I've been wanting to write down all of the things that have been going on in your little world lately, mostly because I don't want to forget and because you are so cute and funny these days. You are 30 months old...although I don't think we should go by months anymore...because like you always say you're a "Big Girl."
Let's start with how much you are talking and all the funny things you say. First of all, you are a little parrot! You repeat anything from Mom, Dad, the TV, a song on the radio! We have to be careful what we say or what you can hear. Things I say to you definitely come back to haunt me...like, "I'm busy now." I usually only say that when, for instance, you ask me to put your baby's diaper on for the 40th time and I'm trying to bathe your baby sister...but you like to tell me "I'm busy now" when Mommy wants a kiss or when I ask you to pick up your toys...little Diva. You've started saying "dang it" quite often which I silently chuckle at but make sure you know that we shouldn't say that. The other day when I was changing Bailey's diaper you said "Mom did Bailey poop?" and I said "yes" and you said "Mom, look at me," and I did and you looked me in the eyes and said "Did Bailey poop" and I made sure to look you right in the eyes and said "Yes Reese." I guess I must make you look at me when I'm telling you something important so you felt the need to do the same with me. You like to tell me "don't worry about me" quite often. You are too smart for a 2.5 year old and have a huge vocabulary which sometimes comes back to bite you because you can be pretty sassy to your Mom and Dad. I'm amazed at some of the things you say and how you use them in the right context.
You seem to really like music and will sing anything, you listen carefully to the words and repeat them. You have 'Itsy Bitsy Spider,' 'Are You Sleeping Brother John,' 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,' and a few others down pat and you like "Come and Get it" by Selena Gomez. You are always singing your own made up songs and you give them titles, like your favorite "The Cake Song." You will also just randomly sing whatever you want to say. You love to 'dance' which is more like spinning in circles until you fall down over and over.
You can be quite emotional some days. Anything can bring you to tears...the joys of being a 2 year old girl! It's very important to you that everyone knows you are a big girl and not a baby, so when you start crying over minor things, Mom and Dad remind you that you are not acting like a big girl and usually you stop. You used to put yourself on timeout when you know you were misbehaving but now if TO is mentioned you put your hands up and say "no,no, no" and usually flail around on the floor screaming, like it's complete torture! You have started to test boundaries and see how much we will allow you to control which has put you on timeout quite a bit lately, but after you serve your time, you are willing to do what it was that was asked of you. Mind games!!!
You and Ava love to be together and play together but there can be some fighting. Mostly over possession of toys, but you also fight over the most ridiculous things, I just look at you like "Really?" For instance, on the ride to daycare the other morning Ava was telling Mommy to "take the path" to daycare and you starting bawling and nobody was sure why. When you calmed down a bit you said "I want to say 'take the path'," so you were fighting over who got to say what?! Goodness gracious! But you like to say "Ava's my friend" and you always want to know where she is. I just know you will be best friends...we just have to make it through these toddler (and then teenager) years! You have started calling her Ave and it's just so cute.
You are very into the show Umizoomi. Mom gets a little annoyed with the show but you've learned shapes and other things by watching it, so I'll put up with it. Your interest in books has peaked and you must have at least one story before bed everynight and read them throughout the day. I love when you "read" the book yourself, you give your own version of the story and it's pretty accurate. We often find you and Ava in your room together, book on each of your laps, reading to each other in dramatic voices. It's so sweet.
Reese, you are very smart and have the kindest heart. Sometimes I look at you and can't believe at one point you were a tiny 5 lb baby in the NICU struggling to regulate your breathing. I thank God for you everyday and cannot imagine my life without my little Reeser.
Love, Brandi
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