*WARNING TOTAL GOOEY MOM MOMENT*
Gian and I have the same type of water bottle and we always get confused as to what bottle is whose. I also often add mineral drops and apple cider vinegar to my water, which Gian and Cesar find to not be a pleasant way to find out they got a hold of my water bottle lol. So I decided we can put some stickers on our bottles so we know which bottle of whose. LJ and Maite had some stickers they got when prepping for a long drive with Syntia (pasting stickers on your face has been known to provide relief and entertainment for small children during long travels 
) so I asked if I could use some of them. As I was looking at which sticker to put on my bottle, the one in the picture caught my eye but I decided it would be too selfish to pick the prettiest sticker for myself. I asked Cesar to pick out stickers for our bottles. He took his time investigating all his options and eventually with great determination told me to use this one for my bottle. Afterwards he told me he picked that one for me because it has beautiful eyes and long hair like me 
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When you’ve been in an emotional rut, and can’t tell left from right – a small moment like this for me helped me to drop all the things I was carrying as a burden, things I thought were important to worry about and to for a moment see myself through the eyes of my child and remind myself of what is really important. I don’t want to dull my eyes with matters which may or may not happen and keep me from seeing what is right in front of me – I want to keep the spark in my eyes and grow it in every moment as I walk with my son and to equally see his spark grow and shine. To see and nurture the best in one another, to have faith in the undying fire of Life and that we can create a world that is Best for All. Everything else is a distraction.
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![Cesar gave Syntia his train tracks about a year ago, and before they were hers, she would play with them together with Cesar. She's had a ton of time to learn the different pieces, how to put them together and build a track, but for some reason, she DID NOT want to build a track by herself and most of all preferred to just watch as someone else built the track for her.
Lj and I knew she was perfectly capable of building a track for herself and we tried to support her to start small and show herself that she can do it. Or that we'd be here if she gets stuck, but she can at least try on her own. Any such attempts, however, were met with an absolute and firm refusal. So, we did it with her, or for her.
We started wondering, is this little girl really just taking advantage of us at this point? Are we entertaining this too much? Should we push harder? We knew she could do it, she knew she could do it, but for some reason she just didn't want to do it, at least, not yet.
And then one day, out of the blue, she takes out her blocks and starts building a track... by herself. Lj quietly waived me over, pointing at her, then signing 'shhht', lol - didn't want to disturb the moment. The track you see in the pic is the first one she built by herself. It wasn't a "beginner's" track like a simple circle or a straight line, it was a more intricate design laid out exactly and precisely how she wanted it to be, including all the elements she wanted to have as a part of it. Kabam, out of the blue.
There are other things where Syntia 'took her sweet time', like learning how to walk and potty training, where it was clear at some point that she was able to do it, but for some reason, pulled back or didn't want to do it all by herself just yet. It's so easy as parents to freak out over that, to think that children should develop skills in a particular way, like 'starting small' or doing something by yourself as soon as you're able to. But not all kids are the same in this. [Continued in comments..]](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/135216034_868657797266702_107582540258970761_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=AwcDjJsv6z8AX8z3F1X&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfDz7JKknfXiTiNtMQPTY6feuYnVgUtaSV9OJJa_M1vbzA&oe=64823152)
