Dear My Amazing Little Girl,
I cannot believe how fast the past two years have gone by. Our family has been through so much and you continue to change Every. Single. Day. Although you often asked to be "Cuddle Rocked" "like a baby," you are anything but. You are a full blown little kid with a vocabulary to prove it (not a bad one, just a lot of words.)
Talking, talking and more talking. As always, you impressed Dr. Jay at your Well Check appointment yesterday. When he walked in you said, "Hello Doctor Jay." Shortly after he asked if you put two or three words together to make a sentence. I repeated your greeting to him and he nodded his head in amazement, acknowledging that if you can put three words together so easily, he can only imagine how many you string together when you are in the comfort of your own home. As Daddy and I talked about it that night, we both agreed that you can far surpass 3 or even 4 words in a single sentence. Dr. Jay also commented to me that if you were talking this much as this age, we were in for a very chatty little girl as your vocabulary continues to expand. Your favorite question, "Mommy, what you doing?" Which you ask constantly.
Keeping up with Ellie. Your #1 goal each day. And you do it well. You love your big sister and she loves you. The two of you love to play with each other, complete with periodic fights. In the past few months you have gone from always needing to be near Mommy or Daddy, to following Ellie downstairs or playing in your rooms. It makes me miss the little girl who used to cling onto my legs as I was attempting to make dinner.
Smarty pants! You are smart and I will brag about it. You came home from day-care one day and started counting to 10. All by yourself. Not missing a single number. I was beyond impressed. Your ABCD's (because why would you stop after ABC?). You have got those down. Skip a letter, not you! That is not to say the average person can understand every letter you say, but Mommy and Daddy listen closely as you sing the "ABCD" song and you say every single letter, every single time. Shapes. You have got those down as well. Your babysitter Allison came over to watch you and you quickly let her know that you were wearing a heart on your shirt and showed her the circle toy you have. We have this game on the iPad where they say a shape and you have to pick it out from a selection of 3 or 4 different shapes. That game has nothing on you. Trying to trick you between a rectangle and square, not going to have it. An oval and a circle, not a problem. Once again, Mommy is super impressed. We were even rocking in your room and you pointed to the letter "E" on my shirt, saying it out loud and knowing exactly what letter it was. If you are this far when you just turned 2, I can only imagine what you will be like as you head into kindergarten. Keep it up little one! Yesterday one of the guys we meet at the Dr. mentioned that you will have an M.D. at the end of your name when you get older. I wouldn't be surprised (although I will be happy with what ever you become--- for the most part). :)
Stubborn. You do what you want and let us know if you do not agree with us. If you do not want to do something, you will not do it. This goes a little beyond just the "terrible twos." You have a stubbornness to you. I think you get it from your father. Potty training, only on your time. You know when you have to go and tell us so. But you don't really feel like going in the potty, so you will not. Your time, your rules. Plain and simple. Combine this trait with your brains and this could get really interesting during the teenage years. Good thing we have your sister to tell us whenever you do something you should not be doing.
Hair. I LOVE your hair! It is long and you sit still (for the most part) and let me put it up. It looks so cute and makes you look grown-up. You also love wearing hair bows. You would wear them everyday if I would let you. I do not, because I forget about them.
"I got the eye of the tiger...". Your favorite song, "Roar" by Katy Perry. You break out into the chorus randomly (in the car, at the dinner table, in the middle playing with toys), and anytime you see my phone you ask me to play the "Uh, uh, uh" song. You definitely love to sing and dance.
Coloring, playing with babies and books. "Ssshhh, Baby. It o-tay" as you hold her in your arms, pat her back and rock back and forth. You will be a great mother in the far-far-away future (like 28 years from now or so). You have the caring for the baby thing down and love your little baby doll (and any other stuffed animal you get your hands on). You love to read. And are book specific. Before bed it is usually "Brown Bear" and "Polar Bear". Sometimes you let us read to you, often times you read to us (and get the words correct for the most part). I love it! You also love to color, every night while Mommy and Daddy are making dinner. If only we would let you use your sister's markers...
Baa Baa, Binkie and Blankie. Your three B's before bed. You need them all and let us know if you are missing one. Although I am proud to say that since you turned 2, we switched out the Binkie for Brown Bear (the stuffed bear that Ellie picked our for you for your birthday) and we will not go back. The first night seemed to go okay, it just took a few extra minutes for you to fall asleep. Good job little one!
Final thoughts. You are amazing in so many ways. We love you more than you will even realize. You fit into our family from the day you were born and I cannot imagine life without you. I love having two girls and watching the strong friendship grown between you and your sister, so awesome. How did we get so lucky? It cannot get any better than this. You will always be my "baby."
Love you!
Mommy
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