I do plan on taking a trip down memory lane to get all of you caught up on Josie's last 21 months, but I have to tell a story about the cutest things she is doing these days!
I am the lucky one who gets to spend the most time with Josie, but boy does Josie love her "Da!" She shouts it from the rooftops. Well maybe not the rooftops, but from the Walmart shopping cart, the car seat and anywhere else there are people who will listen! It is really funny to see what she associates with her Daddy. For now, it's any bald man, silver SUV's, tie-dyed t-shirts and lawnmowers that seem to really get her "Da" chants going!
Josie is so fond of her Daddy that she now insists on taking his sneaker with us everywhere we go. I couldn't figure out why she didn't want to leave the house the other day and she kept pointing at Erik's sneaker. She picked it up and carried it like a baby doll the whole way to the car. I know...it's a gross, germy sneaker, but it keeps her content! I am trying to get her to bring along his t-shirt or some thing a little more cuddly!
My Mom (Nana Jan) tells me that I used to be the same way about my Dad. She says you could see my entire personality change the minute he left or entered the room. I apparently was a little pistol until I heard "Wait til your Dad gets home!". I never imagined myself as a Daddy's girl, especially because I was always so close with my Mom. Seeing Erik and Josie interact is a beautiful thing and if I was able to bring one ounce of joy to my Dad's life the way that Josie brings to Erik, then I am thrilled to have been a Daddy's Girl. Love and miss you Dad! I can only imagine what you would think of your beautiful grand daughter!
