growing up

Tessa has her first household task - a chore that she does each day with joy. She wants to help the family - we often hear her say "Mommy, Tessa can do it!" or "I want to help!" and we realized that, indeed, she can help. Her first chore, that she helped to choose, is to feed Mo. Every morning and every night, she says "We have to feed Mozart! I can do it!" and she rushes to his tub of food and doles some out into his bowl. He has learned that she is his food source, and will come and wait patiently until she's got it figured out. She pets him and says "I love my precious kitty," and she is just so proud of herself.

We are proud of our little helper, too - of her desire to be a part of the way this family works, and to learn new things.

Love,
Kristina

PS As I type this, I can hear Tessa on the baby monitor. Her latest statement has me laughing: "I love you, but I NEED coffee." Now where has she heard that before? LOL