Leah,
Some days you seem to be so grown up, yet some days you are still very much my baby. Two years old is such a time of discovery-- for you and for me, both. You love to try to do everything "self" (in your own words), but there are still so many things you need help with. You're sleeping in a big girl bed now, sitting in a booster seat at the table with the grown ups, walking up and down stairs by yourself, and talking in complete sentences most of the time. You haven't had a paci in over a week, and even though you haven't really seemed to miss it, you still cling to your pink blanket and want it with you wherever you go! You try to get dressed & get your shoes on all by yourself, and you do a great job, but you still need some help.
I love it when I go to get you up in the morning and you jump out of your bed and run to me, ready to get started with your day! And you are usually non-stop action for the first few hours of the morning. You don't mind playing by yourself for awhile, but I can tell you really prefer Mommy to play with you as much as possible. I'll tell you a secret-- even if I do have tons of other things I need to get done, I really don't mind playing with you... I love sitting down to color your coloring books with you (you always give me a crayon and tell me exactly what part of the picture you want me to color) or getting covered in stickers. I love "bouncing" you on the "big bed" in our room, making you fall down and giggle till you're exhasted (of course, you think this game is way more fun when Daddy does it!). And even though you always leave a huge mess no matter where you go, I don't mind living with a little chaos if it means you've had a fun day.
Your love for Elmo is a bit obsessive, but I'm thankful it means that I can put in an Elmo video for you in order to have a few minutes of peace for myself-- and it makes you very happy!
I am so excited to see your growing love for books. Even though most of the time, you prefer to just carry them around room to room, you will sit down and look at them and "read" them out loud. And even though I usually have to read you the same ones over and over again before bed time, I don't mind, because it means you're learning the words and developing preferences. You are already such an eager learner! It still amazes me how you can count to ten, how you can name almost half the letters of the alphabet, and how you can answer many questions about pictures you see in books. I can actually carry on conversations with you some days, and it only makes me all the more excited to start school with you before too long!
Its also so much fun to see your growing love for Christ. You always remind us to pray before meals and bedtime, and you love to sing songs from the hymnal. You love to grab Daddy's Bible and flip through the pages-- and you always tell me you're reading about Jesus. I love how your favorite songs are "Deep and Wide" and "Jesus Loves Me" (aside from the ABC song, of course) and you can sing them fairly clearly. I love how you have such a great memory for Bible stories, even if you've only heard them once.
Leah, you always remind me to take time to enjoy life. "Dance, Mommy, dance!" is a constant phrase in our house, and even though most of the time I don't feel like dancing, I will try to stop and listen to the music, because if it's fun for you, then maybe I should do it more often! You're such a loving little girl-- you freely give out kisses and hugs. You squeal with delight when you see Mommy and Daddy after we've been apart. You love to kiss and hug your little brother, and you really love to be tickled. You still like to be carried around most of the time, even though many times you want to walk by yourself. I hope you don't outgrow this cuddly, loving phase!
I think you get your mischeivous streak from your Daddy-- even though I know you are much more well-behaved and less curious than many two-year-olds, you are still typical and love to get into things you shouldn't. I never know what I may find you into when left alone for a second! You also share Mommy's love for organizing and classifying things and are often perfectly content to just sit and count or sort blocks or crayons or whatever it is you can get your hands on.
You are a constant reminder of how quickly time is flying. Not a day goes by when I don't look at you and wonder when you got so big, and how in the world I have a two-year-old! I cherish each day with you and look forward to seeing how much more you grow this year. Its an adventure I don't want to miss!
Love, Mommy
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