2 Years Old and So Dang Cute

In the midst of all of the craziness that has descended upon our recent life, another miniature baby of ours has gone from tiny squishiness to full-blown toddlerhood. (I wish they would stop doing that. It's like they're ganging up on me on purpose.) Little Lex has been such a sweet baby from the very beginning, and it has been so amazing and yet so heart-breaking to watch her become the little independent person that she was always meant to be.

Amazing: She is a wonder in every way.

Heart-breaking: Her tiny days are fast coming to an end.

Her Royal Squishiness, February 2010. 

Her Royal Toddlerness, Present Day

Her second birthday consisted of a visit to Savanna's dance class,

Presents at home... 

(it's hard to say "cheese" with a Nutter Butter in your mouth...)

(Holding on to her new Dora movie for dear life)

(She loved this princess car and the Nutter Butters 

so much she wouldn't even look up for a picture.)

And a family date to Scooptacular. 

(Ah, the ease of pleasing a two-year-old...)

Recent highlights:

~She has officially graduated from the high chair, per her
own request, and is contemplating giving up the bib as well.

~She is surprisingly easy to reason with, and will usually
compromise with Craig and I or give in to avoid a stint
in time-out. (Although she will scream like a banshee
 if her sisters attempt to cross cross her in any way.)

~She speaks really well, almost always in complete sentences. 

~She can do everything without any help from a grown-up
 (or so she supposes.)

~She remembers details of things that even I forget. At
Target today, she saw a Bop-It and said, "Lincoln have one."
And indeed he does. 

Some of our favorite things about her:

~She calls Savanna "Nanna"

~She calls Dora "D-D-Dora"

~She snuggles like a champ both before nap and before bed. 

(I will not be ready to give this up any time soon.)

~She out-eats both of her sisters most if the time

~She LOVES to read, and can finish the sentences in almost all of her favorite books.

~She lets me do whatever I want to her hair. (This will not last.)

~She is an unconditional lover of every member of her family,

 including cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

We love her so much we could squeeze her all day. The End.