My baby girl is two years old! I’ve watched her grow from a
newborn with big eyes to a smiley infant, a crawly crawls on the move and then
after the beginning of 2017, she began walking. And she just never stopped! And
now, she talks and talks while she walks and runs. She’s not an infant. She’s definitely
a toddler!
Felicity is the most precious bundle of sass, bubbly
giggles, earnest talking, song singing and love. I can’t believe how beautiful
she is, not just in countenance and her princess hair, but her personality is
so sweet. She’s tough, determined and adventurous, but she also has a soft
heart, loves her kitty and family dearly. She hugs Wilder and asks about him
whenever he isn’t visible. She loves to wrestle with Wilder, and bursts with
laughter when we play. She loves her daddy so much, and I love watching her go
to sleep in my arms.
Felicity enjoys reading, baby dolls, barbies, horses, and
many of Wilder’s cars and trains. She enjoys coloring and painting. She loves
accessories, sunglasses and dress up—she’ll make anything into a cape or a hat.
She likes make-believe, making coffee, cooking in her kitchen, cleaning with
her toy cleaning set. She likes to run around, climb and flop on the ground
(especially when things don’t go her way). She likes to climb onto my or Zach’s
office chairs and get into my tape recorder, our notepads and planners.
Sister eats basically anything Zach and I eat. Wilder has
his super-healthy diet preferences, but Felicity likes to eat whatever’s on the
day’s menu. Her favorite meal is probably breakfast for dinner, with eggs,
bacon and muffins. She likes chicken, meatballs, noodles, rice, soups of many
kinds, toast, strawberries, apples, snap peas, cucumbers and she loves corn on
the cob.
At her pediatrician appointment, Felicity weighted 23 pounds and she's 33 inches tall. She's moving into 2T clothes, but still wearing 18 month pants. We are moving her up to size 6 shoes, but they're a little big.
Felicity is napping about 90 minutes - 2 hours every day. She's been sleeping from bedtime till either 5 am or even 6:30 most nights!
At her pediatrician appointment, Felicity weighted 23 pounds and she's 33 inches tall. She's moving into 2T clothes, but still wearing 18 month pants. We are moving her up to size 6 shoes, but they're a little big.
Felicity is napping about 90 minutes - 2 hours every day. She's been sleeping from bedtime till either 5 am or even 6:30 most nights!
God placed this precious little girl in our family, and we
are so blessed by her sunshine and sass. I can’t imagine our family without
her. Zach and I look forward to the young woman she’ll become some day, but I
can’t help but want to freeze time right now.
And on to Wilder. My sweet wild man. He is adjusting to
school—today he told me he was excited to go, and when I picked him up he was
happy about the things he did and learned. That is a relief! It was a little
bit of an adjustment, but he’s good now. Wilder loves trains, cars, planes and
construction vehicles, as he has for most of his life. He also really likes
building things with duplos and crashing them down. Reading with Wilder is one
of my favorite habits we have. He is still a snuggler, especially when reading
or when watching TV. Both kids really enjoy their shows.
I admire Wilder's tenacity. He likes to do his own thing, and it can be hard to convince him otherwise. On the other hand, he still has a sensitive and loving spirit. We're moving through a phase of him wanting to be independent in the agenda for the day, but also not wanting to be independent in day-to-day tasks. We've been working on potty training, getting dressed and undressed, picking up toys and basically learning to be a contributing part of our family. I am learning that if I give him (and Felicity) a task, guaranteed it's going to take at least 5x longer, if I can get them to do it at all. But they get a sense of accomplishment when they do!
We moved Wilder's closet around so now he can choose his own clothes from his drawers. He doesn't always do it, but he's very opinionated about which undershirt and top shirt he wants to wear. :-)
This month has been fun for the kids. They've been to birthday parties galore--1 or 2 every single weekend. It's been fun to see the kids interact with their little friends and family. We went to the State Fair, we went to Arts Goggle, we went to our church Trunk or Treat... October has been a good month for doing things as a family. Today is Halloween, and normally The Village has its Trunk or Treat on Halloween. This year it was the weekend before. So depending on the weather, we may trick or treat on our street and hand out candy to any neighborhood kids that come our way. Last year Felicity wasn't even walking. This year she experienced chocolate in ALLL it's glory. ha!
I admire Wilder's tenacity. He likes to do his own thing, and it can be hard to convince him otherwise. On the other hand, he still has a sensitive and loving spirit. We're moving through a phase of him wanting to be independent in the agenda for the day, but also not wanting to be independent in day-to-day tasks. We've been working on potty training, getting dressed and undressed, picking up toys and basically learning to be a contributing part of our family. I am learning that if I give him (and Felicity) a task, guaranteed it's going to take at least 5x longer, if I can get them to do it at all. But they get a sense of accomplishment when they do!
We moved Wilder's closet around so now he can choose his own clothes from his drawers. He doesn't always do it, but he's very opinionated about which undershirt and top shirt he wants to wear. :-)
This month has been fun for the kids. They've been to birthday parties galore--1 or 2 every single weekend. It's been fun to see the kids interact with their little friends and family. We went to the State Fair, we went to Arts Goggle, we went to our church Trunk or Treat... October has been a good month for doing things as a family. Today is Halloween, and normally The Village has its Trunk or Treat on Halloween. This year it was the weekend before. So depending on the weather, we may trick or treat on our street and hand out candy to any neighborhood kids that come our way. Last year Felicity wasn't even walking. This year she experienced chocolate in ALLL it's glory. ha!
Here are some photos from this month! Wilder wasn’t really
into taking photos on this shoot but I did get a couple of good ones.
