Abigail has a special friend: the Baby in the Mirror. Every time she catches a glimpse of her own reflection, she's all giggles, frantically waves hello while trying to reach over to touch the Baby. When she gets close enough, she just kisses the image, tilts her head to one side while laughing, and starts talking to "that Baby in the Mirror". All sorts things, she says to that Baby. I love this game of hers.
Of course she recognizes what she sees in the mirror -- whether it's me, or her papa, and even herself. But I love to tease her by telling her: "Oh my goodness, here's that Baby in the Mirror again! Go get that Baby in the Mirror, Abbie!" She gets the biggest kick out of that.
Today, Abbie caught her image reflected on the fireplace glass in the living room. I was getting her ready for the night, and she was wearing only her diaper when she broke free. She crawled at a fantastic speed toward the fireplace, and, wow!, all of the sudden there was that Baby in the Mirror! She stopped in her tracks with a gasp, turned to me with the broadest of grins, and then faced her own image for a few seconds. Then the giggling match began: I am still trying to judge without prejudice whether the winner of this competition was Abigail or that Baby in the Mirror.
She waved "hello", and then reached over to touch the image. She then paraded back and forth, crawling to the left and the right of the fireplace, while looking at herself. She had the time of her life, and so did I, enjoying this fascinating pantomime between my daughter and herself (all the while taking tons of pictures, of course). She talked, laughed, but even more fascinating, kept on crawling out of the glass' visual range just to slowly poke her head forward and catch that Baby in the Mirror by surprise!
I always enjoy Abbie and the Baby in the Mirror. But tonight, this little, elemental game deserves its own post: in all its simplicity, it just shows Abigail's ability to have fun with whatever she might come across. And, of course, it's time to introduce her little friend, too!
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