Leah,
I can't believe how big you're getting and how smart! Could it really be three whole years ago that you were so tiny you looked swallowed up in everything you wore? Now you're running around, jumping up and down, talking in complete sentences, singing your ABC's, "reading" your books, making up your own songs, and using the potty like a big girl (sometimes)!
Last year on your birthday you were all about Elmo and Sesame Street, now you are completely a princess! You love princesses and all things related. I love how you get so excited about wearing a "pretty dress" every Sunday to church, and how you can't wait to go show Daddy you're a "princess", and you go up to everyone at church and hold out your dress for them to see. I love how you twirl around and beg Daddy or me to dance with you when you put on a pretty dress (I'm reminded every time I turn you down that you're not going to want to do that for long!). You get so excited about any book, toy, picture, or clothing item with a Princess on it. The only books we can ever get from the library are either Princess books or Dora (I think you must consider Dora one of the Princesses). You truly are our little princess.
And yet you're not afraid to get into the dirt, either. You love going to the "zoo-meum" (the Science Museum), and you're not afraid to touch the bugs, turtles, or snakes they have. You love to dig in the dirt in the yard or in the sandbox. You don't seem at all worried you will get dirty or mess up your clothes. Some of your other favorite things to do are go to the mall play area, any store with toys, go to the library, and watch cartoons on PBS (I like that you can be entertained by TV and seem to learn a lot from those cartoons, although sometimes I wish we didn't watch so much!). You love to listen to music and dance in your room. You love to play dress up and pack things into your purses. You always keep a stack of books on your bed, and they come with you downstairs in the morning and in the car when we go anywhere (along with your trusty blanket, Elmo, and stuffed cat).
Leah, you have such a fun sense of humor. I love your giggles, especially the contagious ones that make your brother and everyone else giggle, too. And you always seem to "get it" when I make a joke about something. Besides that, you are such an inquisitive little girl! Though you haven't quite gotten to the "why" stage, you ask anything and everything else! "What's she's name?" "What he's doing?" "What're you eating?" "What that is?" All day long you want to know what things are and how they work. I love how you love to read and love to learn.
You are definately your Daddy's girl. When he's home, you want to be wherever he is. You always want him to hold you or play with you or dance with you. Lucky for me, though, I still get you when he's at work! I'm so glad you still love to snuggle and give hugs and kisses. I love it when you come to me with your blanket and say "I want to hold you." It reminds me you're still my little girl.
Though you hate when Andrew is playing with toys you want, we can tell that you love your little brother, and it melts me everytime I see you reading a book to him, singing him a song, holding his hand in the car or the stroller, getting him his cup or paci, or just teaching him something you know. You're always getting into mischief together, and my prayer is that the two of you will be so close when you grow out of the "all the toys are mine" stage!
You already have such a heart for things of the Lord. You always remind us to pray before we eat, and have just recently started praying on your own out loud. You love to sing hymns we've taught you and totally adore going to church (although that might be more because your friends are there, but at least that means you have good friends). I can't wait for the day you accept Him as your Savior. Thank you for keeping me laughing and keeping me on my feet all the time-- I'm looking forward to watching you grow.
Love, Your Mommy
My Favorite Pics of Leah's 2nd Year:
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