happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear adelyn
happy birthday to you!!
- you've climbed out of your crib once. i pray that you don't again for a long long time. i do NOT picture you staying in a big girl bed, like maybe ever. however...we have discussed letting you and sister sleep together for your birthday, we'll see.
- you love to count, but barely actually do. sometimes you say, "ahhn, oooh, reee." and sometimes everything is "reee."
- you run with a stiff torso, arms out and feet going up and out. it's the cutest little run ever.
- you draw pictures which are all scribbles. you hold up your paper each time you lift your crayon and say, "ah-da...see, mom, see!"
- you suck your thumb to sleep....and all.the.time otherwise. you love your thumb...and your ear, or our ears. you have to have hold of an ear while you suck your thumb.
- you also have a thing for belly buttons, or "belly butts" as you call them.
- you love to read books.
- you have developed your stalling skill quite well recently. you especially stall to go to sleep.
- you love being outside. you want to walk everywhere. you no longer like to be carried while out and often refuse to sit in a shopping cart and instead walk beside me.
- you have major meltdowns when you can't do/have something. meltdowns almost always include crying, but sometimes you just stand there and scream.
- you've been going through major sleep regressions this past year. it seems you've just started another in the last two weeks.
- you love to sleep with us. you love to be rocked and/or cuddled. we love it too. but you're a swatter while you sleep...you have to know we're there and you reach out and "tap" us to make sure. in the face. you also like to sleep horizontally in our bed.
- you get sooooo exited for things. you gasp loudly and squeal in delight...especially for food.
- you are not such a picky eater lately. you want to eat and eat and eat! it's been nice. maybe it's just a growth spurt, but we're loving it!
- you are very polite. you say "pease" and "ank you" and "bess you" and "cooz me" all the time.
- you also ask to do everything. when i put your plate in front of you, you ask "nen i eat now?" when you want to sit up on the couch you ask, "nen i sit up?" when you want to read, you ask "nen i get books?" etc. you ask to do everything that you know the answer is yes to and always end it with another "nen i, mommy?" it's very sweet.
- you don't always wake up happy. it takes you awhile usually to get going.
- you have a definite flare. i don't know exactly what it is, but you are spunky. you know what you want and you'll do what it takes to get it.
- you request mommy or daddy to help you with things. and it has to be who YOU want. you will try to go back and forth and back and forth to stall.
- you are wanting to dress yourself. you are getting better but still need lots of help. you are able to undress yourself with minimal assistance. you tear your diaper off as soon as it's available to you.
- you help pick out your clothes most days. but you will often pick out 2 shirts. i have to remind you of pants...and then you'll get pants. your favorite thing to pick out is socks. you never forget socks.
- you love shoes. you want to put on shoes all the time - yours, ours, your friends. it doesn't matter. you can put most of your shoes on by yourself.
- you mostly use your right hand, but still use both a lot.
- you love to color. you know most of the colors, but still get confused. you seem to prefer pink, purple and green.
- you use utensils perfectly. but if you are having anything sticky, you are always a sticky mess!
- you love all animals. you know LOTS of animals and the sounds they make.
- you don't articulate very well and can be hard to understand. i often have to ask you to repeat what you're saying and it takes me a minute. if i can't understand you, your sister usually can.
- you have the vocabulary and speak in full sentences.
- you love to play 'nap.' where you put yourself or your babies to sleep. you bring your dolls in bed with you and will spend lots of time putting them down for a nap. you sing 'rock-a-bye-baby' to them, cover them, lay with them. but when i ask if you want to
actually sleep with them, you throw them out.
- you love to help. you'll help us do anything and everything and are eager and willing. if only this could last....
- you love to pretend to cook, bake, pack a picnic, have a tea party, etc. you love your pretend food too.
- you love to 'show' us everything. everything you do, everything you see - you make sure we see it too.
- you are a little mother to all your dolls. you seem to following right in lanie's footsteps here.
- you have taken on the role of a little sister impressingly well. you play so well with elena. you can tell you already look up to her. but you also are willing to fight for your place and won't be bossed.
- you spend a lot of time apologizing to "nena/nanie." ;)
- you're constantly asking, "why? why, mommy, why?" and when i tell you, you respond with either, "oh" or "but...."
- you laugh with your whole body and your smile is so contagious.
- your voice is the sweetest. i just absolutely love hearing you talk to us.
- you still have a bleach blonde patch of hair, a hazel stripe in your left eye, two birthmarks and no freckles...yet.
- your hugs are the best and boy, are you a hugger!!
happy birthday my beautiful adelyn! thank you for teaching me so much about myself in these last 2 years!
"A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip." ~Author Unknown
and we had a great fun day playing. and of course later on, we had a pizza party followed by cake!! you barely waited for the cake to be put in front of you before you blew out the candle. we kept telling you to wait, so we could sing to you... 
and of course you dove right into the cake... 
you liked it... ;) shocker... 
so did someone else... ;) 
mmmmmm..... 
"what? i got frosting where?" 
as you can see, you ONLY eat the frosting... 
the party continued when your big sis built you a birthday "throne"... 
see that throne?!! 
happy birthday banner rigged up, pillow placed in the center and a tiny seat on top of the pillow ='s birthday throne! and you watched some of our movie (Peter Pan) from your throne...
saturday we had a family birthday party for you....... 
where there were more sweets... 
and of course all you wanted was the cake and cookies... 
but not before dinner and...presents! 
the adorable birthday girl!! 
elena of course helped her little sis open... 
just about everyone got elena something too though...a little something or the same thing as ad got. 
it is very sweet, but i hope ya all realize you have to do this then at e's birthday too....and then stop. you're going to create monsters!! 
you totally hammed it up, ad, and showed off everything you got... 
and of course singing cards are such a big hit with you two girls... 
of course there were gifts that only ad got, that e already has but wanted... 
but of course it is ad's birthday.... 
and so of course someone pouted... 
when you were done, you said thank you again to everyone. ;) 
so then we got on to the good stuff! what you were waiting for! all coy when we were singing to you... ;) 
and as SOON as i said, "make a wish..." you blew your candle right out! 
then we encouraged you to take a bite, but you never did...i think you kinda wanted to though! 
HAPPY SECOND BIRTHDAY ADELYN!!! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!! 
what a fun and emotional weekend! we have non stopped celebrated miss ad's 2nd birthday! it's been absolutely wonderful. these last few days marked such an amazing pivotal time for me and my family. and it is so thrilling that our baby is TWO!!! 
