Dear Sweetpea/Boots/Pope/Sofa,
It's funny writing the list of nicknames that we have for you at the moment, as you have learned your own name, and any attempt to call you one of these is met with "I not Sweetpea, I Sophia". Even cuter is your attempts at your surname (sorry about that - it'll get easier with time!), and you now pronounce yourself "Sophia FWolfson" - the Forbes part will come soon I promise.
This has been a massive year of growth for you, in many different and delightful ways. Most noticeably is your language, which we've always had concerns about, but since January you've made such amazing progress. For a long time, we had to repeat everything back to you to a) make sure we had understood you and b) let you hear how it should be said. More and more frequently, I can have a full on conversation with you without having to check in that I've got what you're saying. This makes me feel like I'm truly to getting to know you, and what a delightful journey that is turning out to be.
You are at once wickedly funny with a great sense of humor and also a kid with a true heart of gold (I would put "girl" instead of "kid", but you seem pretty insistent that you're a boy right now). You take pride in saying and doing things you know you're not meant to do, but knowing that you're cute enough to make people find you charming instead of rude. When we saw Mommy in the airport, you ran up to her, gave her a massive hug and said "Hello, Kelsey" because you knew it would get you a tickle. You laugh freely and easily, especially when Jake is involved and the two of you seem to have the best time playing together, even if you do sometimes refuse to share things with him.
Whenever anyone mentions helping, I can guarantee you'll shout out "me too" and you love to be involved in any activities from watering the plants to preparing the dinner. You can't stand to see people being upset, and when I rough house with Jake, I have to make sure you know that we're only playing and that I'm happy playing the game with him. We were at Granny and Grandpa's Italy house last week, and you thought it was the best fun to play "showers" with the grown ups. What made my heart melt was when you told me to turn around and close my eyes when you poured the water gently on my head, and then checked in with me "that ok, Daddy?"
You like to take your time, and you can play independently for hours on end. Walking with you when we don't have anywhere else to be is delightful as you'll stop and talk to me about all the things that you can see and hear. In fact, just spending any time with you is glorious as you take delight in the small things and you make everyone slow down around you to the point where they have to live in the moment with you. Please let this be a skill that you keep with you as you grow bigger and faster.
This year is a big change for you. You'll be going to Miss Gina's for daycare, and given that you already know a lot of the staff, I don't think this is going to be a big challenge for you. You're also going to another pre-school 2 mornings a week for help with your speech, and I can't wait to see the difference that all of these changes make. That's not until September though, which gives us the summer to relax and slow down together.
Love you my little munchkin,
Daddy
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