And just like that, she’s two.

Little Bear had a total meltdown tonight because she couldn’t pick a pair of jammies. This is extra entertaining because she sleeps very hot and generally wears just a diaper or a diaper and a t-shirt. Anyway, she couldn’t choose between a short sleeved Elmo t-shirt and a long-sleeved zebra pajama top. Every time she’d make up her mind, and we’d put one on, she’d collapse in tears because she wanted the other one. Oh boy. Drama drama drama. Finally, we settled for the zebra top on the bottom with the Elmo shirt over it. Then she saw the zebra pants and those had to go on. So now she will wake up at 2am totally overheated. But hey, at least she got to assert her independence.

Remind me of that when I’m exhausted tomorrow morning.

Two years old!

 

Happy birthday to my sweet, confident, adventurous, funny little girl. You are growing up so fast. I can’t believe you’re already two! Somehow, though I feel like I say this every year, you seem especially grown up now. You are walking, talking, going to the potty like a big girl, and generally making your opinions and ideas known to everyone around you. You love being outside and playing with your family and your kitties. You mostly love laughing. I am so blessed to be a part of your life and I can’t wait to see what this next year brings!

Silly little girl!

As Little Bear gets bigger, she just keeps surprising us with how silly she is! She’s constantly cracking us up by doing things like this:

And this:

And this:

And this:

I know the terrible twos (and threes) are just around the corner but I’m loving twenty months!

More diapers!

Took a picture of my BG 4.0 stash tonight. Yes, I know we’re out of diapers in the daytime. That doesn’t mean I can’t still love on my nighttime ones!

Top to bottom: White, Jet Setter, Sweet (x2), Mirror (my FAVORITE), Clementine, Eiffel Tower, Grasshopper, Sassy, Retail Therapy, Moonbeam, Zinnia, Bubble, Twilight.

Sunny days

We took advantage of the beautiful January sun and went to the park today. Little Bear had a great time checking everything out but was especially fond of the swings and the spinny thing that I don’t know the name of.

 

Sunday snapshot.

I totally stole this idea from a good friend’s blog (Rustic Remnants). Every Sunday, I’ll share a moment from our week that I want to remember forever. No explanation, no back story. Just one of those moments that would look insignificant to anyone else but that is special to me.

She plays and she plays hard.

Of course, as the enlightened and progressive parents that we are, we have made sure to provide Little Bear with non gender-specific toys her whole life. The thing is, she likes her dollhouse and cooking set more than her trucks and blocks. Which is fine. It’s quite amusing watching her play with her “babies” (read: Calico Critters) here or her dollhouse at Grandma and Grandpa’s. And as soon as you think anything in your life is private, invite a toddler over and ask her to role play. The mommy and daddy kiss a lot. Also, the daddy spends lots of time in the bathroom. To be fair, the mommy is always leaving for work so there you go.

On a side note, the other day she was playing with her real size toys… kitchen, baby doll, stroller, etc. She said “Seeyoulaer!” and walked towards the (real) front door. Then she threw her hands up, said “KEYS” and went back to get her keys. Just. Like. Me.

In any case, Little Bear’s papa did build her a train table for Christmas and that’s become a new favorite. It’s nice to see her going from her dolls, to Thomas, and back again. At least for now, her interests are varied.

Except, of course, that Thomas keeps losing his keys…