Having a child makes me smile and laugh so much more in my day than I ever used to – and I have always been a very happy person. I get so much enjoyment out of watching Milla grow and develop and there is nothing more amusing than her expression and reaction when she comes across something she has never seen before.
Today she discovered her illusive shadow and boy was she annoyed. She fussed and groaned and panted and kicked about in her attempt to pick it up. She then proceeded to lick the shadow because she couldn’t get it in her mouth any other way.
When she realised I was watching, she gave me a cheeky grin and then began to whinge, as if pleading for me to help. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t make any sense of it – and how could she? What a weird thing it is!
As usual, she spent very little time on it. She was already on to the next weird and wonderful thing – a moth – and unlike the deceptive shadow, this one was easily swept up and put straight in the gob.
Oh, did I mention that along with the smiling and laughing comes pure horror and anxiety? Think I may have left that bit out.

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