You are such a little lady these days! Two will be here before we know it! Here is what you have been up to lately...
- You are growing so fast! Your wear 2T and 3T clothes, and size 6 shoes.
- Your favorite things to do: baths, coloring, playing with your baby dolls, playing at the park, running, watching Mickey Mouse and Dora, reading, helping mama cook, going to the library, playing animals
- Favorite things to eat: all fruit (especially oranges & blueberries), muffins, broccoli, waffles, all "dip-dips" - you would eat ranch, ketchup and queso with a spoon, yogurt, any kind of cheese, applesauce, chicken, pizza, green beans, chicken soup (only from Chick-fil-a, not mama's homemade soup, of course.), oatmeal, and toast with jam.
- Things you say that I want to remember: At the beginning of the month you said "murr" for "more", now you say "mo-ooorre"; when you need me you rapidly say, "mama, mommy, mama, mommy" with increasing levels of volume; you call yourself "bay-belle" and the dogs "ba-be" and "la-lu"; you say so many things with such a southern accent; you count by saying "one, seven, eight, nine"; you say "come me" when you want to come somewhere with us (which is everywhere I go, even the bathroom)
- You wake up from naps in a terrible mood most days. It takes you about 20 minutes to feel like smiling/talking. I know exactly where you get that - naps ruin me.
- You have become very opinionated about what you will and will not eat. You will not eat any orange vegetables (not even a taste), and you regularly refuse food without even trying it first (even things that I know you will like). I would have never understood that before becoming a mother. Honestly, I would have said that "my child will try everything I give them". Ha! And someday that will be our rule, but trying to convince a toddler with streaming tears and a clamped mouth to try something - impossible. For now, I am going to just be grateful that you love lots of healthy foods.
- We spend lots of time searching for birds, cows, squirrels, cats, school buses, and airplanes.
- You call the dogs and your baby doll your "friends". You also know the names of the friends that we play with regularly, and you love to watch the big kids play. You love to put your babies to bed - you lay them on the ground, pat their backs, cover them with a blanket, and say "night-night". Such a little mama!
- You have been so obedient lately. I know that this will come in phases in the beginning, but I do think you are learning that we mean what we say. You love to give your thoughts on things, but you have been taking it well if we say no. You are such a sweet, curious, and bright little girl!
We love you so much, Annabelle!
