"Good Job!"

Dear Gorgeous child of mine, Time is really flying by. I want so much just to hold on to these precious moments I have with you. Your cuteness factor is really at a maximum these days. Not a day goes by that I don't look at you and think to myself, "how can that gorgeous being have come from me?" Ok so what are you up to these days? Well, lately you have become more and more insistent on watching videos. I know it is our fault for falling into the trap of letting you watch some so we could get something done, but soon we will probably have to put an end to it. I can't really say what your favorites are--you have been watching a lot of curious george, but I wouldn't say it was hands-down a favorite. You have been playing more and more with your baby dolls (Delaney, Floatie, and Allie) and you are quite cute with them. You seem to enjoy the company of other children more and more. We went camping last weekend with our friends Erin and Juliet. (By the way, you were sooo excited about sleeping in the tent, but then cried to go home once it came time to actually sleep in it. We will have to make it a point to do more camping this summer). The morning after, I watched you and Juliet playing so nicely together. You are still not great at sharing, but there aren't too many 2-year olds that are. You are very empathetic though which is a sign of true genius :-). One thing you have taken to doing lately is to pat me on the leg and say "Good job, Mommy! I'm so proud of you!" It is really adorable. You will also thank us for things totally unprompted--like "thank you for dinner, Daddy" or "thank you for my pajamas, mommy" I love it. What a little doll you are--seriously. You've also gotten better at being left with other people. You don't even cry when we leave you with Derek anymore (although the same can't be said for leaving you with our friend Rachel--we had a bad experience this week). I think you are feeling more secure about us. Maybe one day you will actually decide to sleep by yourself--oh god, please let it be soon! I love you darling, but really? Tomorrow we are going to a local festival--going to be in a bike parade. For your costume I went to the thrift store and bought a large stuffed animal. We gutted the giraffe and now that's your costume. I wasn't sure how you would handle it because you really loved laying on top of the giraffe, but so far you seem excited. Finally, you are excited to wear costumes--I thought this day would never come! Next week we will be visited by Nana and Poppa and uncle Hugh. I am excited for them to see you and see how crazy fun you are. Well darling, I just wanted you to know that I am still here loving you. You are my "bestest girl" Love Mommy