We think you got smarter overnight. Literally out of nowhere you are speaking full sentences, blurting out words we didn’t even know you knew and speaking in past and present tense. Here is a quick list of some recent things you have been doing and saying:
1. You are very into playing catch. You will just pick something up, toss it at us, or the puppies, or lulu, and yell CATCH! Then after we have been pelted by your object you smile and say THROW. Either you are really into catch or you know you can get away with chucking objects at us as long as you scream CATCH. The jury is still out on this one.
2. You love low tide and swimming in the ocean. You are very into bringing a buddy (one of your toys or dolls) with you lately. Mr. Potato head recently came to the beach which of course was a blast for mommy and daddy b/c you picked the one toy that probably has the most insane amount of pieces to keep track of. Mr. Potato head’s ears, nose, and mouth we all floating in the tide pool and because of your awesome parents, all made it back safely to the house.
3. You have a new thing about napping on the quad in the afternoon. One minute you are hyper in the house and then we hop on the quad and before we are even down the hill you are sleeping. You put your face in the wind and just kick back your head on me and sleep…must be nice.
4. You love hide and go seek and even cover your eyes and count. You like when we scream and go all crazy when you find us, so of course we scream and go all crazy in the same 3 hiding spots each time.
5. You know where every one of your stores are in town and it has become like booby traps to get anywhere. If you see your ice cream store you start yelling at us on the quad to stop. You scream ADAPOO. We are not sure where this word came from but it clearly means Stop…which is strange b/c you know the word stop. Maybe it stands for “if you do not park this quad now, i will throw a fit and kick my Croc into that store window”? You also scream when we pass the smoothie place which now appears closed and lord help us if they do not reopen. Anyway, your command for that is MOOIE…which makes much more sense than ADAPOO b/c at least it rhymes with Smoothie.
6. You love to tickle things. You will just jump on us and geek out and yell “tickle, tickle”. Whenever you see Lulu you say “awww look sooo cute, tickle, tickle lulu”.
7. You are very into the Happy Birthday song. You sing it quite well, although you seem to think it is Happy Birthday LULU…not “to you”.
8. Whenever I hear you yell “Oh no, it’s broken”, “What Happened” or “Oh no, All gone”…i am aware that a meltdown is sure to follow. It is kind of like smoke before a fire. At least you give warning.
9. If you are doing something you shouldn’t be and you know we are getting upset you will sit there and wave in my face saying “Hi mommy” over and over again and then when i still just look at you because you know you are doing something you shouldn’t be you then say “Hi Mommy, I Sophie”. This is your way to diffuse the situation and it pretty much works every time since it is virtually impossible not to crack a smile at that.
10. You walk around repeating “tick tock the coo coo clock” and if your voice wasnt so sweet it would surely drive me tick tock to the coo coo clock.
Well it is time to put you down to sleep and cut off your ipad videos (you will inevitably scream for a minute and then conk out). You are seriously the most precious little gift we could ever imagine. You are the most loving, hilarious, beautiful, intelligent, quirky 2 year old that i have ever met. I love you more than you will ever imagine. Just a few more notes before i sign off…
Favorite shows: mickey mouse clubhouse, jake and the pirates, cbeebies, winnie the pooh
Favorite movies: any old disney movies, toy story, Up, Spirit (recently revisted), Care Bears, Hugga Bunch (recently revisited), and really any Pixar type movie
Favorite Activities: swimming, playing in any type of water or hose, running the beach, playing catch, riding on the quad, catching crabs, playing in clubhouses or tents, drawing on yourself or us, laying on the ground and having us cover you in weird objects like bean bags, hiding under the covers and fake sleeping, tucking us in, feeding your dollies fake food, playing with your mickey mouse, sesame street, and toy story figures in the tub, building towers with your blocks, playing angry bird, bugs and buttons, and ipad puzzles, playing hide and go seek, playing chase, burying things in the sand, climbing and swinging on trees, hmmm, this list clearly could go on forever.
Favorite food: ice cream, oranges, smoothies, pizza, cheese, apples, bananas, popcorn, tofu, corn, pineapple, eggs with cheese, peanut butter, oatmeal.
Ok time to put your little booty to sleep. LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU (oh and yes you are still sleeping in our bed and still on the boob). Your last molars are making their way through and then i will have officially nursed you through all your teeth. I will remind you of this when you are a cranky, hormonal teenager…you can be certain of that BUT right now you are a cuddly, loving, soft, sweet, toddler. nom nom nom.
