Twenty four months....2 years old!

 

Grace.  Grace.  Grace.  How did you get so big so fast.  How can two years fly by so quickly - all with you becoming better and better each day.   You bring so much love to so many people.  I sometimes wonder what we all did before you. And in the end, I don't ever want to go back.

 

The last two months have gone by and you have changed so much.  You've become such a big girl - knowing well over 100+ words and really copying what we say all the time. You love to tell us to sit, ask to "touch" things (even the sky), and coloring/books/and babies.  Let's stop at that for just one minute.  You LOVE babies.  You especially love their strollers, but really enjoy putting them to "nigh-nigh".  You know how to burp them, rock them, and put them to sleep (on their bellies).

 

Overall, you are still a good eater.  Lately, you are so in to Nutri-Grain bars, applesauce pouches, popcorn and chips, and any meat.  You love meat so much that, as a result of us asking you if you want more, you all meat "MOREMEAT".  You still like milk, but especially love water as well.   You take an hour or two nap a day (usually one hour) and then go to bed at 7:30.  Typically, wake up time is 6:30, but some days it's 7AM.  We have weaned you from the NUK, except at night time and in the car/stroller.

 

Lately, Mommy has been taking you to many park play dates - and all you want to do is swing.  You could swing for hours if I let you - and sometimes I'll last an hour with you.  These days you even tell mommy to sit on the swing next to you.

 



 

You are quite the goofball lately. Telling Mommy what you are going to wear (boots are a big deal) and you really love your monkey pajamas.   In general, it's obvious at this age how much you love animals.   If there is a dog at a park near you, you only want the dog. We've had to leave parks over dogs.

 

Separating has been hard.  You go to daycare one day a week - and though you love Kyler and your friends, it's hard on you.  It's hard on us too, but we know it's for the best for you.

 

You and I are best friends, partners in crime, Miss Grace.  Your dad and I are so lucky to have you  in our lives.  God gave us the world when he gave us you.