Dear Madison,
What a personality you have for a two year old! You are so
funny; you are always trying to make everyone laugh. You are everyone’s
favorite everywhere you go. You love to dance so you are constantly asking for
the “party,” which means you want the music on. You actually have good dance
moves for a two year old. You like to stick one leg out and lower yourself to
the ground, which we all call the “one legged dance move.” Your favorite song
is jingle bells, and you like to grab mommy’s guitar to play it (and we are
well past Chrismas J).
You also like Wheels on the Bus, Smashing baby bumble bee, If you’re happy and
you know it, skinamarinkidinkidnk and many more.
In addition to your dancing, your words are funny too. You
are super duper bossy (I have no idea where you get that from). You will boss
the dogs around, you tell them “go potty now,” “go away,” “come on guys,” etc. You
try to boss mom and dad too. You’ll say… “Mommy sit,” at school… which means
you want me to sit next to you and not leave. You’ll also say, “No mam mommy,”
and “stop,” “go to time out daddy,” “mommy…e-nough!” We have this little thing
where I tell you I have a secret, but then you come whisper in my ear “daddy’s
crazy” and we both laugh hysterically. Daddy thinks it’s funny too, well sort
of J. You are also funny in
a sweet way… you say “excuse me mommy” when you want by. You also say, “go
ahead mommy,” “bye bye – see you later,” etc.
You like to count in English and Spanish – you are so smart!
Sometimes you like to skip numbers, but usually you are trying to be funny. You
are a really good talker for your age and you ask a ton of questions. I can
show you a picture of almost anything and you can name what it is. You aren’t a
big fan of reading… but it’s only because you are super active and getting you
to sit still is almost impossible! Similarly, you don’t like watching TV… but
it’s really funny because when we tell you that you are going to bed, you beg
“watch a show, watch a show!” You know that mommy and daddy watch TV once you
go to sleep, so you think that if you can get us to let you watch a show, you
can stay up. Ok Ok – sometimes it works! You’re just to hard to turn down J.
Other funny things you do… you like to put mom to sleep in
your bed. Feed me a pacifier, etc. You are going to be such a good big sister.
I can’t wait to see how you treat your baby brother! For the most part, you are
excited about your brother. You like to kiss my belly over and over, it’s so
cute.
You are still in gymnastics but it’s getting a bit boring
for you. The place is small and the class is big… you hate waiting in line for
things. What two year old doesn’t I guess. We are thinking about putting you in
dance class. But dad says… the better like the one legged move because that is
your specialty.
When I think about what you will be when you grow up, I’m so
conflicted. Since you were little you have been very observant, wondering how
everything works. Other kids want to get in the swings and just go, you like to
do the same but stare up the whole time trying to figure out how it all works.
That makes me wonder if you will be a Dr. or an Engineer. But then there is
your love for music… you wanting to pull out the guitar…. Will you be a
musician? A dancer? And then there is your humor and personality. You love
people and making them laugh. You are such a well rounded little girl!
You’re second birthday was so much fun. We went to 7 Acre
woods in Conroe, Texas. Since it was your first full year in Texas, we thought
it would be fun to do a Texas Barnyard Bash. We had fishing, a petting zoo,
horseback riding, hayrides, and so much more! You were so adorable in your
cowgirl outfit. You had a lot of your friends there from school and the
neighborhood.
You’re now just over two and we recently decided that you
were ok to move to a guardrail and convert your crib into a toddler bed. One
reason was because mommy is pregnant and it is getting harder to put you over
the rail. But – we have also seen you try and climb over your rail… and I don’t
want you getting hurt. So, we installed the guardrail. That lasted us about a
month and you have now figured out how to get around it and get out of your
bed. The only problem is… you can’t seem to get back in your bed! So, we had to
remove it and start working with you to understand that you now have a big girl
bed. This resulting in you sleeping on the floor one night, but it looks like
you are going to get it now!
We are gearing up for you to be a big sister. You will be
the best big sister, I can tell by the way you treat babies and your dogs. For
the most part, you are really excited about your brother coming, and you have
actually been practicing bossing him around, telling him to “sit down” in the
wagon and “go to bed brother” in his new crib. I just can’t wait to watch you
interact with him.
We love you so much Madison. You truly are a beautiful and
happy little girl who brightens our day, everyday!
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