to them as "Me" meaning "Mine" (we are working on that word..), pets them, talks to them, and plays music. They seem to love it as I've never seen plants grow so quickly. I relocated some outdoors, and I'm currently working on building a trellis to train her cucumber plants to go up instead of spread along the floor. Who knew gardening would be so..interesting? Next issue is dealing with the deer and rabbit who like to eat all the plants. Looks like this went from a small experiment into a full fledged garden. While I'm not complaining. it certainly hard as times to get stuff moved when she is too young to know where she can and can't go. Her naps seem to be getting shorter, and her needs are growing as much as she is.
This is the part of life I miss, the exploration of life for the first time. She is so excited to learn, share her experiences (despite not being able to understand any of it) and relish seeing new things. She brings a sense of peace and fantasy back into my life, ones that you typically put in the back of your mind while you're flooded with work and trying to live. It's refreshing :)
