Dear Addie Grey,
Each month, I'm shocked another month has passed by, which leads to you being a month older. You would think after 24 months, it would stop catching me off guard, but it doesn't.
I really think you have grown and changed more over the last few months that in all the months combined. Yes, during your first year you grew much in height and appearance. But these last few months you have grown so much in vocabulary and personality.
I can't distinctly remember just how much your brother and sister could do and say at this age, but you talk nonstop from the time your feet hit the floor in the mornings until you call it a night at the end of the day.
However, calling it a night is no easy task. You are beginning to master the art of procrastination. You will do anything to avoid getting into your bed. You continuously ask for more milk, more babies, no music, yes music, 'rock rock'...the list gets longer each night. And you can forget your daddy putting you to bed. It's a constant "mommy do" around here.
Mommy has to do everything. Not just put you to bed. Anything and everything that you need help doing, mommy must do. And if it's not 'mommy do' then it's 'I do." We hear that quite often as well.
You and mommy are having lots and lots of one on one time these days as mommy is now part time. Every Monday and Tuesday (and every other Wednesday) we hang out. We've gotten into a great routine of exercise, grocery shopping, and keeping the house clean. In between, we read. We sing. We dance. We hug. We kiss. We love on each other.
And mommy gets to be a part of things like small birthday parties at Mrs. Brandi's house. We opted out of a huge party this year, but you are none the wiser and just as content with a cupcake and a candle. Sometimes less is more.
Each night, when we put you to bed, you sing "Jesus love me" and the "me" part is so funny we made sure to get it on video to always remember. You also never forget to thank Jesus for Tom and Boss. You may forget Daddy, or Mommy, or Bubba or Sissy...but you never seem to forget Tom and Boss.
You are really territorial over your things, so we are working through it. I would think that being the third would mean you just naturally realize that you need to share. However, instead you feel the need to hoard. I guess maybe it comes from the four of us giving in way too many times to whatever you ask for.
You spend WAY too much time climbing on top of the kitchen counters to get to what you want. And half the time you are naked when you do it. Mommy hears 'ditter wet' a lot even when it's not. Apparently, you like to go commando.
You can work the Ipad like a champ and mommy's phone. You know how to get to exactly whichever games and songs you want...and you're pretty particular about what you want to listen and dance too. And you actually have moves. Most toddlers dance just by bouncing up and down. Not you. You can all kinds of moves up your sleeve.
You LOVE to listen to the band play at the football games. You will sit and watch them for the longest time and dance anytime they start to play.
You also have a major love for any and all babies. You seek them out when you can and do your best to get as close as possible.
Some days you eat like you can't get enough, and others I can't get you to eat at all. I've learned to just let it go. You tell me when you're hungry, and lots of times you tell me what you want to eat. You are still by far our healthiest eater at this age, and you tend to try anything at least once.
Your brother and sister continue to dote on you. Each of them would do anything for you. Most mornings when you first get up, you seek out Tripp to 'rock rock' in the living room. But I also believe you look at Makinley as your second mommy and tend to let her hold you and do things for you that you usually reserve for just me. She eats it up and it makes her feel so special.
Thankfully, you have remained healthy now that the school year has started back. You did get one stomach bug, but you fought it off quickly and it didn't keep you down for long. You've started taking vitamins, and you love to be the one to get them out of the bottle.
You and your friend Ellie get SO excited on the days that you get to see each other. You fight like sisters sometimes, but you also love each other and love to play together. I love seeing a bond already starting to form between you.
You are our smallest so far at this age. You weigh 28 pounds and you are 35 inches tall. I'm thankful for it. Although I know you are growing and changing day by day, I'm going to continue to hold on to every piece of 'baby' that I can find in you.
We love you to the moon and back, Addie Grey. God's perfect plan of giving you to us was more than we could have ever hoped or dreamed for. We know your third year is going to be just as fun and exciting as the two preceding it. Happiest of birthdays to you!
Love,
Mommy
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