Life is good when you're growing up

When I was growing up we had the Care Bears Movie II at our house so whenever I think of Care Bears I think of that movie. There's a song in that movie—besides the Care Bear Cheer—that comes to mind a lot. It's about growing up. I really can't believe that I can still sing it after all these years; after all, the movie came out when I was Miriam's age. Perhaps that's testimony of how many times I watched it when I was a child.

Growing up, it's something you can measure

Growing up, it happens every day

Being young is something you can treasure
But life is good when you're growing up!

We are doing a lot of growing up around here. If Miriam stands on her veriest tiptoes she can reach the doorknob. This evening she insisted on having a bedtime cup like Rachel and insisted on putting her own ice cubes in the cup. She took a big swig, exhaled passionately, and said, "ICE!"

She can also say:

Apple

Baby

Ball

Bath

Bear

Book
Bowl
Car

Colour

Cookie

Cool

Cracker

Dada

Eye

Go

Hi

Jesus

Me

Momma

More

Nurse

Pizza

Poo

Potty

Rachel

Shoes

Teeth

Up

Video

Want

Water

Yes

Yoga

I'm sure there are words that I'm missing. 

The one word she won't say is "no." Instead she writhes around, shakes her head vehemently, and does this grunty-growling thing. I've tried to get her to give me a simple no but she insists on making a big show out of her response.

Currently my favourite word is "video." Sometimes when Grandpa is working Miriam, given the slightest opportunity, will break into his cave office and he'll pull her up onto his lap, click on over to the Sesame Street channel on YouTube and the two of them will have "video time." She has started to request video time whenever she's near anyone with any kind of computer.

Truthfully, when she says it, it kind of reminds me of ET.

"Veee-beee-oooh!" she pleads, "Veee-beee-ooooh!"

It's just great.

This girl is definitely growing up.

And, yes, it's something I can measure.

And, yes, it happens everyday.

But life is good.