Oh Lyla. What can I say? You are just too much, too cute and melt my heart at least 592 times a day (I've tried counting).
This year we overcame many obstacles, you reached so many milestones....and when I think I can't possibly love you anymore and my heart can't take it....I do. I just love you more and more and more. You are my best friend. I would rather be with you than anybody else. You. Lyla. are amazing and becoming a wonderful and loving little girl. I just can't say enough about you. You'll understand one day.
What are you up to?
This year you started daycare, started walking, jumping, climbing, talking and playing. You pretend. Sometimes you think you are Lightening McQueen. Yesterday you got your first skinned up knee, and of course, there was blood. You cried. I told you the blood was red like your crayon and paint, ...you must have lightening mcqueen in you. cachow. and that was that. You laughed and let me clean it all up and put (an excessive amount) of bandaids on your boo boos.
You sleep. Boy do you ever sleep. (knock on wood) You go to bed between 8 and 8;30 and you sleep until 7:00-8:00. I have to wake you up for school most days during the week. and? I love THIS! You are getting tubes put in on the 20th of this month. I'm scared you'll stop sleeping so gloriously...but it's a chance I'm willing to take. That fluid just can't feel good in there. Your naps? yeah.totally spoiled. You take 2-3 hour naps. and? I LOVE this about you. I love you awake and happy and cheerful the most...but that happy Lyla doesn't come out with no nap or little sleep. It's so obvious that even family doesn't question our schedule or routine anymore, you just like sleep and are much more pleasant with a nice amount of it.
Eating. It's hit or miss. Most of the time it's a hit though. You like to eat what daddy and I eat 80% of the time. You'll try anything once or twice. If you don't like it...I get it handed to me. Pretty impressive. You also put your dirty plate and silverware in the sink for me.
New funny words/phrases:
"mama gorgeous"
blaming daddy for everything: "awww man daddy"; pretty much everything that comes out of your mouth cracks us up.
Favorite Food:
icecream.
you pronounce it "icream" I see your thinking on this though. ipad. iphone. I get it. I really do. at least we know what you want!
Favorite Drink:
Milk. still. so boring.
Favorite Snack:
car car snack. which are just fruit snacks in Disney Cars packaging. When we don't want you to have the fruit snacks we put whatever we think is better into the package and you eat it. Yes. you are obsessed with Cars.
Behavior:
Temper tantrums still happen but not as often and definately not as bad. Could I have experienced terrible twos at one? possibly. Most of the temper tantrums I can fix with food, nap or a drink or diaper change. Some...not so much so you get a time out. Others need a few minutes for you to cool down in your room, alone, which Nonna hates that I do, but it works. Your really really really bad ones? I just ignore you and tell myself someday these will stop and I'll miss them.
Favorite Toy:
anything and everything Cars. Trains are a close runner up, but a Cars toy can usually cure all. and books, of course. and coloring.
Favorite Word:
"No"
Can't wait to see what this next year has in store for us.
Love you lima bean.
