Encore!

Last week the whole Becoming-A-Family went to France for a short vacation. Becoming-A-Mom and Juliette left on Tuesday; Becoming-A-Dad followed on Saturday. We returned to Dublin on Tuesday evening.

During this trip one of Juliette’s aunt’s realized that she was saying “encore” or “core” when she wanted more – food, water, or to do something again. When we thought about it we realized that she’s been saying it for a while but we didn’t clue in.

Anyhow she seems to be going through another development stage – as usual it seems to coincide with vacations and teething. She’s picking up new little tricks as well as changes in her personality.

During this little vacation Juliette became very clingy and would cry or get upset if Becoming-A-Mom or I strayed more than 10 feet or so from her. Even if we were in sight she’d get up and move to be closer. And when I arrived after she’d been away with Becoming-A-Mom for a few days, she stuck to me like glue, wanting me to hold her and play with her. Given the choice between me or Mom she’d come over and want me to do whatever. Very ego-boosting for me but also a bit tiring after a while!

Now that we’re back home she’s settled down back to her routine – she was SO happy to see her room, toys and our apartment. She had a huge smile on her face and was laughing and dancing around… she stayed up much later than usual and had a full sleep through the night for a change. It was a really cute home-coming.