Addison- 2 1/2 years old

 

Oh my precious Little Bit!  As you remind me often, you are "gettin' a big girl".  And indeed you are!!  It seems like I blinked and you are no longer my baby.

 

At 2 1/2 years old, you:

* weigh 26 pounds (such a tiny thing)

* are 36.5 inches tall

* wear size 2 T shirts and 24 month pants (and those are too big in the waist)

* wear size 6 toddler shoes

* always say the funniest things. Your daddy and I are always laughing at you.

* have perfected the terrible 2 tantrums and defiant/strong-willed behavior

* are scared of EVERYTHING- the dark, sleeping with your door closed, "mean" people in movies, fireworks, just to name a few

* are a little daredevil even though you are scared of other things

*ALWAYS have a song in your heart.  I love to stand just outside of whatever room you are in and listen to you sing. Many times you add your own words. 

*make my day when you put your little arms around my neck and say "I love you".

* LOVE playing with your baby dolls

*always carry around blankie, baby doll, and Care Bear

* are not a fan of chocolate (milk, cocoa, etc)

* enjoy eating all fruits, popcorn, chips but you don't eat very much of anything.  You aren't all that picky, you are just a very light eater.

 

* like to watch Doc McStuffins, Bubble Guppies, Blues Clues, and Barney

* are learning to be such a big helper to mommy

* know all of your colors and shapes

* are learning to identify letters and numbers

* remember EVERYTHING

* are potty trained- you picked up on that very quickly!

* show all your emotions with your eyes, they are so expressive

* love going to preschool. You never cry when I leave you and are such a good helper to your teachers.

 

Precious one, I love you!  You are the apple of my eye!  I'm so glad that I get to be your mommy.

Addison- 2 Years Old

This is a bit late being posted...mainly because I forgot to hit that "publish" button waaayyyy back when I wrote this.

Little Bit,

You are now 2 years old. I know I keep saying this, but I just don't understand how time keeps speeding up. In spite of your "terrible-two" tantrums, this has to be the funniest age right now. You are so comical and your vocabulary has increased dramatically just in the last 2 weeks. It is unbelievable.

Here are some things I want to remember about this time:

You:

* weigh 23 lbs

* are 34 inches tall

* still have that papa (paci)

* always have your blankie and Care Bear with you

* wear size 18-24 month clothes

* wear a size 5 toddler shoe

* wear a size 4 diaper

* love to sing and dance. You really love watching the Cedarmont Kids Sing-a-long DVDs and sing and dance with them.

* love playing with babydolls and in the play kitchen

* pull out tons and tons of toys so it looks like a hurricane came through our house on a daily basis

* say "I DO IT" often. You are becoming very independent.

You:

* love Elmo

* enjoy seeing the cows at Grammy's house

* always want to eat bananas and PB&J sandwiches

* say "Mommy, I NEED You" when you are upset and come to me with those sweet arms up waiting on me to pick you up.

* wear your sunglasses upside down

* have learned to swing in a regular swing like a big girl

You:

* are so expressive with your eyes

* are scared of bugs and thunder

* love to play in the sand and water

* can count to 20 in English and 10 in Spanish

* can say your ABC's

* know most of your colors consistently

* do a good job putting simple puzzles together

* like to play "Memory" games

* know your shapes

* love "reading" books

* think you are as big as your sister and try to do everything she does

You, my precious child, are such a joy! You keep our family laughing and entertained. I am so thankful that God chose me to be your mommy! I love you, Little Bit!!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Addison!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Little Bit!!

I can't believe you are already 2 years old! I'm saving all the emotional mommy moments and milestones for another post.

Here is Addison enjoying her "Birthday Muffin" complete with a candle and the "Happy Birthday" song.



Addison blowing out her birthday candle.




As you can tell in these photos, this baby girl (along with the rest of our family) has been feeling so puny for the last several weeks. I'll be glad when we are all well.