Dear sweet baby A,
How are you already two? As I've said before, time doesn't feel like it's moving that fast but it seems impossible that you are now 2 years old. A friend described it well--It's a lot of "how will I get through this?" And "where did the time go?" And not much in between.
You are such a fun, inquisitive little girl. People are drawn to your smile and your giggles. And of course everyone thinks you are so adorable.
Hugs are your favorite--at the grocery store you love to lean over the cart and give me a hug. It's one of the cutest things in the world. You are the cuddliest and sweetest little girl. It's so pure and means so much that you just bubble over with love that you have to give hugs right now. We love it.
You love school and your teachers, especially Miss Ashley, Miss Amy, Miss Holly, and Miss Heather. You talk about them all the time. It's hard to believe that you're the oldest in your class. I still remember your very first day with the one year olds (you got sick that night and missed the next day). Miss Ashley and Miss Amy comment on how helpful you are with the new little seedlings. You also like to help clean up from lunch and snack. Next month you'll transition to the next age group and be with friends who've already moved up. I'm sure we will love your new teachers but we will miss this group of wonderful girls. And I know they will miss you, too.
Your inquisitiveness is so fun. You want to know the name of everything and you try to repeat it back. You are talking a bit more each day; still slowly adding words.
You love going new places and seeing new things. From afar, you love to say hi and bye-bye to new people. However, if they get too close, you are hesitant and a bit shy. You are pretty cautious and are still going through a fearful stage that we are trying to support but not reinforce.
We still rock you to sleep at night. I'm just having such a hard time giving that up. You seem okay with that.
Your favorite foods are bananas, avocado, berries, cheese, grapes and apples (you think pears and cherry tomatoes are called apples, too). You will occasionally eat chicken nuggets and fish sticks, too. You also like peanut butter, pizza, macaroni & cheese, and Bernie-os. But you would be happiest if you could just eat fruit snacks and ice cream (though let's be honest, who wouldn't be?).
Your favorite book is haiku, baby. You love playing with your baby dolls, your kitchen, and play animals. You've gotten more interested in television and more recently we've started letting you watch a bit at night. You want to watch "sno!!" (Frozen) every day. You also like an Olivia the Pig ("peeg") DVD that aunt Kris let us borrow.
Tomorrow is your birthday party. I chose to do farm animals because you get so excited whenever you see cows, pigs, sheep, roosters, and ducks. I can't wait for you to see what we have planned. I think you will have fun.
I'm anxious about what the next year will bring as you continue to assert your independence and develop your personality. I hope that we can navigate the next two years gracefully. I hate the idea of "terrible twos" and "threenagers" but we already see the signs. We will just keep doing our best and try to respect your development. And hopefully you stay cuddly so that we have glimpses of love each day.
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