I still can not believe our daughter turned two last Wednesday; it almost seems unfair, as I am still having a hard time grasping of all the growth that took place and yet I feel like I did not take it all in. It has definitely been a busy and exciting year for us, watching her personality develop as well as her vocabulary expend insanely. She now explains everything, even when not asked to explain 🙂 It’s quite humorous to hear this tiny two year old say something along the lines: “I am not going to cry, because I am not scared” or “We are not going to go to the park, because it’s too cold and windy outside.” These sentences get longer and longer daily and many times I look at her and just smile in disbelief that she just said something like that. I certainly find myself falling more and more head over heels for her. One would think you love your child and that’s just that, but no, you fall in love deeper and deeper, with every single stage of their life. I knew I would love my kids but never imagined the type of love it would be, just to think God loves us even more. Our minds do not fathom how much He really loves us, but I certainly feel blessed and loved every minute of the day, just about the fact that he granted me the wish to have children and gifted me the most beautiful and wonderful daughter.
Barry and I are definitely both finding out that parenting also gets more difficult with each year they get older, as their minds expend and they begin to understand things that (let’s just be honest) you wish they did not. For example, let’s see if I can get my way if I cry hard enough, or I wonder if I ignore my parent’s request to do something, will they just drop it? These are just a couple of small examples that I can think of right this minute, but oh there are so many more. Sometimes we feel like we are being challenged to a point of wondering if we can handle all that she has got up her sleeve and with God’s help we can and we will, but we are certainly finding out that it will not be easy. A little summary (at the age of two: Bella weighs 30lbs, has 22 teeth (we are still trying to figure out why the second set of molars), loves to sing, dance, color, work on art projects with mama, play with play dough, play outside, collect leafs, go in the wagon, walk, run, play with her girlfriends, Lissy and Kaitlyn, go out for yogurt, kiss and hug mama and daddy, help mama cook, spend time with grandparents, read books (lots of books), put puzzles together, knows all of her colors, favorite color is blue, counts to 20, can actually count things she sees and more recently it’s been correct counting, loves chocolate and candy, loves to pick out her outfits, especially bows, hats and shoes, loves Buddy, does not enjoy taking pictures, favorite shows/movies: Beauty and the Beast, Thomas the train series, Veggitales and Bambi, she loves Christmas carols (we still sing them every day) This list can go on forever, we have one curious, smart, beautiful baby girl.
Since this year has been a little different with me being pregnant and us expecting this baby boy any day, we were trying to figure out what to do for Bella’s birthday and first thing we decided to do was to take her and her friend Lissy to a fun place, called Wacky-Tacky (picture shown at the bottom) that is pretty much a place full of different slides that are colorful and are perfect for toddlers and older kids. The next outing was McDonalds for Bella’s very first “happy meal” of course she loved it and us parents are still amazed at why kids go crazy for that stuff, where all it is, is tiny fries, apples, burger, chocolate milk and a toy. The next day we took her out for yogurt, where she had sprinkles and candy that were thank God sugar free, or else we would have been in trouble as we went in the evening. She loves the Fountains in Roseville, so we also took her there and daddy and Bella got to dance to a few fun songs while the fountains were going, we loved it! All this time, I was kind of bummed that we will not have a party for her this year, as I was not in shape to organize one. Then I decided that we will have just local family and her friends Lissy and Kaitlyn come over for a little bit, as long as I can make her a cake and have balloons. Our next Dr’s appointment for our baby boy, put it all on cancel list, since the Dr. said you will have this baby very soon. I was excited, yet somewhat disappointed that I couldn’t have the little get together for Bella, but told everyone that it was not happening. A few days prior, I ordered cookies specifically for Bella’s little party with pink and white and the lady had already made them. I didn’t’ have guts to tell her I canceled the party, so Barry went to pick them up and they were absolutely gorgeous. I saw them and got emotional, called my mom and said, I am having this little party no matter what. I don’t know why it meant so much to me, but I just wanted to have it for our princess. With that, I called Bella’s few friends parents and told them that it was a “go” to which they happily agreed. So, we had a little party for Bella and it was wonderful. On her actual birthday we wanted to do something with her, so we decided to go to Folsom Zoo. It’s been so long since I have gone there, that I was very pleased when we got there. All of the animals were out and Bella had the best time seeing them all. We concluded our outing, once again with a trip to the yogurt place where she got to have her own cup of sugar free yogurt. Because of our waiting for Joshua, Bella got a very special birthday this year full of fun and different little outings. We love our baby girl to pieces and wish her many, many years of health and laughter and love! We love you our Bella Boo! Happy 2nd Birthday Princess!
Now, when she is asked, Bella how old are you? Her response is: “I am two” 🙂
