The Long Hall

Recently my wife and I were out of town for four long days due to work and we were not able to bring Tater with us which was harder then I anticipated.  The only way I can somewhat explain the feeling is that it was kind of like being away from my pooch for a long time but MUCH more intense.  This was the first time I was away from my girl for more then a day.  Tater stayed with her Nanna (Grandma) and spent some time with GP (Grandma) as well.  It was definitely weird and I felt a bit incomplete without the Tater be-bopping around on the ground.  She is starting to say random syllables like dadadadada, (which is awesome) bababa and she’ll say nananana, she’ll also scream out many others, which are just to garbled to understand.  My wife is a bit upset because she hasn’t said mama yet which I constantly assure her that she’ll say soon enough.  In the mean time I often say/sing/chant to her mamamamamama to help try and speed up the process.  Tater is also starting to stand with the help of stationary objects like her toy chest or she’ll climb up on anyone on the ground.  She’ll try to take steps while supporting herself but usually ends up falling on her butt because she is still getting use to balancing.  She did get a new car seat, her big girl seat.  Even though she’s only in the 25% tile for over all growth and I think she fits in her first car seat just fine, my wife felt it was necessary so you all know how that goes.  Tater still doesn’t have any  teeth which I hear is a good thing because it is said that it keeps her teeth protected but I’m curious to know if she’s going to need dentures and if they make dentures for kids who are that small and if insurance will cover it, I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.  Oh yeah, her uncle Ev is turning 30 this weekend!