Letters to My Children - September 2013

Dear Defne

I am writing to you this month because you have a birthday coming up soon. Oct. 1st you will be a big 4-year-old! We have had an adventurous year this year...which is not always an easy thing with you. You like your daily routine to stay the same and it really throws you off when things change. Even in a fun way. We went on a cruise this past spring and then visited your grandparents in Turkey last month....and unfortunately both trips were hard on you (which made them hard on us!). Even a little thing like having to take a bath in a different bathroom is a traumatic experience for you (and therefore for me as well...since I am usually the one having to inflict it on you!). But I hope you will begin to enjoy these adventures as you grow because your baba and I love to travel and we hope to take you to lots of places as you grow!

We have been amazed with how much you have learned this year. We bought you ''Your Baby Can Read'' DVDs for Christmas last year...mostly just to give you something educational to watch...and were surprised when you actually learned to read! You are also learning more Turkish words and we hope you will be fluent someday so you can converse with your Turkish speaking family.

Despite your ''difficult moments'' that still occur pretty frequently...you are growing into such a sweet girl. You are definitely a cuddle bug and I love that about you (even though it involves you sleeping in our bed pretty much every night....and still wanting to be carried at times - and trust me...you are getting wayyy to heavy for that!). I know that when I come home after a hard night at work...once your sister goes down for a nap...I can always convince you to curl up on the sofa with me so I can catch a nap as well.

As I said...you have a birthday coming up in a couple weeks but you are so funny when we talk to you about it. I ask you every day if it will be your birthday soon...and you protest with a bashful ''Noooo!''. You love cake but when I ask if we are going to have a big cake for your birthday...you again protest with an emphatic ''Noooo!!!''. Then I ask if you are going to have cupcakes and you finally agree with a noncomittal ''OK''.

I'm looking forward to celebrating your birthday and to seeing what changes the next year brings for you.

I love you silly little girl....with all my heart!

Love
Mom

 

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