2 years and growing

Sweet girl,

• you are 32 pounds (95% for your age group) and 36.5 inches tall (97%).  

• You wear 3T/4T clothes, size 7/8 shoe and 18 - 36 month tights and socks. 

You are growing right on track and the doctor said you're absolutely doing wonderfully.

• Your language skills are above where they should be and you are a very confident toddler :)

• You love to help mommy around the house and are very stubborn self-assured that you can dress and undress yourself, even though you get stuck and incredibly frustrated to the point of shrieking. 

• You brush your teeth and hair every night, admiring yourself in the mirror and telling the M in the mirror that you're such a big girl. 

• You protest sitting in seat of the carts at the store, so you like to "drive" in the basket or walk next to the cart (if mom AND dad are with you!). 

• You still use a paci at night or when you need some extra soothing. 

• You are drinking either out of sippy or regular cups now - what a big girl! Fork and spoons are being used consistently but if you feel that you can't shovel it in fast enough, the hands still come out occasionally. 

• You LOVE raw carrots, apples, oranges, all colored peppers, yellow peppers, onions as well as the cooked versions. You still don't like lettuce or green beans or peas UNLESS they're dipped in ranch dressing, BBQ sauce or ketchup. Just about everything else is okay, as long as you're in the mood for it. Some days you eat EVERYTHING and other days, very little.

• Ranch dressing, by the way, makes your face break out :(

• You are sleeping in the converted toddler bed but decided lately that you need a big girl bed. You like to MOVE your furniture around your room when you sleep and we don't feel it's safe. 

• You always go to bed with your nightlight on, soft music playing and your T-Rex tucked in. You MUST have T-Rex next to your pillow, laying down and tucked in with a blanket.

• In morning, you wake up happy and chipper not matter WHAT time you went to bed or how many times you got up. Mommy is jealous :) 

We love you, sweet girl. Your laugh, your smile, your ability to make my heart just want to explode with love. You are growing so fast and we are so incredibly proud of you. Momma loves her sweet peanut!