Leah at Two
Seeing that Leah is now two, I thought that I would write down a few things about her at this time in her life. It's fun for me to look back and read what she was up to...the time passes so fast and it's true that you forget as the time goes by. So, here are some highlights of Leah, right now...
~ She is little! She's a little string bean because she is so tall and skinny. I have the hardest time buying close for her because they are either too long or they won't fit around her waist!
~ She is little! She's a little string bean because she is so tall and skinny. I have the hardest time buying close for her because they are either too long or they won't fit around her waist!
Her two year stats are: Height: 36" {94%} Weight: 25 lbs. 9 oz. {35%}
~ She is a very picky eater. She will eat breakfast just fine, but every other meal is a challenge. I have learned not to get frustrated with her and just let her eat at her own pace. Noah was, and still is, such a wonderful eater, so dealing with this with her has been a bit of a challenge. At least she is still growing, although I worry that she isn't getting everything that she *needs*. I'm sure she'll grow out of this at one point, right?
~ She is starting to talk so well. She is constantly saying words back to us and is doing a great job at putting words together. It's funny because she will talk tons around Doug and I, but hardly at all when people are around. SO, it's hard to show people how well she is speaking because she won't speak in front of people!
~ She still loves to read and she is especially interested in reading books with animals in them. Her other favorite book, which she insists that we read every night, is Goodnight Moon. She pretty much has it memorized...it's fun to read with her.
~ She's LOVES music and singing. We have some music set up and Noah's room and she is always climbing on Noah's bed trying to turn it on. She especially loves to listen to the Children's Songbook. Every night, before we go to bed, she asks me to sit on the chair in her room and sing songs to her. She picks them out by showing me the actions to the songs, and then she trys to sing along with me. It is so cute and she can't go to bed without singing songs first.
~ She is such a little cuddler, and I think that I love this more than she does :). She loves to cuddle on our laps, especially when she is tired. Doug and I LOVE this because Noah was never a big cuddler.
~ She loves her Mommy and Daddy and she is very attached to us. I call her my "little shadow" because she follows me around the house all day long. She will cling to Doug and I whenever we go somewhere with people that she doesn't know. She likes to be close to us and doesn't like it when we leave her places, which, thankfully, isn't very often.
~ She is also very attached to Noah. She LOVES her brother SO much. Sometimes it kind of drives Noah nuts because she always wants to be close to him, and he doesn't always want to be that close to her. It's funny to watch. If she is ever apart from Noah, she'll constantly ask for him until he is back. It's nice to know that she trusts him and likes to have him close by :).
~ She has recently came up with a nickname for Noah that we all get a kick out of. She calls him SAUCE, or SAUCY. Now, we have absolutely no idea how she came up with this. She just started calling him Sauce a few months back and it has just stuck. When she's irritated with Noah she yell at him and say "SAUCY!!". It is SO funny! The only thing is that Noah doesn't like it...at all. He's always telling her that his name is Noah and NOT Sauce! Now, she can say Noah plain as day, but she refuses to. Funny girl!
~ She is such a girlie girl. She loves shoes, dresses, necklaces, earrings, chapstick or lip gloss, bracelets, and the list goes on... She loves to have her hair done all pretty and she is pretty particular about what she wears. She has recently started to undress herself and bring me new clothes to wear...like 4 or 5 times per day! If I don't put her in what she wants to wear, then watch out! She's definitely a girl :).
~ She can be quite the little fire ball at times. If she doesn't get her way, then the temper comes out...and it is bad! That scream...oh...that scream is SO loud! I can't even explain it! I can eventually reason with her, but it's not always the easiest thing. The worst is when we are in the car and she has one of her little temper tantrums...that is the hardest place to deal with them sometimes because I literally can't do very much to calm her down. I'm hoping that she'll grow out of it soon. I'm hoping!
~ She is the BEST sleeper. She sleeps in until 8:30 or 9:00 every morning, then she'll take a 3 to 4 hour nap, and then she'll go to bed without a fuss around 8:00. I'm not complaining one bit :).
~ She can be a clingy little girl, but she is also very independent and wants to do what she wants to do WHEN she wants to do it. Lets just say that if she doesn't get her way then she will let you know how she feels about it.
~ She LOVES babies! She is such a good little mommy :). She loves playing with her little babies and wrapping them up and feeding them. She also points out every baby in sight, every where we go. She is also aware that there is a baby in Mommy's belly and she loves kissing my belly and saying "Hi baby", over and over again. It's so, so cute to watch. She is going to be so excited once she has a baby of her own :).
~ Amazingly, she is a good sharer. Well, most of the time she is. I guess it just depends on the toy or what is being shared. If she and Noah are playing and Noah wants something more than her, then she will easily give it up. BUT, if it is one of her babies or girlie toys, then no way! It just depends, but most of the time she is pretty good about sharing with others, which is a good thing.
~ She has the best sense of humor and is constanstly making us laugh. She is doing something silly every day and we just get a kick out of watching her.
~ She is a very picky eater. She will eat breakfast just fine, but every other meal is a challenge. I have learned not to get frustrated with her and just let her eat at her own pace. Noah was, and still is, such a wonderful eater, so dealing with this with her has been a bit of a challenge. At least she is still growing, although I worry that she isn't getting everything that she *needs*. I'm sure she'll grow out of this at one point, right?
~ She is starting to talk so well. She is constantly saying words back to us and is doing a great job at putting words together. It's funny because she will talk tons around Doug and I, but hardly at all when people are around. SO, it's hard to show people how well she is speaking because she won't speak in front of people!
~ She still loves to read and she is especially interested in reading books with animals in them. Her other favorite book, which she insists that we read every night, is Goodnight Moon. She pretty much has it memorized...it's fun to read with her.
~ She's LOVES music and singing. We have some music set up and Noah's room and she is always climbing on Noah's bed trying to turn it on. She especially loves to listen to the Children's Songbook. Every night, before we go to bed, she asks me to sit on the chair in her room and sing songs to her. She picks them out by showing me the actions to the songs, and then she trys to sing along with me. It is so cute and she can't go to bed without singing songs first.
~ She is such a little cuddler, and I think that I love this more than she does :). She loves to cuddle on our laps, especially when she is tired. Doug and I LOVE this because Noah was never a big cuddler.
~ She loves her Mommy and Daddy and she is very attached to us. I call her my "little shadow" because she follows me around the house all day long. She will cling to Doug and I whenever we go somewhere with people that she doesn't know. She likes to be close to us and doesn't like it when we leave her places, which, thankfully, isn't very often.
~ She is also very attached to Noah. She LOVES her brother SO much. Sometimes it kind of drives Noah nuts because she always wants to be close to him, and he doesn't always want to be that close to her. It's funny to watch. If she is ever apart from Noah, she'll constantly ask for him until he is back. It's nice to know that she trusts him and likes to have him close by :).
~ She has recently came up with a nickname for Noah that we all get a kick out of. She calls him SAUCE, or SAUCY. Now, we have absolutely no idea how she came up with this. She just started calling him Sauce a few months back and it has just stuck. When she's irritated with Noah she yell at him and say "SAUCY!!". It is SO funny! The only thing is that Noah doesn't like it...at all. He's always telling her that his name is Noah and NOT Sauce! Now, she can say Noah plain as day, but she refuses to. Funny girl!
~ She is such a girlie girl. She loves shoes, dresses, necklaces, earrings, chapstick or lip gloss, bracelets, and the list goes on... She loves to have her hair done all pretty and she is pretty particular about what she wears. She has recently started to undress herself and bring me new clothes to wear...like 4 or 5 times per day! If I don't put her in what she wants to wear, then watch out! She's definitely a girl :).
~ She can be quite the little fire ball at times. If she doesn't get her way, then the temper comes out...and it is bad! That scream...oh...that scream is SO loud! I can't even explain it! I can eventually reason with her, but it's not always the easiest thing. The worst is when we are in the car and she has one of her little temper tantrums...that is the hardest place to deal with them sometimes because I literally can't do very much to calm her down. I'm hoping that she'll grow out of it soon. I'm hoping!
~ She is the BEST sleeper. She sleeps in until 8:30 or 9:00 every morning, then she'll take a 3 to 4 hour nap, and then she'll go to bed without a fuss around 8:00. I'm not complaining one bit :).
~ She can be a clingy little girl, but she is also very independent and wants to do what she wants to do WHEN she wants to do it. Lets just say that if she doesn't get her way then she will let you know how she feels about it.
~ She LOVES babies! She is such a good little mommy :). She loves playing with her little babies and wrapping them up and feeding them. She also points out every baby in sight, every where we go. She is also aware that there is a baby in Mommy's belly and she loves kissing my belly and saying "Hi baby", over and over again. It's so, so cute to watch. She is going to be so excited once she has a baby of her own :).
~ Amazingly, she is a good sharer. Well, most of the time she is. I guess it just depends on the toy or what is being shared. If she and Noah are playing and Noah wants something more than her, then she will easily give it up. BUT, if it is one of her babies or girlie toys, then no way! It just depends, but most of the time she is pretty good about sharing with others, which is a good thing.
~ She has the best sense of humor and is constanstly making us laugh. She is doing something silly every day and we just get a kick out of watching her.
~ She is very friendly to everyone around her. Whenever we go somewhere, she is constantly waving at people and saying "hi". When we are leaving people's houses, she will give everyone hugs before we leave. She also loves to blow kisses and wave "Bye, bye" when we are leaving. She really is so friendly.
Well, that's all I can think of at the moment. I know that there is more, and I'll add them as I remember them. We just love this little angel so much and I just love how unique her little personality is. She definitely adds a lot to our family and we can't imagine it without her :).
Well, that's all I can think of at the moment. I know that there is more, and I'll add them as I remember them. We just love this little angel so much and I just love how unique her little personality is. She definitely adds a lot to our family and we can't imagine it without her :).
2 comments:
I LOVE that picture, just gorgeous!!
I can't get over how much Leah sounds like my Carlee! I love my cuddly, screaming, funny little girl, so I know you love yours too! It will be so fun for you to watch Leah become a big sister. Carlee has been so sweet (a little more clingy to us too) with her. You know how we talk to babies in our high pitched baby voice? Carlee does this to Brooklyn too and it is so cute to watch! I hope you're feeling well and you're little baby is kicking away : )
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